Located in Fort Worth, Texas Christian University's College of Communication offers a sports broadcasting program. Students must complete 124 credits to graduate, and at least 37 of those credits must be in sports broadcasting courses. Sample courses include Introduction to Remote Sports Production and Sports Broadcasting. Students also take a senior seminar and complete an internship for six credits. Students also have access to an esteemed board of advisers made up of sports broadcasting professionals from major sports networks like ESPN and professional sport teams like the San Diego Padres.
Texas Christian University
College of Communication
TCU Box 298030
Fort Worth, TX 76129
817-257-7630
ftdm.tcu.edu
Indiana University offers a sports communication degree through its Department of Kinesiology. Students can choose an emphasis in broadcasting and study in both the Department of Kinesiology and Department of Telecommunications. Students take courses in telecommunications media, focusing on television, radio and other electronic forms of communication. The degree requires students to complete 124 credits, and they can apply to the program after earning 26 credits and a grade point average of at least 2.5.
Indiana University
Department of Kinesiology
1025 E. 7th Street, HPER 112
Bloomington, IN 47405
812-855-6076
indiana.edu
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis offers a sports journalism degree, which includes a number of available courses in sports broadcasting. Offered by the school's School of Journalism, the degree requires students to take 47 credit hours in the major. Sample courses include Sports Broadcasting, The Business of Sports and Introduction to Sports Journalism: Controversy, Conflict and Characters. Students can also choose to take a one-credit internship with television or radio stations during the summer.
IUPUI School of Journalism
535 W Michigan St
Indianapolis, IN 46202
317-278-5335
iupui.edu