BA in Sports Communication and Media

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¿Qué aprenderé?

Sacred Heart’s BA in sports communication & media provides a combination of hands-on production with challenging history and theory courses designed to blend the study and practice of sports media.

Why Earn Your BA in Sports Communication & Media from Sacred Heart?

Students in the sports communication & media (SCM) program at Sacred Heart receive intensive training in the art and craft of digital storytelling across multiple platforms from traditional television to contemporary social media. Sports communication & media majors will graduate prepared for careers as responsible media professionals with well-developed critical thinking skills. SHU is located in the geographic center of the sports media industry, and students are supported by experienced faculty with industry connections, which provides students with exciting internship opportunities at nearby sports media companies such as ESPN and NBC Sports.

Benefits

  • Located in the geographic center of the sports media industry
  • Connections to industry leaders
  • World-class professional facilities
  • High-value practicum experiences and numerous internship possibilities
  • Full-time faculty with a wealth of experience in the sports media industry
  • Alumni network from major sports media companies

Learning Outcomes

Students in the SCM program develop a theoretical, aesthetic and historical understanding of the sports communication field, and will acquire the knowledge and technical skills necessary to pursue careers in the digital world of the sports media industry.

  • Apply analytical methods to be active, critical consumers of sports communication messages
  • Analyze ethical issues relevant to the production and distribution of sports communication messages
  • Analyze the relationship between sports communication, democracy, and society
  • Communicate and integrate ideas in written form
  • Communicate and integrate ideas in multimedia form
  • Demonstrate skills for creating sports communication and media related productions, promotions, or events

Career Outlook

The sports industry has shown dynamic growth over the past five years, and is projected to reach over $83 Billion by 2023 in North America alone. Sports communication & media graduates pursue careers across the sports media industry in a variety of roles, including:

  • Broadcast journalist
  • Communications associate
  • Media relations coordinator
  • Multimedia content?producer
  • Public address announcer
  • Public relations specialist
  • Athletic communications manager
  • Sports information manager
  • Videographer/editor
  • Sports team promoter/publicist
  • Sports writer
  • Television/radio broadcaster

¿En cuál departamento estoy?

School of Communication, Media and the Arts

Opciones de estudio

a tiempo completo (4 )

Costos de estudio
US$50.084,00 por año
Fecha de inicio

Esperado Enero 2026

Lugar

School of Communication, Media and the Arts

Martire Center for the Liberal Arts,

FAIRFIELD,

Connecticut,

06825, United States

Requerimiento de entrada

Para estudiantes internacionales

Students must have completed the equivalent of a United States secondary-school education (approximately twelve years of formal education) and have the appropriate diploma or satisfactory results on leaving examinations.

For all non-native English speakers, an official English language proficiency examination is required. The following examinations and minimum scores are accepted:

  • TOEFL 80+
  • TOEFL iBT Home Edition: 80
  • TOEFL Essentials: 8.5
  • Academic IELTS 6.5
  • Duolingo 110

Other Acceptable Exam Scores

  • PTE: 62
  • iTEP: 5
  • Cambridge C1 Advanced: 180
  • Completion of ELS 112
  • Completion of EF Level C1
  • Completion of Talk Level 7
  • EIKEN: pre-1
  • GTEC: 1200
  • PTE: 62
  • SHU ESL Program: Score of 90 on exit ESL exam AND successful completion of Level 5 or 6
  • VEPT 5.5

Puede haber diferentes requisitos de IELTS en función del curso elegido.

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