Bachelor of Arts in Sport Media and Culture
The Bachelor of Arts with a major in sport media and culture requires a minimum of 120 s.h., including 33 s.h. in sport media and culture courses, plus a second major, certificate, or minor. See “Second Area of Study” below. Students must maintain a grade-point average of at least 2.00 in all courses for the major and in all UI courses for the major. At least 24 s.h. of credit for the major must be earned at the University of Iowa. Students also must complete the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences GE CLAS Core.
The B.A. with a major in sport media and culture requires the following coursework.
| Title | Hours |
|---|---|
| Foundation courses | 6 |
| Sport and Media courses | 12 |
| Sport and Culture courses | 12 |
| Capstone course | 3 |
| Second Area of study | varies |
| Total Hours | 33 |
| number | title | hours |
|---|---|---|
| Both of these: | ||
| SMC:1050 | Sport and the Media | 3 |
| SPST:1074 | Inequality in American Sport | 3 |
| NUMBER | TITLe | hours |
|---|---|---|
| Two of these: | ||
| 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 |
| Two of these: | ||
| 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 |
| number | title | hours |
|---|---|---|
| Two of these: | ||
| SPST:2077 | Sport and Religion in America | 3 |
| 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 |
| Two of these: | ||
| SPST:3171 | Baseball in America | 3 |
| SPST:3172 | Football in America | 3 |
| SPST:3173 | Cultures of Basketball | 3 |
| SPST:3176 | Sport and Nationalism | 3 |
| SPST:3178 | History of Sport in the United States | 3 |
| SPST:3500 | The Olympics | 3 |
| number | title | hours |
|---|---|---|
| This course: | ||
| SMC:4500 | Sport Media and Culture Capstone | 3 |
Second Area of Study
Every student majoring in sport media and culture must complete a second area of study. The second area of study enables students to acquire a substantial body of knowledge or expertise in a relevant area, learn how another discipline views the world, and/or develop a companion set of skills to those in sport media and culture.
Students must complete the requirements for the sport media and culture major (at least 33 s.h.) and must satisfy the second area of study requirement in one of three ways.
Option 1
Students complete a second major.
Option 2
Students complete an undergraduate certificate. Students may not double count courses for the major and a certificate being used as their second area of study.
Option 3
Students complete an undergraduate minor. Students may not double count courses for the major and a minor being used as their second area of study.