Sport Media (Minor)
This program was approved for students entering the university in the Summer 2024–Spring 2025 catalog year. For more information about catalog year, go to Catalog Year Information.
Minor in Sport Media
Unit: College of Arts and Sciences (AS); College of Education and Human Development (CEHD)
Department: Communication; Health and Sport Sciences
Academic Plan Code(s): COMMMINSPM
The College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Education and Human development are offering a minor in Sport Media that is available to students from any academic unit.
To be admitted to the minor, a student must have a minimum GPA of 2.0.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| COMM 351 | Introduction to Sport Media | 3 |
| SPAD 345 | Sport Communication | 3 |
| Required Internship/Practicum | 3 | |
| Internship in Sport Administration - CUE (For SPAD Majors) | ||
| Senior Communication Internship - CUE (For COMM or all other Majors) | ||
| Senior Practicum - CUE (For students interested in research experience) | ||
| Required Electives | 12 | |
| At least 6 hours must be taken in Applied Electives | ||
| At least 6 hours must be taken in Specialty Electives | ||
| At least 6 hours must be taken in Communication (applied or specialty) | ||
| At least 6 hours must be taken in SPAD (applied or specialty) | ||
| Applied Electives | ||
| Special Topics in Communication | ||
| Sports Writing - WR | ||
| Social Media, Mobile Technologies and Strategic Communications | ||
| Video Communication | ||
| Video Communication II | ||
| Photography and Cinematography Production | ||
| Documentary Production - CUE | ||
| Digital Development & Technology in Sport | ||
| Sport Marketing | ||
| Special Topics in Sport Administration | ||
| Specialty Electives | ||
| Special Topics in Communication | ||
| Strategic Media Management | ||
| Mass Communication Law | ||
| Sport and Film | ||
| International Sport | ||
| Women and Sport | ||
| Special Topics in Sport Administration | ||
| Minimum Total Hours | 21 | |
Relevant courses at or above the 300 level may be counted as electives in the minor at the discretion of one of the co-directors of the Sport Media minor.
No more than six (6) hours taken to fulfill the minor may be applied to a major.
At least three (3) semester hours of the requirements for a minor must be successfully completed while enrolled in the University of Louisville.
