Graduate
Student Learning Outcomes
Master of Arts in Sports Journalism (M.A.)
Upon completion of this program, graduates will be able to:
- Demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills using print, broadcast, digital, and social media.
- Appraise and apply journalistic values and ethical standards and their use in both traditional news media and the evolving field of digital sports media.
- Analyze and write about sports in a larger social context involving economic, legal, social, and political issues.
- Evaluate the symbiotic relationship between sports and the media from historical and contemporary perspectives.
- Assess the strategic differences used in communicating with news audiences on print, broadcast, and digital platforms.
- Manage and implement new forms of sports journalism online, including blogging, tweeting, and streaming audio and video.
