Sports Media Minor
The Sports Media minor is open to all undergraduate majors at The University of Texas at Austin. If demand exceeds space available, the Moody College reserves the right to select students based on their academic record or a secondary application.
Acceptance into the minor does not come with preference or guarantee of a seat in any course. Course prerequisites and major restrictions are enforced.
Total Hours Required: 18
Requirements
Requirements are listed in the table below. Additional requirements may follow the table, so be sure to read the entire page. Some required courses listed below may also satisfy General Education requirements, including Core Curriculum. Students should also review the University's Undergraduate Minor and Certificate Requirements and Policies.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ADV 378S.13 | Business of Sports Television | 3 |
| or ADV 348S | The Business of Sports Media | |
| CMS 309T | Introduction to Sports Communication | 3 |
| Hours chosen from: | 12 | |
| Introduction to Integrated Communication for Sports | ||
| Special Topics in Sports Media (any topic) | ||
| Communication and Sports | ||
| Politics and Protest in Sports | ||
| Topics in Sports Communication (any topic) | ||
| Topics in Texas Sports and Media (any topic) | ||
| Sports Media Internship | ||
| Sport and Performance Psychology | ||
| Reporting Sports | ||
| Contemporary Issues in Sports Journalism | ||
| Historical and Ethical Issues in Physical Culture and Sports | ||
| Sociological Aspects of Sport and Physical Activity | ||
| Sport, Society, and the International Olympic Movement (No more than six semester hours of KIN 352K Topics in Human Movement Studies may be counted) | ||
| Women and Sport | ||
| Sport, Fitness, and Mass Media | ||
| History of Physical Culture | ||
| Sport and Event Marketing | ||
| Media and Public Relations in Sport | ||
| College Requirements - Communication | ||
| Undergraduate Minor and Certificate Requirements and Policies | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
Additional Requirements and Policies
- Nine hours of in residence coursework and nine hours of upper-division coursework are required.
- All courses must be taken for a letter grade, unless the course is only offered on the pass/fail basis.
- A minimum grade of C- (or CR for courses offered only on a pass/fail basis) is required for all minor coursework.
- No more than six hours of ADV 378S may be counted toward the Sports Media minor electives.
- Courses that appear in multiple lists may only be counted once, unless topics vary.