Specializations in News & Sports Media

News and Sports Media majors can focus their degree by pursuing one of three specialization areas.

News Specialization

The news specialization is for students aspiring to pursue a career in news media and journalism. The coursework develops skills in media design, news reporting and news production, helping students emerge ready for careers in different areas of news, journalism and video production. Career paths include anything where storytelling is a must, from local television, radio or digital journalism, to live event coverage, to corporate video. Anywhere storytellers are creating quality content with high ethical value will be a fit with the skillset you will learn in this specialization.

Required Courses	Hours
MC 341 – Immersive Media Design	3
MC 406 – Multiplatform News Reporting and Writing	3
MC 472 – Multiplatform News Producing	3

Sports Specialization

Interested in pursuing a career in sports media? This specialization will provide a foundation for understanding the dynamics of sports media and building the skills and contacts for your career. The skills learned and practiced here will get you ready for a job in local television sports journalism, game-day coverage, as a sports social media specialist, a team beat writer, a radio analyst, a team video and content provider and many other exciting careers in the world of sports media.

Required Courses	Hours
MC 310 – What’s the Score? Sports Media in Society	3
MC 406 – Multiplatform News Reporting and Writing	3
MC 410 – Sports Journalism	3

Photography Specialization

Much more than just taking pretty pictures, the photography specialization will prepare you with skills to be a news, fashion or entertainment photographer, a drone pilot or working in any business which needs to tell its story through images. Develop the perspective and skill needed for telling compelling stories and producing impactful images while learning to make photography a career.

Required Courses	Hours
MC 331 – Commercial Image Storytelling or MC 332 Photography and Digital Storytelling Abroad	3
MC 416 – Photojournalism	3
MC 469 – Drone Photo and Video	3