The sports information minor at Commonwealth University prepares students to coordinate communication between athletic departments, student-athletes, and coaches as well as disseminate information to the news media and general public.

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The sports information minor prepares students to coordinate communication between athletic departments, student-athletes, and coaches as well as disseminate information to the news media and general public.

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  • Minor
Location
  • Bloomsburg
  • Lock Haven
Department
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Program Contact
Department Chair for Media and Journalism & Professor
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Students take courses in public relations, media production, and emergent media. Sports information professionals write a variety of communication material, produce audio and video segments, coordinate interviews with the media, compile statistics, and update social media and digital communication.

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Courses and Curriculum

Sports Information Minor Requirements

  • 21 credits required for minor completion
  • Students should meet with their academic advisor each semester and use Degree Works to monitor their individual progress toward completion of the minor.

Minor Requirements

Students who complete the Sports Information minor will be able to:

  1. Develop strategic communication messaging and material to target specific audiences and media.
  2. Write and produce a variety of communication deliverables such as promotional material, audio/video segments, interviews, and social media/digital communication.
  3. Identify methods to effectively disseminate information to organizations, media, and the public.

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