The Sports Journalism program prepares students to become a multi-media sports journalist. Students learn how to write and relate information for multiple platforms including print, radio, TV and the Web. Students gain hands-on experience reporting sports news, conducting interviews and providing play-by-play along with commentary. Depending on the semester, students work live on the campus radio station WHSN 89.3-FM, the NESCom Broadcast Network, the student run online newspaper, The Spectator or the television productions the NESCom Connection and The Locker Room. Students will learn about careers as a sports producer and/or podcaster. Students will also learn about sports information not only studying this career for a full semester, but also participating in a program much like an internship beginning their very first week of school.
Upon completing the Sports Journalism degree program students will be able to:
1 - Ethics - Students will apply industry-wide legal and ethical standards for journalism.
2 - Technical Skills - Students will demonstrate the fundamentals of technology appropriate to the platform exemplifying quality journalism.
3 - News Reporting & Writing - Students will gather information, write, edit, and articulate news stories for truth, fairness, grammar, style, mechanics and structure across multiple platforms
4 - Critical Thinking - Students will evaluate news, sports or feature stories for accuracy, fairness, clarity, style and grammar.
5 - Contemporary Issues - Students will demonstrate an understanding of contemporary news media issues, current events and issues facing journalists.
Requirements for Majors
All Sports Journalism majors must earn an overall 2.0 cumulative grade-point average as well as a 2.0 in their MC prefix courses. In addition, transfer students must complete a minimum of 15 credit hours in MC prefix courses at Husson.
| GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS | ||
| CM 200 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| EH 105 | College Writing | 3 |
| HE 111 | The Husson Experience *** | 1 |
| MC 101 | Introduction to Mass Communications | 3 |
| MC 400 | Ethics in Media | 3 |
| VF 245 | Photography I | 3 |
| Foreign Culture & Conversation Elective | 3 | |
| Historical Elective | 3 | |
| Lab Science Elective | 3-4 | |
| Literature Elective | 3 | |
| Math I Elective | 4 | |
| Math II Elective | 3 | |
| Philosophical Elective | 3 | |
| Psychological/Sociological Elective | 3 | |
| NESCom Core | ||
| GV 245 | Graphic Design I | 3 |
| IT 121 | Computer Applications for Digital Media | 3 |
| MC 301 | Career Preparation | 1 |
| VF 100 | Intro to Video Production | 3 |
| SPORTS JOURNALISM PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS | ||
| CM 100 | Speech | 3 |
| MK 314 | Cross Cultural Communication | 3 |
| MK 322 | Social Media Marketing | 3 |
| SJ 114 | Intro to News Reporting | 3 |
| SJ 115 | Radio News Writing and Reporting | 3 |
| SJ 127 | Intro to Sports Journalism | 3 |
| SJ 217 | TV News Writing & Reporting | 3 |
| SJ 218 | Intro to Podcasting | 3 |
| SJ 223 | Reporting and Writing for Print | 3 |
| SJ 227 | Sports Journalism II | 3 |
| SJ 235 | Web Reporting | 3 |
| SJ 255 | Sports Play-by-Play | 3 |
| SJ 324 | Professional Blogging | 3 |
| SJ 328 | Sports Information | 3 |
| SJ 330 | Sports Journalism Internship (or Open Elective) | 3 |
| SJ 360 | Reporting and Producing TV News | 3 |
| SJ 437 | Producing and Hosting A Sports Show | 3 |
| SM 331 | Governance and Policy in Sport | 3 |
| VF 347 | Photojournalism | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Open Electives | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 120-121 | |
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| EH 105 | 3 | CM 100 | 3 |
| HE 111*** | 1 | SJ 115 | 3 |
| MC 101 | 3 | SJ 227 | 3 |
| SJ 114 | 3 | VF 100 | 3 |
| SJ 127 | 3 | Math I Elective | 4 |
| 13 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| CM 200 | 3 | IT 121 | 3 |
| SJ 223 | 3 | SJ 235 | 3 |
| Math II Elective | 3 | VF 245 | 3 |
| Psychological/Sociological Elective | 3 | Literature Elective | 3 |
| Open Elective | 3 | Philosophical Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| MK 314 | 3 | SJ 218 | 3 |
| MK 322 | 3 | SJ 324 | 3 |
| SJ 217 | 3 | SJ 328 | 3 |
| SJ 255 | 3 | SJ 360 | 3 |
| Historical Elective | 3 | Lab Science Elective | 3-4 |
| 15 | 15-16 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| MC 301 | 1 | GV 245 | 3 |
| MC 400 | 3 | SJ 330 (or Open Elective) | 3 |
| SJ 437 | 3 | SM 331 | 3 |
| VF 347 | 3 | Open Elective | 3 |
| Foreign Culture & Conversation Elective | 3 | Open Elective | 3 |
| Open Elective | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Total Hours: 120-121 | |||
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May not be required for degree completion.