2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog

JOUR 314 Sports Public Relations

Develop knowledge, skills, and abilities for entry-level sports information, media relations, and public relations positions with an emphasis on collegiate athletics. Students will be introduced to the day-to-day basic responsibilities of sports public relations professionals including, but not limited to: (1) writing sports press releases; (2) managing social media; (3) producing team media guides; (4) producing pre- and post-games notes/reports for distribution to media; (5) statistical maintenance, analysis, and distribution; (6) maintaining historical records; (7) scouting; and (8) gameday/event roles/responsibilities.

Prerequisites: JOUR 103 and NEWS 105

Recommended parallel: JOUR 261

Credits

3

Cross Listed Courses

Recommended parallel = JOUR 261