Minor in Sport Media and Culture
*Starting Fall 2023*
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.
| number | title | hours |
|---|---|---|
| One of these: | ||
| JMC:1050 | Sport and the Media | 3 |
| SPST:1074 | Inequality in American Sport | 3 |
| number | title | hours |
|---|---|---|
| Two of these, including at least one course numbered 3000 or above: | ||
| JMC:3135 | Digital Media and the Future of Sport | 3 |
| JMC:3182 | Sport, Scandal, and Strategic Communication in Media Culture | 3 |
| JMC:3184 | Narrative Sports Journalism | 3 |
| JMC:3413 | Sports Writing | 3 |
| JMC:3540 | The Business of Sport Communication | 3 |
| SPST:2084 | Sport and Film | 3 |
| SPST:2500 | Sport and Technology | 3 |
| number | title | hours |
|---|---|---|
| Two of these, including at least one course numbered 3000 or above: | ||
| SPST:2078 | Women, Sport, and Culture | 3 |
| SPST:2079 | Race and Ethnicity in Sport | 3 |
| SPST:2070 | Sport and Globalization | 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 |