Sports Journalism Minor

The Sports Journalism minor, aimed at students from majors outside of Journalism, offers training related to sports writing or sports broadcasting. Like the major and minor in Journalism, the minor in Sports Journalism synthesizes theory and practice, preparing our graduates to excel in the rapidly evolving media landscape. The minor in Sports Journalism begins with the core reporting and writing courses to build essential journalism skills and then moves on to specialized courses in sports writing, sports broadcasting, sports communication, and more.

Fordham has a long and storied history in sports journalism. Some of the renowned sportscasters and sports journalists in the US attended Fordham, and many of them visit our classes regularly to help mentor the next generation of journalists. Our department also works closely with our campus public media station, WFUV, which has a robust training program for the students who work in its sports department—many of whom are also our majors and minors.

  • Upon graduation with a sports journalism minor, students will have achieved the following curricular goals:

    1. In terms of knowledge, students will develop a critically-informed understanding of journalism as a set of industries and institutions, a site of political and cultural contestation, a space of creative and critical production, and an evolving political and economic ecosystem.
    2. Through specific sports journalism training, students will learn fundamental journalistic skills as well as multimedia production skills to prepare for a career in sports journalism.
    3. Students will gain knowledge of the sports industry with critical thinking of the structure, key actors, and trends within the industry as well as challenges facing the industry and the impact of sports on society.
    4. Students will be able to examine issues of ethics, race, and gender in the world of athletics within the interdisciplinary context of business, law, and sociology.
    5. Students will also consider the  economic, legal and sociological framings of sport, all of which feed into shaping the production and reception of sports media.
    6. In terms of values, minors will be aware of the ethical and moral challenges that journalists face, and the ways in which such challenges are addressed.