The Sports Journalism concentration prepares students with the digital editing skills and ability to write across platforms to enter the fast-changing world of sports media. Students learn how to gather sports news, write and produce multimedia content on tight deadlines and are instructed by current and former professional journalists from world-famous outlets such as ESPN, Fox Sports, the Big Ten Network, the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times, WGN, 670 The Score, and NBC Sports Chicago. This concentration enables students to seek careers in traditional sports journalism in TV, radio, print, and digital outlets, along with positions with a variety of sports leagues, teams, organizations, and related entities.
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Quarter Hours |
| JOUR 278 | NEWS REPORTING | 4 |
| JOUR 368 | SPORTS REPORTING | 4 |
| 8 |
CMN 292 | ADOBE CREATIVE CLOUD WORKSHOP (2.0 quarter hours) | |
CMN 397 | RESEARCH PRACTICUM 1 | |
CMN 399 | INDEPENDENT STUDY 1 | |
JOUR 280 | INTRODUCTION TO ONLINE REPORTING AND PRODUCTION | |
JOUR 309 | SPORTS TALK & MULTIMEDIA | |
JOUR 361 | JOURNALISM LAW AND ETHICS | |
JOUR 376 | TOPICS IN JOURNALISM (Topic: Sports Content Creation) | |
JOUR 376 | TOPICS IN JOURNALISM (Topic: Sports Producing) | |
JOUR 377 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN JOURNALISM (Topic: Online Sports Reporting) | |
JOUR 377 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN JOURNALISM (Topic: Opinion & Column Writing) | |
JOUR 377 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN JOURNALISM (Topic: Sports Blogging) | |
MCS 339 | RADIO BROADCASTING | |
MGT 341 | BEHIND THE SCENES WITH CHICAGO SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS | |
MGT 398 | SPECIAL TOPICS (Topic: Legal Issues in Sports) | |
SPRTCMN 276 | SPORTS PHOTOJOURNALISM | |
SPRTCMN 300 | TOPICS IN SPORTS COMMUNICATION | |
SPRTCMN 374 | SPORTS MEDIA RELATIONS | |
SPRTCMN 375 | SPORTS CONTENT CREATION | |
SPRTCMN 397 | FOX SPORTS UNIVERSITY | |
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