Frequently Asked Questions
Why choose Oklahoma State University’s Sports Media Program?
Now is your chance to pursue a degree in Sports Media through the School of Journalism and Broadcasting at Oklahoma State University, designed to fully prepare for sports work in newspaper, magazine, television, radio, and any number of other vehicles.
In this program, one of few offered in the United States, you will have the option of concentrating on sports broadcasting, sports journalism, or sports public relations and promotion.
Oklahoma State University and the School of Journalism and Broadcasting have a special relationship with sports media throughout the country. As a major sports venue, the OSU campus is visited regularly by national and regional sports media–print and broadcasting–to cover major sporting events. When they come, they call us for student workers. When ESPN decided in 2005 to debut its new university channel, organizers chose Stillwater to do the telecast because the campus represents classic collegiate sports. It was also important to ESPN producers that they were able to rely on a supply of ready and trained students to support the broadcast, so they called faculty at the School of Journalism and Broadcasting.
When you pursue an undergraduate degree in sports media from OSU you will receive classic hands-on training in all aspects of the industry. You will take courses in sports writing, play-by-play announcing and field production, as well as hosting regional broadcasts. You will lay the groundwork for the career of your dreams, and it all starts in Stillwater!
The faculty teaching sports at OSU have professional backgrounds in the field and can speak with authority. We have the ability to offer you a strong program in sports journalism, and we are eager to get your career off to a good start with a solid foundation in the practical and theoretical aspects of what makes sport such a unique fixture in our culture.
What are some of the degrees I can receive through the OSU Sports Media Department?
Sports Media/Broadcast B.A.
Sports Media/Broadcast B.S.
Sports Media/Print B.A.
Sports Media/Print B.S.
Sports Media/Public Relations and Promotions B.A.
Sports Media/Public Relations and Promotions B.S.
What are some sample courses in the Sports Media Program?
Sports and the Media
Sports Media Production
Sports Writing
Sports Public Relations
Sports in the Newsroom
Performance in Electronic Sports Media
Where can I find more information about the OSU Sports Media Program?
Student Advising Center
School of Journalism and Broadcasting
Oklahoma State University
206 Paul Miller Building
Stillwater OK 74078
(405)744-8261
http://journalism.okstate.edu/sportsmedia/
