COM 378, 379 - Sport, Culture, & Media

Course unit(s): 1
Meets GAR: Meets general academic requirement W when offered as 379.
Prerequisite(s): COM 201 Media & Society .
Explores the cultural artifacts, historical developments, and related systems of power that comprise sport media. Students observe, document, and analyze mediated sport and its prominence in our cultural environment. Includes analysis of the conventions of sports journalism (electronic and print) and transformations in those arenas. Emphasizes writing.