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.