The undergraduate minor in sport media and culture requires a minimum of 15 s.h. of coursework, including 6 s.h. in courses numbered 3000 or above. Students must maintain a grade-point average 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 s.h. 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 Course
number titlehours
One of these:  
SMC:1050Sport and the Media3
SPST:1074Inequality in American Sport3

 

Sport and Media Courses
numbertitlehours
Two of these, including at least one course numbered 3000 or above:
SMC:2084Sport and Film3
SMC:2101Digital Media and the Future of Sport3
SMC:2400Sport Media and Culture Experience3
SMC:2500Sport and Technology3
SMC:3182Sport, Scandal, and Strategic Communication in Media Culture3
SMC:3184Narrative Sports Journalism3
SMC:3186Athletes, Activism, and Social Media3
SMC:3187American College Athletics: A Big Money Tradition Unlike Any Other3
SMC:3188Staging the World's Game: Soccer & Media3
SMC:3540The Business of Sport Communication3
JMC:3413Sports Writing3

 

Sport and Culture Courses
numbertitlehours
Two of these, including at least one course numbered 3000 or above:
SPST:2078Women, Sport, and Culture3
SPST:2079Race and Ethnicity in Sport3
SPST:2170Sport and Globalization3
SPST:2847Hawkeye Nation: On Iowa and Sport3
SPST:3171Baseball in America3
SPST:3172Football in America3
SPST:3173Cultures of Basketball3
SPST:3178History of Sport in the United States3
SPST:3500The Olympics3