Dec 11, 2024

2021-22 Undergraduate Catalog

2021-22 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Journalism, Sports Media Concentration, B.S.

Journalism and Strategic Media
615-898-2814
Chris Bacon, program coordinator
Chris.Bacon@mtsu.edu

The Sports Media concentration offers students from all majors an opportunity to gain additional exposure in the sports industry and its impact on society. This emphasis can be beneficial for students who wish to pursue sports careers in print/online media, public relations, promotions, marketing communications, and broadcast journalism.

Students should check the prerequisites for each course.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Journalism, Sports Media, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education	41 hours
Major Requirements	47 hours*
Minor	15-18 hours
Electives	14-20 hours
TOTAL	120 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the General Education curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill General Education requirements, the number of elective hours will increase.

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences.

The following course required by the program meets General Education requirements:

EMC 1020 /JOUR 1020 /RIM 1020 (Soc/Beh Sci)

Major Requirements (47 hours)

School of Journalism and Strategic Media Core (14 hours)

EMC 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours OR
JOUR 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours OR
RIM 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours
(may be counted in General Education)
JOUR 2710 - Media Writing 3 credit hours
JOUR 2720 - Digital Media Skills 3 credit hours
JOUR 4880 - Professional Development 1 credit hour
EMC 4250 - Mass Media Law 3 credit hours OR
JOUR 4250 - Mass Media Law 3 credit hours
JOUR 3580 - MC Practicum 1 to 3 credit hours (1 credit hour required) OR
JOUR 4000 - MC Internship 1 to 3 credit hours (1 credit hour required)

Sports Media Concentration (15 hours)

SPM 2100 - Media and Sports 3 credit hours
SPM 3100 - Diversity in Sports Media 3 credit hours
SPM 3200 - Sports Media Relations 3 credit hours
JOUR 3090 - Reporting 3 credit hours
JOUR 4440 - Advanced Reporting 3 credit hours

Conceptual Requirements (9 hours)

Choose three:

ADV 3020 - Principles of Advertising 3 credit hours
ADV 3060 - Issues in Advertising: Sexuality and Gender 3 credit hours
JOUR 2800 - Journalism and Media Topics 1 to 3 credit hours
JOUR 3050 - Principles of Health Communication 3 credit hours
JOUR 3600 - Digital and Media Literacy 3 credit hours
JOUR 3660 - Strategic Communication Research 3 credit hours
JOUR 4210 - Mass Communication and Society 3 credit hours
JOUR 4240 - Television, Culture, and History 3 credit hours
JOUR 4510 - Media History and Culture 3 credit hours
JOUR 4800 - Seminar in Media Issues 3 credit hours
PR 2040 - Public Relations Principles 3 credit hours
PR 4720 - Crisis Communication in Public Relations 3 credit hours
VCOM 2010 - Introduction to Visual Communication 3 credit hours
VCOM 3810 - History of Visual Communication 3 credit hours
Approved School of Journalism and Strategic Media elective 3 credit hours

Professional Topics (9 hours)

Choose three:

ADV 4250 - Interactive Advertising and Social Media 3 credit hours
JOUR 3430 - Radio News Reporting 3 credit hours
JOUR 3500 - Video Reporting and Editing 3 credit hours
JOUR 3520 - Special Topics in Professional Issues 3 credit hours
JOUR 3530 - Feature Writing 3 credit hours
JOUR 2132 - Video Journalism Practices 3 credit hours
PR 3360 - Strategic Communication Writing for Public Relations 3 credit hours
PR 3380 - Public Relations Publications 3 credit hours
PR 3400 - Case Studies in Public Relations 3 credit hours
VCOM 2950 - Visual Communication Applications 3 credit hours
VCOM 3920 - Information Web Design 3 credit hours
VCOM 3930 - Visual Storytelling for Journalism 3 credit hours
VCOM 3950 - Digital Storytelling for Journalism 3 credit hours
VCOM 4010 - Information Design 3 credit hours
Approved College of Media and Entertainment elective 3 credit hours

Minor (15-18 hours)

Selected from outside the School of Journalism and Strategic Media and the Department of Media Arts with advisor approval.

Electives (14-20 hours)

Students in the School of Journalism and Strategic Media (SOJSM) must complete 72 hours of coursework from outside SOJSM or Department of Media Arts courses. Students must select at least nine hours of liberal arts/social sciences (beyond General Education); at least six hours of liberal arts/social science electives must come from courses at the 3000-level or higher.

Curriculum: Journalism, Sports Media

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Majors must have a C (2.00) or better in all Media and Entertainment courses.

Freshman Fall

COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
JOUR 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci) OR
EMC 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci) OR
RIM 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci)
Elective 3 credit hours
Mathematics 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Freshman Spring

ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Fall

ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - World Literatures 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
SPM 2100 - Media and Sports 3 credit hours
JOUR 2710 - Media Writing 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Minor course 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Spring

JOUR 2720 - Digital Media Skills 3 credit hours
JOUR 3090 - Reporting 3 credit hours
Minor course 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Junior Fall

HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours
SPM 3100 - Diversity in Sports Media 3 credit hours
Minor 3 credit hours
School conceptual requirement 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Junior Spring

JOUR 4440 - Advanced Reporting 3 credit hours
SPM 3200 - Sports Media Relations 3 credit hours
School conceptual requirement 3 credit hours
Minor 3 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Fall

JOUR 4250 - Mass Media Law 3 credit hours
JOUR 4880 - Professional Development 1 credit hour
Minor 3 credit hours
Electives 5 credit hours
School professional topic 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Spring

JOUR 3580 - MC Practicum 1 to 3 credit hours (1 credit hour required)
JOUR 4000 - MC Internship 1 to 3 credit hours (1 credit hour required)
School professional topic 6 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours
Minor or elective 3 credit hours

Journalism, Sports Media Concentration, B.S.

Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

Major Requirements (47 hours)

School of Journalism and Strategic Media Core (14 hours)

Sports Media Concentration (15 hours)

Conceptual Requirements (9 hours)

Professional Topics (9 hours)

Minor (15-18 hours)

Electives (14-20 hours)

Curriculum: Journalism, Sports Media

Freshman Fall

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Freshman Spring

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Fall

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Spring

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Junior Fall

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Junior Spring

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Fall

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Spring

Subtotal: 13 Hours