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Apr 19, 2024
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Mansfield University 2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
Communication, Sports Information Concentration
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Offered by the Department of Communication
The sports information concentration prepares students to coordinate communication between athletic departments, student-athletes, and coaches as well as disseminate information to the news media and general public. Students take courses in public relations, electronic media, and organizational communication. Sports information professionals write a variety of communication material, produce video segments, coordinate interviews with the media, compile statistics, and update social media / digital communication. Students in the sports information concentration cannot pursue a dual concentration with public relations or electronic media.
The Communication Program Goals are:
- to foster student’s knowledge in the theory, practice, and application of communication
- to develop and improve student’s written communication skills
- to encourage students to use ethical and critical thinking skills as they apply to communication in various contexts
- to develop and improve student’s proficiency in various technologies used in the field
- to provide opportunities that expose and connect students to professionals and MU alumni working in the communication field
The Student Learning Outcomes for the Sports Information Program are as follows:
- Sport Information majors will be able to explain an organization’s public relations efforts and how the organization is portrayed in the media.
- Sport Information majors will be able to develop appropriate communication material to target specific audiences and media.
- Sport Information majors will be able to evaluate an organization’s use of social media.
- Sport Information majors will be able to effectively disseminate information to organizations, media, and the public.
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Program Requirements: Communication, Sports Information Concentration (B.S.): 120 s.h.
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