Media Minors at Texas State University

Add focused media skills to your degree 18-credit-hour minor in sports media, journalism, or mass communication, or sports media. Minors that help students build practical communication skills, understand audiences, and create work with purpose.

At SJMC, students learn by doing. These minors give students a way to strengthen their major with media writing, strategy, storytelling, production, digital communication, and critical thinking skills that apply across industries.

Sports Media Minor at Texas State University

Learn sports storytelling, strategic sports communication, branding, and content production across digital, broadcast, and live media with the Sports Media minor at Texas State University.

About Sports Media Minor

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The sports media minor is for students interested in sports reporting, sports production, fan engagement, athlete branding, sports marketing, or social media content for teams and organizations. Depending on elective choices, students can shape the minor toward sports reporting, production, branding, or audience engagement.

What You Will Learn

Students in the sports media minor learn how to:

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  • Create sports content for digital, broadcast, and written platforms
  • Understand how sports organizations communicate with audiences
  • Apply media strategy to sports brands, athletes, teams, and fans
  • Report and produce sports news
  • Analyze sports media through ethical, cultural, and professional perspectives

Course Requirements

The sports media minor requires 18 credit hours.

  • Required courses:

    • MC 4329: Sports Media
    • MC 4331: Strategic Sports Communication
    • MC 4336K: Content Creation for Sports

    Students choose one of the following:

    • MC 2111: Media Practicum
    • MC 4130: Internship
    • MC 3121: TV Program Production
    • MC 4316J: Sport Branding and Media Engagement
    • MC 4357: Sports as News
    • MC 4362: Video Production for Sports

    Students also choose two courses, or 6 credit hours, from the approved list:

    • MC 1313: Media Writing
    • MC 3311: Video Production
    • MC 4323: Multimedia Journalism
    • MC 4324: Visual Storytelling
    • COMM 3320: Communicating Through Sport
    • REC 1310: Introduction to Recreation and Sport Management
    • SOCI 3340: Sociology of Sport
    • PSY 3336: Sport Psychology
    • MKT 3380: Sports Marketing
  • Some sports media electives have prerequisites. Students should meet with an advisor to plan the best sequence for reporting, production, branding, or sports communication goals.

Career Connections

The sports media minor can support students interested in:

Sports Reporting

Sports Photographer

Sports Social Media

Sports Videographer

Sports Advertising

Live or Recorded Sports Production

Sports Marketing Director

Sports Branding


Journalism Minor Minor at Texas State University

Students build reporting, interviewing, media writing, editing, verification, visual communication, digital publishing, and media skills.

About Journalism Minor

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The journalism minor is designed for students who want to become stronger reporters, writers, researchers, and digital storytellers. Students learn how journalism works across today’s media platforms while building the skills to write, photograph, and produce stories

What You Will Learn

Students in the journalism minor learn how to:

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  • Write clearly and accurately for media audiences
  • Report and verify information from interviews, research, and multiple sources
  • Use visual communication principles to strengthen storytelling
  • Understand media law, ethics, and professional responsibility
  • Create and evaluate digital and online media content

Course Requirements

The journalism minor requires 18 credit hours.

  • Required courses:

    • MC 1301: Introduction to Mass Communication
    • MC 1313: Media Writing
    • MC 3319: Visual Communication
    • MC 4301: Media Law and Ethics
    • MC 4381: Fundamentals of Digital and Online Media

    Students also choose one of the following:

    • MC 3321: News Writing and Reporting I
    • MC 4323: Multimedia Journalism
  • Some journalism courses have prerequisites. Students should meet with an advisor to plan the right course sequence for their major and graduation timeline.

Career Connections

The journalism minor can support students interested in:

Reporting and News Writing

Broadcast Producer

Multimedia Journalist or Producer

Newsletter Editor

Multimedia Storytelling

Photojournalist

Radio Host

Film and Television Production


Mass Communication Minor Minor at Texas State University

Study media industries, audiences, public relations, advertising, digital media, and the role media plays in society.

About Mass Communication Minor

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The mass communication minor is the broadest of the three School of Journalism and Mass Communication minors. It is designed for students who want to understand media industries, audiences, strategy, and the role media plays in public life. Students explore how messages move through media systems, how organizations communicate with audiences, and how public relations, advertising, visual communication, and digital platforms shape the way people receive information. 

What You Will Learn

Students in the mass communication minor learn how to:

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  • Understand the role of mass media in society
  • Analyze audiences, messages, and media platforms
  • Recognize how public relations and advertising support organizations
  • Use visual and digital communication concepts
  • Apply media knowledge to campaigns, brands, communities, and public issues

Course Requirements

The mass communication minor requires 18 credit hours.

  • Students choose from the following course groups:

    Choose one:

    • MC 1301: Introduction to Mass Communication
    • MC 4302: History of Mass Media

    Required course:

    • MC 3343: Introduction to Public Relations

    Choose one:

    • MC 3319: Visual Communication
    • MC 4381: Fundamentals of Digital and Online Media

    Choose one:

    • MC 3355: Mass Media and Society
    • MC 3375: Electronic Media as Entertainment

    Choose one:

    • MC 3367: Advertising
    • MC 4303: International Advertising

    Choose one additional elective not already used above:

    • MC 1301: Introduction to Mass Communication
    • MC 3375: Electronic Media as Entertainment
    • MC 4303: International Advertising
    • MC 4309: Visual Literacy: Film
    • MC 4310: International Communication
    • MC 4322: Health Communication Campaigns
    • MC 4381: Fundamentals of Digital and Online Media
  • Course options in this minor allow students to shape the experience around their interests. Students should meet with an advisor to select courses that support their major, career goals, and graduation plan.

Career Connections

The mass communication minor can support students interested in:

Communications Strategy

Public Relations

Advertising

Media Planning

Content Strategy

Brand Storytelling

Audience Research

Digital Communication


Questions About SJMC Minors

A minor can help students add focus to their degree and build communication skills that support their next step. Talk with the School of Journalism and Mass Communication or your academic advisor about course options, sequencing, and how each minor can fit into your degree plan. Talk With an Academic Advisor Here

Minor Requirements for SJMC Majors.

Students majoring within the School of Journalism and Mass Communication may select a minor within the School of Journalism and Mass Communication with the following exceptions, journalism majors cannot be journalism minors and mass communication majors cannot be mass communication minors. Students majoring and minoring within the School of Journalism and Mass Communication may apply no more than nine hours of the same MC prefix coursework to both the major and minor.