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Nov 11, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Journalism with a concentration in Sports Journalism and Communications, BA
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Students interested in careers in sports media—including working for traditional broadcast and print outlets, online media, or communications roles for teams or conferences—enroll in the school’s sports media concentration. Students will learn to write, create visuals, craft messaging and effectively communicate while focusing specifically on sports content.
Degree requirements
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Major requirements
46 semester hours in journalism in sports journalism and communications. Students may take no more than 48 hours in journalism. Check catalog for prerequisites before enrolling in any advanced course.
Journalism foundation requirements
The following requirements are prerequisites for all advanced journalism courses.
- Complete the following with a 2.0 cumulative UNT GPA:
- The journalism math requirement for all concentrations:
- Complete the following with a grade of C or better:
Sports journalism and communications concentration
46 semester hours in journalism
Foundation courses, 6 hours
Writing and reporting, 3 hours
Selected from:
Critical thinking, 3 hours
Reputation management, 3 hours
Visual journalism, 9 hours
Sports journalism, 9 hours
Courses from outside units, 6 hours
Selected from:
Professional application, 1 hour
Selected from:
Electives, 6 hours
Critical thinking, advanced writing/reporting, visual journalism, professional application courses from above lists not previously taken, or selected from:
Minor
An 18-hour minor outside the Mayborn School of Journalism.
Electives
Hours required for electives may vary based on course selection and the University Core Curriculum requirements. Electives may be required to satisfy the advanced hour requirement and/or the minimum total hours required for the degree. For specific information, see an academic advisor in the Mayborn School of Journalism.
Other requirements
Students majoring in journalism are required to maintain a 2.0 cumulative UNT GPA to enroll in journalism courses and have a 2.5 GPA in JOUR and ADVG courses used in the major to graduate.
a. A grade of C or higher is required for all journalism courses to be applied toward the major/minor degree requirements.
b. No more than 12 semester hours of journalism credit will be accepted from a transfer student who is entering with fewer than 75 semester credit hours. For students transferring with 75 semester credit hours or more, a maximum of 18 transfer journalism hours will be accepted for credit toward the bachelor’s degree.
c. A minimum of 72 semester credit hours must be completed outside of journalism. These 72 semester credit hours may not include MRTS.
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