Curriculum

This is the expected curriculum for new first-year students starting in the 2025–2026 academic year. Information about courses in each focus area (Sports Media Production and Performance, Sports Communication, and Sports Journalism) is also included. 

Contact 
For questions about the Sports Media Major required courses, contact 
Lauren Bullock, director and assistant professor of instruction for the Sports Media Major. 
Phone: 215-204-2248 
Email: [click-for-email] 

First Year 

Fall  

• Introduction to Digital Design Tools for Advertising

• Introduction to Media Technology

• Analytical Reading and Writing

• Klein First-Year Seminar

Spring 

• Presentations for the Digital Workplace

• Introduction to Professional Development

• Sports Media Communication Focus Area Course

• GenEd Breadth Course: ARTS

• GenEd Breadth Course: Human Behavior

• GenEd Breadth Course: Race and Diversity

Second Year 

Fall  

• Intellectual Heritage I: The Good Life

• Introduction to Media Business

• GenEd Breadth Course: Global/World Society

• GenEd Breadth Course: US Society

• Electives 

Spring 

• Information Technology Policy

• Public Media

• Intellectual Heritage II: The Common Good

• Writing Intensive Course

• GenEd Breadth Course 

Third Year 

Fall 

• The Influence of Sports Media on Modern Society

• Sports Writing

• Sports Media Learning Experience

• GenEd Breadth Course

• Electives 

Spring 

• Sports Media Relations

• Sports Media Journalism Focus Area

• Sports Media Focus Area

• Electives 

Fourth Year 

Fall 

• Capstone or Study Away Experience

• Sports Media Production and Performance Focus Area

• Electives 

Spring 

• Sports Media Focus Area

• Electives 

Focus Areas

Sports media students complete at least one course from each focus area and a total of at least five courses.

Sports Media Production and Performance

• OwlSports Update Practicum
• Sports Talk Radio
• Play-by-Play Announcing
• Television Production Workshop Sports 

Sports Communication

• Social Media Marketing
• Digital and Social Media for Sports
• Intro to Public Relations
• Communicating Civic Engagement Through Sports
• Communication and Conflict Behavior
• Intercultural and Cross-Cultural Conflict
• Intercultural Communication
• Communication, Culture and Identity
• Multiparty Conflict Processes 

Sports Journalism

• Advanced Sports Reporting
• Beyond the Lines: Producing Sports Journalism
• Race, Ethnicity and Gender Influence on Sports Coverage
• Communicating Sports Statistics