Sports Communications Minor
Minor Requirements
The Department of Communication offers a minor in sport communication. The sport communication minor provides students with an interdisciplinary minor that explores sport as a business while learning to apply effective communication skills to the sports industry. The minor includes fifteen (15) credits of required courses.
Required Courses
| COMM 207WI | Online Newswriting | 3 |
| COMM 217 | Mobile and Social Media Video | 3 |
| COMM 325 | Social Media: Management and Strategy | 3 |
| SPO 300 | Introduction of the Business of Sport | 3 |
| SPO 370 | Sport Promotion and Technology | 3 |
Required Courses for
Communication majors, Strategic Social Media minors, or Strategic Social Media certificate students
| COMM 217 | Mobile and Social Media Video | 3 |
| COMM 307WI | Advanced Reporting//Literary Journalism | 3 |
| Or | |
| COMM 310 | Online Journalism | 3 |
| Or | |
| COMM 332WI | Social Media: Writing | 3 |
| COMM 331 | Visual Communication | 3 |
| SPO 300 | Introduction of the Business of Sport | 3 |
| SPO 370 | Sport Promotion and Technology | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
(if student has taken 325 for major, minor, or certificate)
Total Credit Hours: 15
Communication majors may complete the Sport Communication Minor but are required to successfully complete two additional COMM courses for a total of six credits beyond the core requirements for the major. Students may select COMM 307, COMM 310, or COMM 332WI in place of COMM 207.
Sport Business majors may count SPO 300 and SPO 370 towards the Sport Communication minor. Sport Business majors are required to successfully complete nine additional hours in Communication with the following courses: COMM 207, COMM 217, and COMM 325.