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Sports Communication, BA


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Program Description


The Bachelor of Arts in Sports Communication provides a thoroughly integrated yet individualized degree program that prepares students for communication careers in the sports industry. Communication plays an integral role in the sports world, and it is imperative for sports professionals to have a strong communications foundation to be successful and competitive. Clemson’s sports communication major provides a multi-faceted and holistic approach to sports communication that spans how sport is communicatively enacted, organized, produced, and consumed. Students gain a strong theoretical foundation regarding the creation, consumption, and effectiveness of messages across sports contexts. During their time in this degree program, students develop a customized study that allows them to focus on their areas of interest (e.g., social media, public relations, organizational communication, and interpersonal communication), while networking with people who work in the sports communication industry.

For additional information, please visit the departmental website at http://www.clemson.edu/cbshs/departments/communication.

Program Requirements


Freshman Year


First Semester


Credit Hours: 14

Second Semester


  • 3 Credits
  • Arts and Humanities (Non-Literature) Requirement 3 Credits 3
  • Modern Language Requirement 4 Credits 2
  • Natural Science with Lab Requirement 4 Credits 3
  • South Carolina REACH Act Requirement 3 Credits 4
Credit Hours: 17

Sophomore Year


First Semester


Credit Hours: 16

Second Semester


Credit Hours: 15

Junior Year


First Semester


Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester


  • COMM 2100 or COMM 2110 or COMM 2120 - 3 Credits
  • COMM 3250 - Survey of Sports Communication 3 Credits
  • Emphasis Area Requirement 3 Credits 5
  • Minor Requirement 3 Credits
  • Elective 3 Credits
Credit Hours: 15

Senior Year


First Semester


Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester


Credit Hours: 13

Total Credits: 120


Footnotes


1 Select STAT 2220  or STAT 2300 .

2 Students must complete through 2020 in a modern language. See Modern Languages Requirement at Clemson University statement in Academic Regulations .

3 See General Education Requirements .

4 See the South Carolina REACH Act Requirement in the Academic Regulations  section.

5 Emphasis area consists of a total of nine credits as follows:

6 See advisor. A total of six credits selected from the following:

NOTE: A transfer course may not be used to satisfy the General Education Global Challenges Requirement. While a transfer course may fulfill other degree requirements, students must enroll in a Clemson course(s) on the Global Challenges list to fulfill the Global Challenges Requirement.

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