John Curley Center for Sports Journalism, Penn State November 2007
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Sports-related courses popular in U.S. journalism programs
Sports reporting, broadcasting classes are most common, survey finds As sports-related news has become a major cultural force in recent years -- expanding its presence on television and the Internet and dominating the nation’s newsprint -- it’s also become a staple part of many U.S. journalism programs. A survey of 384 university programs in journalism and mass communication found that more than 40 percent offer at least one sports media-related course on a regular basis. The most frequently offered are courses in sports journalism and sports broadcasting, representing 151 courses in 127 programs. In all, 155 programs offer more than 200 sports-focused courses. Besides basic training in journalism and broadcasting, popular offerings include surveytype courses and courses that focus on public relations. More than a dozen also offer classes designed to explore the links between sports, media and society. Additional courses, including Sports in Film and Literature, Ethics in Sports Journalism, Sports Crisis Management and courses on the Olympics, were also identified in the survey. Fourteen institutions report offering minors, certificates or other formal emphases in sports media. Thirty-six programs reported that they provide two or more sports media courses, and seven – Penn State, Oklahoma State, Southern Cal, Marist College, Suffolk University, Boston University, and Utica College – reported offering four or more courses. The John Curley Center for Sports Journalism at Penn State, established in 2003, offers four courses: Sports Writing and Reporting, Sports Broadcasting, Sports Information, and Sports, Media and Society, along with a variety of programming and internship options to more than 175 students enrolled in its certificate program. High school students interested in sports journalism can enroll in a weeklong summer workshop. The Center is also dedicated to providing research and service to practitioners and educators. Director Malcolm Moran is Knight Chair of Sports Journalism and Society. Other programs offering certificates, minors or emphases related to sports offer similar combinations of courses, with some variation. Oklahoma State, for instance, offers courses in media production and advanced public relations. Boston University offers a four-week summer Sports Institute to undergraduate and graduate students. The number of journalism programs that offer sports-related courses is likely to grow, as respondents in some programs said that they planned to add such coursework. This survey did not include sports management programs that may also provide students with media-related training.
John Curley Center for Sports Journalism, Penn State November 2007
Programs offering courses in sports media
* indicates a minor, certificate, emphasis or full program in sports media Alaska at Fairbanks, University of American University Arizona State University Arizona, University of Arkansas, University of Asbury University Auburn Ball State University Baylor University Biola University Boston University* Buffalo State College Butler University California at Berkley, University of California Lutheran University California Polytechnic State University California State University, Hayward California State University, Northridge Calumet College Campbell University Canisius College Central Florida, University of Central Michigan University Central Oklahoma, University of Central Washington University Clarke College College of Charleston Colorado, University of Columbia College Chicago* Columbia University Creighton University Dayton, University of Delaware, University of DePaul University Drake university Duquesne University East Carolina University East Central University (Oklahoma) East Tennessee State University Eastern Illinois University Eastern Michigan University Eastern New Mexico University* Emerson College Evangel University Florida, University of Fort Hays State University Francis Marion College Sports Reporting Sports Writing; Sports Journalism; Sports Communication Sports and Media Sports Journalism Sports Journalism; UATV Sports Show Television Sports Prodcution; Olympic Production Special Topics: Sports, Media and Culture (Graduate) Sports Writing and Reporting Sports Promotion and Publicity Sports Journalism; Sports Media Relations Sports Journalism; Broadcast Sports Journalism; Multimedia Sports; Sports Seminar Sports Public Relations; Sports Journalism Sports Writing; Sports Marketing and Promotion Sports Reporting Sports Related Marketing Sports Writing; Sports Broadcasting Sports and Media Sports Tutorial Sports Journalism Sports Reporting Sports Journalism Sports Reporting Sports Reporting Sports Announcing; Sports Broadcasting Sports Journalism Sports & Media Sports Writing The Literature of Sports; Sports Information and Public Relations Sports Reporting; Advanced Sports Reporting Sports Journalism Sports Writing Sports Writing Sports Writing Special Topics: Sports Reporting; Sports Reporting (Graduate) Sports Broadcasting Media and Sports; Sports Media Practices Sports Media Survey Sports and Events Production Sports Broadcasting Sports Media; Sports Writing Sports Journalism Sports Communication; Sports Production Sports Radio; Sports Reporting Sports Media Sports Reporting Intermediate Sports Announcing Covering Sports; Sports Media and Society
John Curley Center for Sports Journalism, Penn State November 2007
Franklin College Grambling State University Grand Valley State University Grand View College Hastings College Henderson State University Hofstra University Idaho State University Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indianapolis, University of* Iona College Iowa, University of Ithaca College John Carroll University Johnson C. Smith University Kansas State University Kansas, University of Keene State College Kent State University Liberty University Lindenwood University* Lipscomb University Lock Haven University Long Island University - The Brooklyn Campus Loyola College Loyola University Loyola University of Chicago Marist College* Maryland, University of Massachusetts, University of Menlo College Mesa State College Miami, University of Michigan State University Minnesota State University Mankato Minnesota State University, Moorehead Minnesota, University of Mississippi, University of Missouri Southern State College Missouri State University Missouri Western State College Missouri, University of Montana, The University of Morehead State University Nebraska at Omaha, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Nevada-Reno, University of New Mexico state University New York University North Carolina - Pembroke, University of Sports Issues in Journalism Sports Writing Sports Promotion and Public Relations Sports and Media Sports Writing Sports Journalism Sports Writing; Sports Reporting and Producing Sports Reporting Sports Journalism Sports Media Sports Journalism Classic and Contemporary Sports Writing Special Topics: Sports Journalism Sports Broadcasting Sports Broadcasting Sports Broadcasting T.V. Sports Production; Sports, Media and Society Sports Television TV Sports Production Sports Writing Sports Broadcasting Live Field Production Sports Writing; Sports Broadcasting Sports Reporting Sports Writing Sports Writing Sports Journalism Sport, Culture, and Communication; Issues in Sports Media; Sports Reporting; Sports Broadcasting; Sports Public Relations Sports Broadcasting; Special Topics: Sports Reporting and Writing Sports Journalism Sports Media Sports Reporting Sports Writing Sports Reporting Sports Writing Sports Information; Sports Promotions Sports Journalism Sports Journalism Sports Writing Sports Writing; Sports Reporting Practicum Special Topics: Sports Reporting Advanced Reporting in Sports Journalism Sports Reporting Sports Writing; Sportscasting Sports Broadcasting Sports Broadcasting; Sports Media Relations Sports Writing PR Sports Promotion Sports and Society (Graduate); Sports Journalism Sports Journalism
John Curley Center for Sports Journalism, Penn State November 2007
Sports Communication; Ethical Issues and Sports Communication; Sports Marketing and Advertising Sports Reporting Sports Writing Special Topics: Sports Journalism Sports & Society, Sports Reporting (Graduate) Sports Reporting Sports Writing (Graduate) Sports Writing Sports Production Sports and the Media; Sports Media Production; Sports Writing; Sports Public Relations; Sports in the Newsroom; Advanced Sports Public Relations; Performance in Electronic Sports Media Sports Public Relations Sports Writing and Reporting; Sports Broadcasting; Sports Information; Sports, Media and Society Sports Broadcasting 1; Sports Broadcasting 2; Sports Programming Sports Writing Sports, Media and Society; Sports Reporting Sports Journalism Sports Media Relations Sports Journalism Sports Writing Sports Communication Sports Writing Special Topics: Sports Journalism Sports Writing & Reporting Sports Writing Sports Writing Sports, Business and Media in Today's Society; Sports Reporting; Sports Public Relations; Sports Commentary Sports Reporting Sports Journalism Sportscasting Sports Writing Sports Reporting Sports Journalism Sports Journalism Sports Reporting Sports Writing; Sports Public Relations; Sports Crisis Management; Sports on Film; Sportscasting Sports Writing Sports Writing; Sports Broadcasting Sports Journalism Sports Journalism Sports Reporting and Writing Sports as News Seminar in Sport and Media Sports, Media & Society Sports Writing Sports Journalism Sports Reporting, Sports Broadcasting, Current Interests in Sports Sports Writing
North Carolina, University of* Northeastern University Northern Colorado, University of Northern Illinois University Northwestern University Oakland University Ohio State University Ohio University Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma State University* Oklahoma, University of Pennsylvania State University, The* Pittsburg State University Pittsburgh, University of Quinnipac University* Rhode Island, University of Rider University Rowan University Rutgers University Saint Louis University Sam Houston State University Santa Clara University Shippensburg University South Dakota State University Southeast Missouri State University Southern California, University of Southern Connecticut State University Southern Illinois University Southern Indiana, University of Southern University and A&M College St. Bonaventure University St. Cloud State University St. Mary's College of California Stanford University Suffolk University Temple University Tennessee, The University of* Texas at Arlington, University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas Christian University Texas State University - San Marcos Texas Tech University* Texas-Pan American, University of Towson University* Trinity University Troy State University Utah State University
John Curley Center for Sports Journalism, Penn State November 2007
Introduction to the Sport Report; Sports Writing; Introduction to Sports and the Media; Topics in Sports Communication; The Olympics; Sports and Television (In assoc. w/ PR) Sports Media/Sports Journalism Sports and Media Sports Journalism Sports Writing Sports Broadcasting and Marketing Sports Writing Special Topics: Remote Sports Broadcast Production Special Topics: Sports Journalism Sports Reporting Sports Journalism
Utica College of Syracuse University* Valparaiso University Washburn University Washington and Lee University Washington, University of West Texas A&M University Western Illinois University Western Kentucky University Wichita State University Wingate University Wisconsin - Whitewater, University of
About the survey The survey represents responses from 384 programs listed in the 2006-2007 AEJMC Journalism & Mass Communication Directory. Contact information was drawn from the directory and program web sites. Phone and e-mail contact was attempted for all 436 programs listed in the directory, resulting in an 88 percent response rate. Only regularly offered courses that had been listed within the last two years were included in the results. Courses offered outside the department in which journalism and mass communication students regularly enrolled were noted but not included in the results. Additional programs offering similar coursework exist; however, this study included only those programs listed in the Journalism & Mass Communication Directory.