Sports Communication Minor
College: College of Arts & Humanities
The sports communication minor allows students to develop digital media creation and media relations skills plus sport management practices that are necessary to work within sports organization careers. Sports communication minors develop oral, written, and visual communication skills along with an understanding of contemporary sports communication and broadcasting components.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Develop excellent oral, written, and presentational communication skills.
- Develop digital media production skills that prepare students to capture events on film, edit using Adobe Suite software, and digital storytelling.
- Be able to create podcasts.
- Perform journalistic writing and interviews.
- Gain experience with social media management through coursework or internships.
Requirements for the Sports Communication Minor
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| COMM 105 | Public Speaking for the 21st Century | 3 |
| or COMM 205 | Oral Interpretation | |
| COMM 168 | Introduction to Visual and Digital Communication | 3 |
| SPMT 110 | Current Issues in Sport Management | 3 |
| Sport Management Courses | ||
| SPMT 360 | Sports Communication | 3 |
| SPMT 365 | Sports Broadcasting | 3 |
| Communication Elective Courses | ||
| Select two courses: | 6 | |
| Writing for Multimedia | ||
| Podcasting | ||
| Digital Storytelling | ||
| Advanced Media Production | ||
| Capstone/Internship | ||
| Requires three credits internship. | 3 | |
| Internship | ||
or COMM 494 | Communication Internship | |
| Total Credits | 24 | |
University Requirements for Minors
Course work in the minor must be completed with the minimum GPA as specified by the department or program under which the minor falls, usually a 2.00 on a 4.00 scale, but higher in some programs. Transfer students must attain the minimum specified GPA on a combination of transfer credits accepted toward the minor and credits attempted at UW-Parkside.
At least half of the course work required for a minor must be completed at UW-Parkside.