The Communication Studies: Sports Communication graduate stackable certificate is designed for post-baccalaureate, degree or non-degree seeking students who desire to gain the competencies they need to interact effectively with others in the increasingly complex, diverse sports industry. 

Additional details

• Degree seekers
• Nondegree Seekers
• Offered in person on the UT Austin campus
• Offered in accordance with University policies and procedures that govern non-formula-funded (Option III) academic programs

Related Degree

• Communication Studies (MA)

Graduate Handbook

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Admission

Entering students must have a bachelor’s degree (or the equivalent) from an accredited institution, and their undergraduate preparation should include at least nine semester hours of upper-division coursework in communication studies. 

Each applicant’s credentials are scrutinized by each faculty member in the program. No single criterion, such as grade point average or Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) score, is given undue weight in the decision process; every attempt is made to assess the special strengths that the applicant might bring to the program.

Total Hours Required: 15

Requirements

See the Graduate Stackable Certificate section of the catalog for additional requirements and policy related to graduate stackable certificates.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
CMS 395S.1	Sports Audio and Video Storytelling	3
CMS 395S.2	Political and Crisis Communication in Sports Media	3
CMS 395S.3	Negotiation in Sports	3
CMS 395C.6	Personal Identity Branding	3
CMS 395C.7	Social Media Strategies	3
Total Hours		15