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Learn MoreThe Sport Communication minors offers students the opportunity to examine important and timely sports-related issues in an ethical context as well as analyze sports from cross-cultural perspectives.
Students will gain an understanding of sport mass media, sport communication, sports reporting, interpersonal and organizational communication, and the impact each has in our global society. The courses cover theory and practice in cross-platform communication, sports ethics and theoretical underpinnings, public relations, and marketing. The minor provides applied fundamentals for students seeking employment in the commercial world of sports (areas such as management or promotion of athletic organizations) and in sports media.
This minor is offered jointly by the Department of Communication and the School of Recreation, Health, and Tourism in the College of Education and Human Development.
Course Requirements
Required Courses (12 credits)
- COMM 303: Writing across the Media (3 credits)
- COMM 320: Business and Professional Communication (3 credits)
- SPMT 201: Introduction to Sport Management (3 credits) OR SPMT 304: Sport, Culture, and Society (3 credits)
- SPMT 430: Sport Communication (3 credits)
Elective Courses (6 credits) chosen from:
Special topics courses, when relevant, may be used to fulfill this requirement with the prior written approval of the director. Depending on which courses students took as a required course (above), they may use either SPMT 201 or SPMT 304 as an elective. COMM majors are required to take one elective SPMT course.
- COMM 204: Introduction to Public Relations (3 credits)
- COMM 305: Foundations of Intercultural Communication (3 credits)
- COMM 351: News Writing and Reporting (3 credits)
- COMM 356: Video: Performance and Writing (3 credits)
- COMM 359: Media Management (3 credits)
- COMM 361: Online Journalism (3 credits)
- COMM 371: Sports Writing and Reporting (3 credits)
- COMM 372: Sports and the Media (3 credits)
- SPMT 201: Introduction to Sport Management (3 credits)
- SPMT 302: Philosophical and Ethical Dimensions of Sport (3 credits)
- SPMT 304: Sport, Culture, and Society (3 credits)
- SPMT 318: Diversity and Inclusion Issues in Sport (3 credits)
- SPMT 405: Sport Venues and Events (3 credits)
- SPMT 412: Sport Marketing and Sales (3 credits)
- SPMT 420: Economics and Finance in the Sport Industry (3 credits)
- SPMT 440: Global Perspectives in Sport (3 credits)
- SPMT 455: Governance and Policy in Sport Organizations (3 credits)
Total credits: 18
Academic Advisor
Stormi Woltz
Email: swoltz@gmu.edu
Phone: 703-993-5261
Fairfax Campus: Krug Hall, Suite 213
- Face-to-face appointments: Monday and Wednesday
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- 2017-2018 Sport Communication Minor Advising Sheet