Minor in Sport Communication (CHSS)

Love sports? Turn that passion into a career.

Prepare for careers in sports media, digital content, marketing, public relations, broadcasting, and professional or collegiate athletics.

This minor prepares you for careers across the sports industry, including:

  • Social Media & Digital Content Creation
  • Sports Journalism & Broadcasting
  • Public Relations & Media Relations
  • Sports Marketing & Brand Management
  • Professional & Collegiate Athletics
  • Athlete Representation & Sports Agencies
  • Event & Fan Experience Management
  • Podcasting, Streaming & Sports Media Production
  • Esports & Emerging Sports Media

Through hands-on coursework, you'll learn how to tell compelling stories, engage audiences across digital platforms, build brands, communicate during high-pressure moments, and navigate the ethical and cultural issues shaping today's sports industry.

Whether you're majoring in Communication, Business, Marketing, Journalism, Sport Management, or another field, this minor gives you practical skills that employers are looking for while helping you stand out in one of the most exciting and competitive industries.

What You'll Learn

This minor combines communication and sport management to prepare you for one of today's most exciting industries.

You'll learn how to:

  • Create digital content that connects with fans
  • Tell compelling stories across multiple media platforms
  • Build brands through sports marketing and public relationsCover sporting events through journalism and broadcasting
  • Understand the ethical and cultural issues shaping modern sports
  • Communicate effectively in fast-paced organizations

Designed for Any Major

Whether you're studying Communication, Business, Sport Management, Marketing, Journalism, Information Technology, or another field, this minor adds practical communication skills that employers value across the sports industry.

This minor is offered jointly by the Department of Communication and the Department of Kinesiology, Sport, and Hospitality Management in the College of Education and Human Development.

Opportunities

All students have opportunities for research, global-engagement, public service, and career preparation. As a communication major you can:

  • Apply to the communication honors program and work closely with a professor on a research project of your own. Read more >>
  • Earn communication credit while studying abroad with Mason’s Center for Global Education.
  • Gain practical experience with a student media organization such as Fourth Estate (the student newspaper) or WGMU (the student radio station).
  • Develop speaking skills through the Debate or Forensics teams.
  • Learn valuable job skills by interning at major media outlets, government agencies, and private corporations (organizations such as the NBC Today Show, ABC News, ESPN Radio, or USA Today). Read more >>

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Communication Sports