Curriculum

This is the expected curriculum for new first-year students starting in the 2025鈥�2026 academic year. Information about courses in each focus area听(Sports Media Production and Performance, Sports Communication,听and Sports Journalism) is also included.听

Contact听
For questions about the Sports Media Major required courses, contact听
Lauren Bullock, director and assistant professor of instruction for the Sports Media Major.听
Phone: 215-204-2248听
Email: lauren.bullock@temple.edu听

Contents

CurriculumFocus Area Courses

First Year听

Fall听听

  • Introduction to Digital Design Tools for Advertising

  • Introduction to Media Technology

  • Analytical Reading and Writing

  • Klein First-Year Seminar

Spring听

  • Presentations for the Digital Workplace

  • Introduction to Professional Development

  • Sports Media Communication Focus Area Course

  • GenEd Breadth Course: ARTS

  • GenEd Breadth Course: Human Behavior

  • GenEd Breadth Course: Race and Diversity

Second Year听

Fall听听

  • Intellectual Heritage I: The Good Life

  • Introduction to Media Business

  • GenEd Breadth Course: Global/World Society

  • GenEd Breadth Course: US Society

  • Electives听

Spring听

  • Information Technology Policy

  • Public Media

  • Intellectual Heritage II: The Common Good

  • Writing Intensive Course

  • GenEd Breadth Course听

Third Year听

Fall听

  • The Influence of Sports Media on Modern Society

  • Sports Writing

  • Sports Media Learning Experience

  • GenEd Breadth Course

  • Electives听

Spring听

  • Sports Media Relations

  • Sports Media Journalism Focus Area

  • Sports Media Focus Area

  • Electives听

Fourth Year听

Fall听

  • Capstone or Study Away Experience

  • Sports Media Production and Performance Focus Area

  • Electives听

Spring听

  • Sports Media Focus Area

  • Electives听

Focus Areas

Sports media students complete at least one听course from each focus area and a total of at least five听courses.

Sports Media Production and Performance

  • OwlSports Update Practicum
  • Sports Talk Radio
  • Play-by-Play Announcing
  • Television Production Workshop Sports听

Sports Communication

  • Social Media Marketing
  • Digital and Social Media for Sports
  • Intro to Public Relations
  • Communicating Civic Engagement Through Sports
  • Communication and Conflict Behavior
  • Intercultural and Cross-Cultural Conflict
  • Intercultural Communication
  • Communication, Culture and Identity
  • Multiparty Conflict Processes听

Sports Journalism

  • Advanced Sports Reporting
  • Beyond the Lines: Producing Sports Journalism
  • Race, Ethnicity and Gender Influence on Sports Coverage
  • Communicating Sports Statistics听

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