Graduate
Degree Programs
Sports Journalism
The Master of Arts in Sports Journalism is a program of 30 credit hours of courses designed to produce highly qualified and educated graduates to fill positions with traditional mass media corporations as well as new-media outlets locally, nationally and internationally.
The degree has core courses to which specialized course work will be added. In addition, the program includes courses taken in other departments designed to provide graduates with a basic understanding of the general role of sports and journalism in society.
The program, ideal for graduating seniors and professionals with a few years of experience, focuses on the converging worlds of print journalism, electronic media, public relations, advertising, documentary and emerging technologies as expressed in the new commercial reality of sport.
Courses are offered in the evenings on IUPUI’s downtown Indianapolis campus, which is within easy walking distance of major sporting venues and a short drive of the state’s major newspaper, television and radio headquarters. No thesis is required and the program can be completed within two years.
Degree Requirements for the M.A. in Sports Journalism
Completion of 30 credit hours including:
Fall Semester
- JOUR-J 510 Media & Society Seminar (3 cr.)
- JOUR-J 540 Business of Sports Media (3 cr.)
- JOUR-J541 Digital Sports Journalism (3 cr.)
- JOUR-J 660 Media Coverage of Sports (3 cr.)
Spring Semester
- JOUR-J 542 Sports Journalism and Society (3 cr.)
- JOUR-J 545 Sports Writing (3 cr.)
- JOUR-J 546 Sports Journalism Research (3 cr.)
- JOUR-J 547 Sports Broadcast Journalism (3 cr.)
Summer Session I Semester
- JOUR-J 501 Public Affairs Reporting, Capstone Course (3 cr.)
- JOUR-J 543 Sports Journalism Law (3 cr.)
Grades
No grade below B- (2.7) will be counted toward this degree.