Add a Minor in Sport Media and Culture
The undergraduate minor in sport media and culture requires a minimum of 15 semester hours of coursework, including 6 semester hours in courses numbered 3000 or above. Students must maintain a grade-point average (GPA) of at least 2.00 in all courses for the minor and in all UI courses for the minor. Coursework in the minor may not be taken pass/nonpass.
Students may apply a maximum of 6 semester hours toward both the minor in sport media and culture and any major, minor, or certificate administered by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication or the Department of American Studies.
The minor in sport media and culture requires the following coursework.
Required coursework
Required courses
| Number | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SMC:1050 | Sport and the Media | 3 |
| SPST:1074 | Inequality in American Sport | 3 |
Sport and media courses
| Number | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SMC:2084 | Sport and Film | 3 |
| SMC:2101 | Digital Media and the Future of Sport | 3 |
| SMC:2400 | Sport Media and Culture Experience | 3 |
| SMC:2500 | Sport and Technology | 3 |
| SMC:3182 | Sport, Scandal, and Strategic Communication in Media Culture | 3 |
| SMC:3184 | Narrative Sports Journalism | 3 |
| SMC:3186 | Athletes, Activism, and Social Media | 3 |
| SMC:3187 | American College Athletics: A Big Money Tradition Unlike Any Other | 3 |
| SMC:3188 | Staging the World's Game: Soccer & Media | 3 |
| SMC:3540 | The Business of Sport Communication | 3 |
| JMC:3413 | Sports Writing | 3 |
Sport and culture courses
| Number | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SPST:2078 | Women, Sport, and Culture | 3 |
| SPST:2079 | Race and Ethnicity in Sport | 3 |
| SPST:2170 | Sport and Globalization | 3 |
| SPST:2847 | Hawkeye Nation: On Iowa and Sport | 3 |
| SPST:3171 | Baseball in America | 3 |
| SPST:3172 | Football in America | 3 |
| SPST:3173 | Cultures of Basketball | 3 |
| SPST:3178 | History of Sport in the United States | 3 |
| SPST:3500 | The Olympics | 3 |
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