{"id":16303,"date":"2024-08-26T12:04:25","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T17:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/?post_type=program&p=16303"},"modified":"2025-08-26T11:09:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T16:09:22","slug":"mass-communication-sports-tv","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/program\/mass-communication-sports-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass Communication (TV\/Sports Production)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication with a focus on TV\/Sports Production at Southern Arkansas University prepares students for dynamic careers in television broadcasting and sports media. The program emphasizes video production, live event coverage, and broadcast journalism, equipping students with the technical skills and industry knowledge needed to excel in sports and TV production. Graduates are well-prepared for roles in broadcasting, sports media, and live production environments.<\/p>\n

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Learning Goals<\/h3>\n
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  1. Mass Communication students use oral, written, and visual communication effectively in the medium specific to their field.<\/li>\n
  2. Mass communication students understand the place and importance of mass media in terms of its social, cultural, and ethical impact.<\/li>\n
  3. Mass Communication students can critically analyze textual, visual, and aural informational elements pertaining to mass media, communicate these written or orally, and then design a plan of action to execute them.<\/li>\n
  4. After proper analytical techniques, Mass Communication students communicate information to audiences of all types.<\/li>\n
  5. Mass Media students learn practical skills of mass media through hands on training, and the use of tools and technology related to Mass Media.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication with a focus on TV\/Sports Production at Southern Arkansas University prepares students for dynamic careers in television broadcasting and sports media. The program emphasizes video production, live event coverage, and broadcast journalism, equipping students with the technical skills and industry knowledge needed to excel in sports and TV… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":16304,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_genesis_title":"","_genesis_description":"","_genesis_noindex":"","_genesis_nofollow":"","_genesis_noarchive":"","_genesis_canonical_uri":"","_open_graph_title":"","_open_graph_description":"","_twitter_title":"","_twitter_description":"","_social_image_url":"","_social_image_id":"","redirect":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"college_department":[309,18304],"delivery":[255],"types":[28854,28850],"class_list":{"0":"post-16303","1":"program","2":"type-program","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"college_department-art-and-design","8":"college_department-college-of-liberal-and-performing-arts","9":"delivery-on-campus","10":"types-major","11":"types-undergraduate","12":"entry"},"acf":{"department_college":"Department of Art & Design<\/a>\u00a0\/ College of Liberal and Performing Arts<\/a>","Number_of_Hours":"120","Catalog Entry":"

    University Requirement (2 hours)<\/h4>\r\nGSTD 1002 - Freshman Seminar\r\n

    General Education (35 hours)<\/h4>\r\nClick here to see the General Education Curriculum.\r\n

    Mass Communication (15 hours)<\/h4>\r\nDC 2333 - Fundamentals of Digital Cinema\r\nMCOM 1003 - Introduction to Mass Communication\r\nMCOM 2133 - Basic Digital Photography\r\nMCOM 4003 - Media Law and Ethics\r\nMM 2003 - Reporting and Writing for the Mass Media\r\n

    Mass Media (15 hours)<\/h4>\r\nDC 3333 - Intermediate Digital Cinema\r\nMM 3103 - Principles of Public Relations\r\nMM 3123 - Internet Communication\r\nMM 4123 - International Mass Media\r\n3 hours of upper-level Mass Media electives\r\n

    TV\/Sports Production (21 hours)<\/h4>\r\nMM 2013 - Introduction to Media Production\r\nMM 3143 - Producing Online Content\r\nMM 3403 - Sports Production\r\nMM 3413 - Sports Broadcasting\r\nMM 4423 - Writing for Sports\r\nSM 2003 - Introduction to Sport Management\r\nSM 3313 - Sports Marketing\r\n

    Other Requirements (32 hours)<\/h4>\r\nMKTG 3033 - Principles of Marketing\r\nPSYC 2003 - General Psychology\r\nSPCH 1113 - Introduction to Public Speaking\r\nMCOM 3363 - Advanced Digital Photography or SPCH 3123 - Advanced Public Speaking\r\nPSCI 3243 - Modern American Politics or PSCI 3033 - American Political Parties\r\nMM 4903 - Senior Research Project or MPRO 4342 - Senior Capstone\r\n6 hours of freshman-level Foreign Language\r\nSelect 3 hours from the following:<\/span>\r\nENGL 2213 - World Literature I\r\nENGL 2223 - World Literature II\r\nENGL 3023 - Technical Writing\r\nSelect one of the following options:<\/span>\r\n6 hours of sophomore-level Foreign Language\r\nor<\/strong>\r\nENGL 3003 - Advanced Professional Writing and<\/strong> 3 hours of upper-level Humanities electives","minor_requirements":"","Degree Plans":"