Minor in Sports Media
The minor in Sports Media 18 semester credit hour curriculum enhances instruction for students seeking careers in sports media. Students seeking jobs in sports broadcasting, sports journalism, and other sports areas will benefit from focusing their study in this subject area. Prerequisite courses resulting in additional semester credit hours may be required.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Minor in Sports Media | ||
| Media Production | ||
| Choose three from the following: | 9 | |
| Sports Broadcasting | ||
| TV & Film Production | ||
| Media Practicum ((Sports Broadcasting)) | ||
| Sports Writing | ||
| News Reporting | ||
| Media Practicum (Houstonian) | ||
| Specialized Writing ((Sports Journalism)) | ||
| Media Theory and Administration | ||
| Choose two of the following: | 6 | |
| Adm of Kinesiology & Sport | ||
| Sports In Contemp Society | ||
| Social Implications of Media | ||
| Prescribed Electives | ||
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| Economics Of Sports 1 | ||
| Sport Law | ||
| Gender and Sport | ||
| Broadcast Performance | ||
| Single Cam & Non-Linear Edit I | ||
| Multi-Camera Field Production | ||
| International Media | ||
| Sociology Of Sport | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
| 1 | Prerequisites for ECON 4353 are 50 completed hours and ECON 2300 or ECON 2301 or ECON 2302. |
Notes
Mass Communication majors will not be allowed to count courses required for their concentration toward the minor in Sports Media. Prescribed electives for the minor should be taken instead to meet the 18 credit hour total. Mass Communication majors will be permitted to count concentration electives toward the minor.
Prerequisites courses resulting in additional semester credit hours may be required, notably MCOM 1332 and MCOM 1371.
