Sports Media Studies BA/BS
The Sports Media Studies major combines coursework from multiple academic disciplines to prepare students to work in the dynamic, exciting fields of sport journalism, sport broadcasting, digital sports production, and sport media relations. Students will enjoy internships in high school athletics, within college/university athletic departments, newspapers, media outlets, and sport businesses.
Students in this major will have two advisors: one from the Movement and Sport Sciences Division and one from the Humanities Division.
General Education Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Written Communication | ||
| Select one of the following: | 6.00 | |
| WRITING AND RHETORIC I and WRITING AND RHETORIC II | ||
| COLLEGE WRITING AND RESEARCH | ||
| Oral Communication | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00 | |
| FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION | ||
| PUBLIC SPEAKING | ||
| Mathematical Ways of Knowing | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00-5.00 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE | ||
or CITPT-108 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE | |
| MATH IN MODERN SOCIETY | ||
| ALGEBRAIC REASONING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING | ||
| PRECALCULUS I: ALGEBRA | ||
| PRECALCULUS | ||
| STATISTICAL REASONING | ||
| CALCULUS I | ||
| STATISTICAL METHODS FOR THE SCIENCES | ||
| MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS II | ||
| FINITE MATHEMATICS | ||
| MATH FOR TECHNOLOGY | ||
| STATISTICAL REASONING | ||
| Humanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing | ||
| Select two courses from two different categories (Literature, Arts, Language): | 6.00-7.00 | |
Literature | ||
| LITERATURE AND IDEAS | ||
| WORLD CLASSICS | ||
| INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE (*) | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE (*) | ||
| MYTHOLOGIES | ||
Arts | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ART | ||
| THE ART AND HISTORY OF THE MOTION PICTURE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO THE ARTS | ||
| SURVEY OF MUSIC | ||
| MUSIC IN AMERICA | ||
| WORLD MUSIC | ||
| HISTORY OF MUSICAL THEATER | ||
| HISTORY OF JAZZ AND POPULAR MUSIC STYLES | ||
| SURVEY OF THE THEATER | ||
Language | ||
| NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE (*) | ||
| NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND HISTORY (*) | ||
| ELEMENTARY SPANISH I (*) | ||
| ELEMENTARY SPANISH II (*) | ||
| Scientific Ways of Knowing | ||
| Select two courses from two different disciplines; one course must include a lab: | 7.00-8.00 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO BIOINFORMATICS | ||
| CONCEPTS OF BIOLOGY | ||
| PLANTS AND PEOPLE | ||
| BIOLOGY IN FILM | ||
| HUMAN BIOLOGY | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I | ||
| CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRY | ||
| GENERAL, ORGANIC AND BIOCHEMISTRY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY I | ||
| SEMICONDUCTORS, SCIENCE, AND SOCIETY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCE | ||
| PHYSICAL GEOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SYSTEMS | ||
| GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS | ||
| WATER AND ENERGY | ||
| INTEGRATED SCIENCE II | ||
| INTEGRATED SCIENCE I | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL SCIENCES | ||
| NATURAL SCIENCE FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATOR | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS I | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS II | ||
| PHYS SCIENCES FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATORS | ||
| DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY | ||
| PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS I | ||
| Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing | ||
| Select two courses from two different disciplines: | 6.00 | |
| CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (*) | ||
| WORLD PREHISTORY (*) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES (*) | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY (*) | ||
| WORLD HISTORY I (*) | ||
| WORLD HISTORY II (*) | ||
| UNITED STATES HISTORY I (*) | ||
| UNITED STATES HISTORY II (*) | ||
| DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS (*) | ||
or HRPT-184 | DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS | |
| HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS | ||
or SS-185 | HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS | |
| AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT | ||
| INTERNATIONAL POLITICS | ||
| COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT (*) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (*) | ||
| SOCIAL PROBLEMS | ||
| Global Perspectives | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00-4.00 | |
| Courses above designated with an asterisk (*) are eligible to fulfill the Global Perspectives requirement. Please note that an asterisked course may not be used to satisfy more than one core requirement. | ||
| RACE AND ETHNICITY | ||
| INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN WRITTEN LITERATURE | ||
| ETHICS AND IDENTITY | ||
| SOCIAL-CULTURAL ASPECTS OF SPORTS | ||
| INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I | ||
| INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II | ||
| Integrative Seminar: Ethics & Values | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00 | |
| ANIMALS AND SOCIETY | ||
| ART AND CENSORSHIP | ||
| ETHICS AND ECOLOGY | ||
| ETHICS AND TECHNOLOGY | ||
| GENDER AND CULTURE | ||
| HEALTH INTEGRATIVE SEMINAR | ||
| LAW AND SOCIETY | ||
| TERRORISM CONTEMPORARY ERA | ||
| VALUES AND SPORTS | ||
| VIETNAM | ||
| VULNERABLE POPULATIONS | ||
| WILDERNESS | ||
| DISEASES AND SOCIETY | ||
| ECONOMICS OF GOOD AND EVIL | ||
| LEADERSHIP AND ETHICS | ||
| NORTHWEST CULTURE/HISTORY/LITERATURE | ||
| PROPAGANDA | ||
| WOMEN IN THE 20TH CENTURY | ||
| GANDHIAN ETHICS AND VALUES | ||
| ETHICS OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE | ||
| ETHICS: CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENTS | ||
| SALMON RIVER GEOLOGY, BIOLOGY, HUMAN HISTORY | ||
| HELLS CANYON INSTITUTE | ||
| Foreign/Heritage Language | ||
Select 16 credits of language if selecting Bachelor of Arts Degree | ||
| Total Credits | 37.00-42.00 | |
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Communication Courses | ||
| Select 18 credits from the following: | 18.00 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO MASS COMMUNICATION | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO JOURNALISM | ||
| EDITING FOR PRINT AND ONLINE | ||
| MEDIA RELATIONS | ||
| SPORTS COMMUNICATION | ||
| INTERNSHIP IN COMMUNICATIONS | ||
| ADVERTISING | ||
| MULTIMEDIA WRITING | ||
| SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING | ||
| WRITING FOR A DIGITAL AUDIENCE | ||
| SURVEY OF PROFESSIONAL WRITING | ||
| PROFESSIONAL WRITING PORTFOLIO | ||
| Select 9 credits from the following: | 9.00 | |
| VIDEO PRODUCTION I | ||
| SCREENWRITING | ||
| WOMEN, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY IN LITERATURE | ||
| INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT | ||
| NONPROFIT FUNDRAISING | ||
| NONPROFIT GRANT WRITING | ||
| ETHICAL ISSUES IN COMMUNICATION | ||
| DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
| CREATIVE WRITING:NON-FICTION | ||
| CREATIVE WRITING:FICTION | ||
| ADVANCED WRITING AND COMMUNICATION | ||
| TECHNIQUES OF CREATIVE NONFICTION | ||
| ADOBE INDESIGN | ||
| ADOBE PHOTOSHOP | ||
| Kinesiology Courses | ||
| KIN-220 | SOCIAL-CULTURAL ASPECTS OF SPORTS | 3.00 |
| KIN-425 | ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING SPORT LEADERS | 3.00 |
| KIN-455 | MARKETING & ADVERTISING SPT & EXRS PROF | 3.00 |
| KIN-484 | COMMUNITY RELATIONS IN SPORT | 3.00 |
| KIN-486 | ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, RECREATION, ATHLETICS | 3.00 |
| KIN-487 | SPORT ADMINISTRATION | 3.00 |
| KIN-488 | SPORT FACILITIES AND EVENT MANAGEMENT | 3.00 |
| KIN-494 | INTERNSHIP IN KINESIOLOGY | 3.00 |
| Select 6 credits from the following: | 6.00 | |
| COMMUNITY HEALTH | ||
| TECHNOLOGIES FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROFESSIONALS | ||
| ADDICTION AND PERFORMANCE | ||
| HEALTH PROMOTION | ||
| HISTORY OF SPORT | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO KINESIOLOGY AND HEALTH | ||
| YOUTH SPORTS AND RECREATION | ||
| SPORT & EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| PHILOSOPHY OF SPORT | ||
| SPORT LAW | ||
| Senior Research/Project | ||
| Select Communication option or Kinesiology option: | 6.00 | |
| Communication option: | ||
| SENIOR RESEARCH PROJECT DESIGN | ||
| RESEARCH PROJECT AND SEMINAR IN COMMUNICATIONS | ||
| Kinesiology option: | ||
| SENIOR RESEARCH PROJECT I | ||
| RESEARCH PROJECT/SEMINAR II | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select 20 elective credits | 20.00 | |
| Total Credits | 83.00 | |
Sequential Plan of Study
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| ENGL-101 | WRITING AND RHETORIC I | 3.00 |
| CORE | Oral Communication | 3.00 |
| CORE | Mathematical Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| CORE | Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| Program Requirements | Select COMM Selective course | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGL-102 | WRITING AND RHETORIC II | 3.00 |
| CORE | Humanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| CORE | Scientific Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| CORE | Global Perspectives | 3.00 |
| Program Requirements | Select COMM Selective course | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CORE | Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| CORE | Humanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| Program Requirement | Select COMM Selective course | 3.00 |
| Program Requirement | Select KIN Selective course | 3.00 |
| Elective | Elective Credits | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| CORE | Scientific Ways of Knowing | 4.00 |
| KIN-260 | INTRODUCTION TO KINESIOLOGY AND HEALTH | 1.00 |
| KIN-484 | COMMUNITY RELATIONS IN SPORT | 3.00 |
| Program Requirement | Select COMM Selective course | 3.00 |
| Program Requirement | Select KIN Selective course | 3.00 |
| Elective | Elective Credits | 3.00 |
| Credits | 17.00 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| KIN-220 | SOCIAL-CULTURAL ASPECTS OF SPORTS | 3.00 |
| KIN-486 | ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, RECREATION, ATHLETICS | 3.00 |
| Program Requirement | Select COMM Selective course | 3.00 |
| Program Requirement | Select COMM Selective course | 3.00 |
| Credits | 12.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGL-405 | MULTIMEDIA WRITING | 3.00 |
| KIN-425 | ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING SPORT LEADERS | 3.00 |
| KIN-487 | SPORT ADMINISTRATION | 3.00 |
| Program Requirements | Select COMM Selective course | 3.00 |
| Elective | Elective Credits | 4.00 |
| Credits | 16.00 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| COMM-498 or KIN-498 | SENIOR RESEARCH PROJECT DESIGN or SENIOR RESEARCH PROJECT I | 3.00 |
| KIN-488 | SPORT FACILITIES AND EVENT MANAGEMENT | 3.00 |
| KIN-494 | INTERNSHIP IN KINESIOLOGY | 3.00 |
| Program Requirements | Select COMM Selective course | 3.00 |
| Elective | Elective Credits | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| COMM-499 or KIN-499 | RESEARCH PROJECT AND SEMINAR IN COMMUNICATIONS or RESEARCH PROJECT/SEMINAR II | 3.00 |
| CORE | Integrative Seminar: Ethics & Values | 3.00 |
| KIN-455 | MARKETING & ADVERTISING SPT & EXRS PROF | 3.00 |
| KIN-494 | INTERNSHIP IN KINESIOLOGY | 3.00 |
| Elective | Elective Credits | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Total Credits | 120.00 | |