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Start Date
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Medium of studying
On campus
Duration
4 years
Details
Program Details
Degree
Bachelors
Major
Sports Journalism | Sports Management
Area of study
Business and Administration | Journalism and Information
Education type
On campus
Timing
Full time
Course Language
English
About Program
Program Overview
Introduction to the Sports Communication Program
The Bachelor of Arts degree in Sports Communication at DePaul University prepares graduates for careers that merge foundational communication skills with expertise in areas such as sports sales and marketing, public/community/media relations, media production in digital graphics, video editing, and social media analytics and management.
Program Requirements
The Sports Communication BA provides students with a strong academic foundation analyzing the economic and societal impact of the sports industry to prepare them to make positive change in their communities as socially responsible communication professionals.
- College Core Requirements: 16 quarter hours
- Liberal Studies Requirements: 84 quarter hours
- Major Requirements: 32 quarter hours
- Concentration Requirements: 16 quarter hours
- Open Electives: 44 quarter hours
- Total hours required: 192 quarter hours
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Evaluate sports' relationship to society and culture through analysis of communication theory.
- Analyze the relationship between sports and media.
- Create sports media content across various modes and platforms with demonstrable care for ethical best practices and social responsibility.
College Core Requirements
All College of Communication students are required to complete a four-course common core plus an additional combination of program requirements and electives.
- CMN 101: Introduction to Human Communication (4 quarter hours)
- CMN 102: Introduction to Mass Communication (4 quarter hours)
- CMN 103: Intercultural Dialogue (4 quarter hours)
- CMN 104: Public Speaking (4 quarter hours)
Modern Language Requirement
Students who intend to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in the College of Communication will be required to demonstrate a measure of competence in a modern language, as defined by the college.
Liberal Studies Requirements
The Liberal Studies Program is the core curriculum for DePaul University, providing a common educational experience for all undergraduate students.
First Year Program
- LSP 110 or LSP 111: Discover Chicago or Explore Chicago (4 quarter hours)
- LSP 112: Focal Point Seminar (4 quarter hours)
- WRD 103: Composition and Rhetoric I (4 quarter hours)
- WRD 104: Composition and Rhetoric II (4 quarter hours)
Sophomore Year
- LSP 200: Seminar on Race, Power, and Resistance (4 quarter hours)
Junior Year
- Experiential Learning (4 quarter hours)
Senior Year
- SPRTCMN 396: Sports Communication Capstone (4 quarter hours)
Major Requirements
All Sports Communication majors must complete the major core curriculum consisting of eight classes (32 hours) and a 4-course (16 hour) concentration in Sports Journalism, Sports Promotion and Publicity, or Sports and Society.
- CMNS 251: Organizational Communication (4 quarter hours)
- JOUR 275: Introduction to Journalism (4 quarter hours)
- MGT 300: Principles of Management (4 quarter hours)
- MGT 340: Leadership in Sports: Lessons for Coaching in the Workplace (4 quarter hours)
- HSB 356: Sports Management (4 quarter hours)
- MKT 301: Principles of Marketing (4 quarter hours)
- PRAD 255: Public Relations (4 quarter hours)
- SPRTCMN 310: Sports, Media, and Society (4 quarter hours)
Concentrations
Concentrations, tracks, and specializations provide focus to the major. In addition to any college core requirements, liberal studies requirements, and major requirements, students are required to choose one of the following:
- Sports and Society Concentration
- Sports Journalism Concentration
- Sports Promotion and Publicity Concentration
Sports and Society Concentration
The Sports and Society concentration offers students the ability to create a customized mixture of skills in sports media production and critical/cultural analysis.
- Select four of the following courses (16 quarter hours)
- CMN 150: Smartphone Photography (2 quarter hours)
- CMN 292: Adobe Creative Cloud Workshop (2 quarter hours)
- CMN 295: Adobe InDesign (2 quarter hours)
- CMN 296: Adobe Audition (2 quarter hours)
- CMN 297: Adobe Premiere Video Editing (2 quarter hours)
- CMN 397: Research Practicum (1 quarter hour)
- CMN 399: Independent Study (1 quarter hour)
- CMNS 280: Introduction to Digital Media Skills
- CMNS 358: Diversity, Leadership, & Team Building
- HSB 341: Behind the Scenes with Chicago Sports Organizations
- HSB 344: Business of Esports
- HSB 353: Event Sales, Service & Promotion
- HSB 398: Special Topics (Topic must be sports focused)
- IB 350: International Business Seminar
- JOUR 278: News Reporting
- JOUR 280: Introduction to Multimedia Journalism
- JOUR 309: Sports Talk & Multimedia
- JOUR 361: Journalism Law and Ethics
- JOUR 376: Topics in Journalism (Topic: Sports Content Creation)
- JOUR 376: Topics in Journalism (Topic: Sports Producing)
- JOUR 377: Special Topics in Journalism (Topic: Online Sports Reporting)
- JOUR 377: Special Topics in Journalism (Topic: Opinion & Column Writing)
- JOUR 377: Special Topics in Journalism (Topic: Sports Blogging)
- MGT 398: Special Topics (Topic: Legal Issues in Sports)
- MGT 398: Special Topics (Topic: San Diego Sports Consulting Project)
- MKT 342: Sports Sponsorship Marketing
- MKT 385: Sports Sales
- MKT 398: Special Topics
- MPOP 339: Radio Broadcasting
- MPOP 351: Topics in Television Studies (Sports related topics)
- MPOP 363: Topics in Fan Studies
- MPOP 367: Sports Fandom
- PRAD 244: Principles of Advertising
- PRAD 292: Design Applications for PRAD Professionals
- PRAD 320: Event Planning
- PRAD 337: Public Relations Campaigns
- PRAD 340: Brand Activation and Consumer Promotion
- PRAD 363: The Meeting of Sports and Advertising
- PRAD 375: Communication Law
- PRAD 376: Crisis Communication Management
- PRAD 383: Branded Content
- SPRTCMN 276: Sports Photojournalism
- SPRTCMN 300: Topics in Sports Communication
- SPRTCMN 308: Sports & Masculinities - A Survey of How Sports Inform Gender in American Culture
- SPRTCMN 322: Live Sports Event Production
- SPRTCMN 323: Sports Podcasting
- SPRTCMN 324: Sports Media Personal Branding
- SPRTCMN 325: Sports Opinion Writing
- SPRTCMN 326: Sports Media Law
- SPRTCMN 327: Sports Stats and Analytics
- SPRTCMN 328: Sports Social Media
- SPRTCMN 329: Sports Audio Production
- SPRTCMN 331: Sports Business News
- SPRTCMN 337: Sports Campaigns
- SPRTCMN 373: Sports Media Entrepreneurs
- SPRTCMN 374: Sports Media Relations
- SPRTCMN 375: Sports Content Creation
- SPRTCMN 376: Sports Crisis CMN Management
- SPRTCMN 397: Fox Sports University
Sports Promotion and Publicity Concentration
The Sports Promotion and Publicity concentration enables students to develop an understanding of the theories and practices in public relations, advertising, consumer promotion, content management, and event planning in the context of sports.
- Select four of the following courses (16 quarter hours)
- CMN 150: Smartphone Photography (2 quarter hours)
- CMN 292: Adobe Creative Cloud Workshop (2 quarter hours)
- CMN 295: Adobe InDesign (2 quarter hours)
- CMN 296: Adobe Audition (2 quarter hours)
- CMN 297: Adobe Premiere Video Editing (2 quarter hours)
- CMN 397: Research Practicum (1 quarter hour)
- CMN 399: Independent Study (1 quarter hour)
- CMNS 280: Introduction to Digital Media Skills
- CMNS 358: Diversity, Leadership, & Team Building
- HSB 341: Behind the Scenes with Chicago Sports Organizations
- HSB 344: Business of Esports
- HSB 353: Event Sales, Service & Promotion
- HSB 398: Special Topics (Topic must be sports focused)
- IB 350: International Business Seminar
- JOUR 376: Topics in Journalism (Topic: Sports Content Creation)
- MGT 398: Special Topics (Topic: Legal Issues in Sports)
- MGT 398: Special Topics (Topic: San Diego Sports Consulting Project)
- MKT 342: Sports Sponsorship Marketing
- MKT 385: Sports Sales
- MKT 398: Special Topics
- PRAD 244: Principles of Advertising
- PRAD 292: Design Applications for PRAD Professionals
- PRAD 320: Event Planning
- PRAD 337: Public Relations Campaigns
- PRAD 340: Brand Activation and Consumer Promotion
- PRAD 363: The Meeting of Sports and Advertising
- PRAD 375: Communication Law
- PRAD 376: Crisis Communication Management
- PRAD 383: Branded Content
- SPRTCMN 300: Topics in Sports Communication
- SPRTCMN 308: Sports & Masculinities - A Survey of How Sports Inform Gender in American Culture
- SPRTCMN 326: Sports Media Law
- SPRTCMN 327: Sports Stats and Analytics
- SPRTCMN 328: Sports Social Media
- SPRTCMN 329: Sports Audio Production
- SPRTCMN 331: Sports Business News
- SPRTCMN 337: Sports Campaigns
- SPRTCMN 373: Sports Media Entrepreneurs
- SPRTCMN 374: Sports Media Relations
- SPRTCMN 375: Sports Content Creation
- SPRTCMN 376: Sports Crisis CMN Management
- SPRTCMN 397: Fox Sports University
Sports Journalism Concentration
The Sports Journalism concentration prepares students with the digital editing skills and ability to write across platforms to enter the fast-changing world of sports media.
- JOUR 278: News Reporting (4 quarter hours)
- JOUR 368: Sports Reporting (4 quarter hours)
- Select two elective courses from the following (8 quarter hours)
- CMN 150: Smartphone Photography (2 quarter hours)
- CMN 292: Adobe Creative Cloud Workshop (2 quarter hours)
- CMN 295: Adobe InDesign (2 quarter hours)
- CMN 296: Adobe Audition (2 quarter hours)
- CMN 297: Adobe Premiere Video Editing (2 quarter hours)
- CMN 397: Research Practicum (1 quarter hour)
- CMN 399: Independent Study (1 quarter hour)
- IB 350: International Business Seminar
- JOUR 280: Introduction to Multimedia Journalism
- JOUR 309: Sports Talk & Multimedia
- JOUR 361: Journalism Law and Ethics
- JOUR 376: Topics in Journalism (Topic: Sports Content Creation)
- JOUR 376: Topics in Journalism (Topic: Sports Producing)
- JOUR 377: Special Topics in Journalism (Topic: Online Sports Reporting)
- JOUR 377: Special Topics in Journalism (Topic: Opinion & Column Writing)
- JOUR 377: Special Topics in Journalism (Topic: Sports Blogging)
- HSB 341: Behind the Scenes with Chicago Sports Organizations
- HSB 344: Business of Esports
- HSB 398: Special Topics (Topic must be sports focused)
- MGT 398: Special Topics (Topic: Legal Issues in Sports)
- MKT 342: Sports Sponsorship Marketing
- MKT 385: Sports Sales
- MKT 398: Special Topics
- MPOP 339: Radio Broadcasting
- SPRTCMN 276: Sports Photojournalism
- SPRTCMN 300: Topics in Sports Communication
- SPRTCMN 308: Sports & Masculinities - A Survey of How Sports Inform Gender in American Culture
- SPRTCMN 322: Live Sports Event Production
- SPRTCMN 323: Sports Podcasting
- SPRTCMN 324: Sports Media Personal Branding
- SPRTCMN 325: Sports Opinion Writing
- SPRTCMN 326: Sports Media Law
- SPRTCMN 327: Sports Stats and Analytics
- SPRTCMN 328: Sports Social Media
- SPRTCMN 329: Sports Audio Production
- SPRTCMN 331: Sports Business News
- SPRTCMN 374: Sports Media Relations
- SPRTCMN 375: Sports Content Creation
- SPRTCMN 397: Fox Sports University
Sports Communication 3+3 (BA+JD)
In the 3 + 3 BA/JD Program, high-achieving first-year incoming undergraduate students are admitted simultaneously to the College of Communication and the College of Law.
- Students complete their first three years in the College of Communication and their final three years in the College of Law.
- Students receive the Bachelor of Arts degree after successful completion of their first year of law school.
- Throughout the program, BA/JD students meet regularly with advisors in both colleges and have access to a variety of resources to ensure their success.
Key Program Features
- Students earn a law degree (Juris Doctor) in a total of six years (three years undergraduate and three years in law school).
- Students save one year's worth of undergraduate tuition and living expenses while gaining a head start in entering the legal profession.
- Students benefit from new curricular offerings and collaborative activities created to prepare them for law school.
- Students receive early (conditional) admission to the College of Law.
- Credits earned in the first year of law school apply toward the BA degree.
- Students may opt out of the College of Law segment of the program and continue in the College of Communication during their fourth year.
Program Requirements
In order to maintain status in the program, students must demonstrate satisfactory progress toward completing their undergraduate coursework in three years, including meeting the Modern Language Requirement and necessary Liberal Studies Program or Honors Program requirements.
- Students who enroll in the BA+JD program in 2022 or later must achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.7 by the end of their second year of undergraduate study and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.7 in their third and final year of undergraduate study.
- Students who enrolled in the BA+JD program prior to 2022 must achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.35 by the end of their second year of undergraduate study and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.35 in their third and final year of undergraduate study.
- In addition, students must complete a series of two-credit courses, taught by College of Law faculty, prior to matriculation in the College of Law.
- PRELAW 150: The Practice of Law
- PRELAW 151: Recent Controversies in the Law
- PRELAW 152: Thinking About the Law
- In order to matriculate in the College of Law, students will be required to register with the Law School Admissions Council, submit the College of Law's online application, comply with all character and fitness requirements for admission, and submit an LSAT score.
- The activities should be completed no later than February 1 of the participant's third undergraduate year.
- The LSAT score will only be used for consideration of merit scholarships; it will not be a factor in the admission of the participant to the program.
Financial Aid
BA/JD students are not eligible for undergraduate scholarships once they start law school.
- All students will receive a merit scholarship from the College of Law, with merit scholarships beginning at $1,500 per academic year.
- Students who earn an LSAT score and GPA at or above the College of Law's median LSAT and GPA are the most likely candidates for larger merit scholarships.
- College of Law students are not eligible for the Double Demon discount.
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