Overview
The sports broadcasting track was designed to prepare students for the ever-expanding field of sports media. Students on this track have direct access to sports broadcasting opportunities through Youngstown State University Athletics, including NCAA Division I sports, via Horizon League and Missouri Valley Conference (i.e., Penguin football, basketball, soccer) streams and broadcasts. Students learn the process of preparing content through the pre- and post-production phases as well as evaluation of the content.
This curriculum is designed to prepare students in pursuit of careers not only in sports broadcasting, but also in expanding avenues of communication such as media sales and advertising, storytelling and content creation, writing and editing, and independent production. Sports media internships are available at regionally based, national and international media organizations such as ESPN and Fox Sports affiliates and flagship locations.
| COURSE | TITLE | S.H. |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST YEAR STUDENT REQUIREMENT-SUCCESS SEMINAR | ||
| YSU 1500 | Success Seminar | 1-2 |
| or YSU 1500S | Youngstown State University Success Seminar | |
| or HONR 1500 | Intro to Honors | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION | ||
| ENGL 1550 | Writing 1 | 3-4 |
| or ENGL 1549 | Writing 1 with Support | |
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| GE Mathematics Course *Any approved GE math course, MATH 2623 or 2623C recommended | 3 | |
| Arts and Humanities (6 s.h.) | ||
| JOUR 2603 | Media Ethics and Social Responsibilities required for major | 3 |
| GE: Arts & Humanities Course | 3 | |
| GE: Natural Sciences (7 s.h.) 2 different science courses, 1 MUST include a lab | ||
| GE: Natural Science Course | 3 | |
| GE: Natural Science Course with a Lab | 4 | |
| GE: Social Sciences (6 SH) | ||
| MCOM 1595 | Media Literacy and Culture required for major | 3 |
| CMST 2610 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| General Education Elective (9 s.h.) | ||
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations either CMST 1545 or 2620 is required for major | 3 |
| or CMST 2620 | Science Communication | |
| GE: General Education Elective | 3 | |
| GE: General Education Elective | 3 | |
| Required Support Courses | ||
| CMST 1500 | Exploring Communication | 3 |
| CMST 3790 | Personal Brand Communication | 3 |
| JOUR 2602 | Media Writing | 3 |
| JOUR 4824 | Communication Law | 3 |
| Multimedia Communication Core Requirements | ||
| MCOM 2624 | Communication Technology - Photo and Video | 3 |
| MCOM 2625 | Communication Technologies: Aesthetics and Design | 3 |
| MCOM 2683 | Foundations of Multicamera Production | 1 |
| MCOM 2683L | Multicamera Lab 1 | 2 |
| MCOM 2685 | Producing | 3 |
| MCOM 3726 | American Media: History, Principles and Practices | 3 |
| or JOUR 3726 | American Media: History, Principles and Practices | |
| MCOM 3780 | Presentational Literacy | 3 |
| MCOM 4850L | Applied Production | 3 |
| Sports Broadcasting Requirements | ||
| MCOM 1570 | Sports Field Production 1 | 3 |
| MCOM 1570L | Sports Broadcasting Lab 1 | 3 |
| MCOM 3782 | Advanced Multicamera Production | 1 |
| MCOM 3782L | Multicamera Lab 2 | 2 |
| MCOM 3793L | Broadcast Sports Performance | 2 |
| MCOM 3795L | Sports Broadcasting Lab 2 | 3 |
| MCOM 4879 | Game Day Content Production | 3 |
| MCOM 4882 | Live Event Production | 3 |
| JOUR 3759 | Sports Journalism | 3 |
| JOUR 3769 | Sports Public Relations | 3 |
| CMST 5889 | Theory of Sports and Communication | 3 |
| or HIST 3723 | History of American Sports | |
| or JOUR 3790 | Documentary Storytelling | |
| Seminar Requirement | ||
| MCOM 4897 | Seminar | 3 |
| or JOUR 4825 | Selected Topics in Journalism | |
| Senior Capstone | ||
| MCOM 4899 | Senior Project | 3 |
| MCOM Elective (6 SH) Select | 6 | |
| Select 2 of the following courses: MCOM 3711, MCOM 3781L, MCOM 3784, MCOM 3791, MCOM 4884L, MCOM 4890, MCOM 4888 | ||
| Free Electives *Hours will vary based on what is needed for 120 SH | 8-6 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 120 | |
*Student must complete a minimum 39 SH of upper-level courses, 37XX and above.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | S.H. | |
| YSU 1500 | Success Seminar or Youngstown State University Success Seminar or Intro to Honors | 1-2 |
| ENGL 1550 or ENGL 1549 | Writing 1 or Writing 1 with Support | 3-4 |
| CMST 1500 | Exploring Communication | 3 |
| MCOM 1570 | Sports Field Production 1 | 3 |
| MCOM 1570L | Sports Broadcasting Lab 1 | 3 |
| MCOM 2683 | Foundations of Multicamera Production | 1 |
| MCOM 2683L | Multicamera Lab 1 | 2 |
| Semester Hours | 16-18 | |
| Spring | ||
| MCOM 1595 | Media Literacy and Culture | 3 |
| MCOM 2624 or JOUR 2602 | Communication Technology - Photo and Video or Media Writing | 3 |
| MCOM 2625 or CMST 2610 | Communication Technologies: Aesthetics and Design or Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| MCOM 2685 | Producing | 3 |
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| MCOM 3726 | American Media: History, Principles and Practices | 3 |
| MCOM 3780 | Presentational Literacy | 3 |
| JOUR 2602 or MCOM 2624 | Media Writing or Communication Technology - Photo and Video | 3 |
| JOUR 2603 | Media Ethics and Social Responsibilities | 3 |
| GE: Natural Science | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| MCOM 3782 | Advanced Multicamera Production | 1 |
| MCOM 3782L | Multicamera Lab 2 | 2 |
| JOUR 3759 | Sports Journalism | 3 |
| CMST 3790 | Personal Brand Communication | 3 |
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations or Honors Communication Foundations or Science Communication | 3 |
| GE: Arts and Humanities | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| MCOM 4882 | Live Event Production | 3 |
| MCOM 3793L | Broadcast Sports Performance | 2 |
| CMST 2610 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| GE: Natural Science with Lab | 4 | |
| GE: General Education Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| MCOM 4879 | Game Day Content Production | 3 |
| MCOM 3795L | Sports Broadcasting Lab 2 | 3 |
| MCOM Elective | 3 | |
| JOUR 3769 | Sports Public Relations | 3 |
| CMST 5889 | Theory of Sports and Communication spring odd or History of American Sports or Documentary Storytelling | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| MCOM 4850L | Applied Production | 3 |
| MCOM 4897 or JOUR 4825 | Seminar or Selected Topics in Journalism | 3 |
| GE: Math | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| GE: General Education Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| MCOM 4899 | Senior Project | 3 |
| JOUR 4824 | Communication Law | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| MCOM Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 2-0 | |
| Semester Hours | 14-12 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 120 | |
LEARNING OUTCOMES
The student learning outcomes for the B.A. degree program are as follows:
SLO2: Students will use the production process to construct written, oral and visual messages for a specific audience.
SLO3: Students will examine and apply legal and ethical concepts associated with careers in mass media.
SLO4: Students will describe the prevailing theories and professional structures of electronic media both in the U.S. and globally.