{"id":175,"date":"2017-01-23T16:43:09","date_gmt":"2017-01-23T16:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tcuschieffer.wpengine.com\/ftdm\/?page_id=175"},"modified":"2025-05-12T12:10:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T17:10:18","slug":"sports-broadcasting-major","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schieffercollege.tcu.edu\/ftdm\/academics\/areas-of-study\/sports-broadcasting-major\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Broadcasting Major"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The FTDM department offers a Sports Broadcasting major, available as a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science. In the program, students acquire the technical skills to produce sports programs at the professional level as well as the analytical skills to understand and articulate the social and cultural roles sports events play in countries around the globe.<\/p>\n<h2>University Requirements<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A minimum of 120 semester hours is required to graduate from TCU. At least 42 semester hours must be earned at the 30000-level or above.<\/li>\n<li>All TCU students must complete the <a href=\"http:\/\/provost.tcu.edu\/faculty-resources\/core-curriculum\/core-curriculum-students\/\">Core Curriculum requirements<\/a> as described elsewhere in the TCU catalog.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Major Requirements<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A minimum of 37 semester hours in sports broadcasting, including at least 12 hours at the 30000 level or above<\/li>\n<li>A grade of &#8220;C&#8221; or better in all courses taken in the department<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0057211\" data-course-id=\"0057211\">FTDM10113<\/a>\u00a0History of Broadcasting;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0057351\" data-course-id=\"0057351\">FTDM20213<\/a>\u00a0Video Production for Sports;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0057481\" data-course-id=\"0057481\">FTDM20523<\/a>\u00a0Business of Media;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0057841\" data-course-id=\"0057841\">FTDM21113<\/a>\u00a0Sports Broadcasting;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0086041\" data-course-id=\"0086041\">FTDM21713<\/a>\u00a0Introduction to Remote Sports Production;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0058151\" data-course-id=\"0058151\">FTDM40901<\/a>\u00a0Senior Seminar<\/li>\n<li>A minor of at least 18 hours; all requirements of the minor department must be followed<\/li>\n<li>Students pursuing the BA degree also must demonstrate competency in a foreign language equivalent to completion of one of the following:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0099681\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ARAB 20063\u00a0Intermediate Arabic II<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0012341\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CHIN 20063\u00a0Intermediate Chinese II<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0018631\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FREN 20063\u00a0Fourth Semester College French<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0020781\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GRMN 20063\u00a0Intermediate German<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0020951\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GREE 20063\u00a0Fourth Semester College Greek (Hellenistic)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0024381\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ITAL 20063\u00a0Fourth Semester College Italian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0024451\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JAPN 20063\u00a0Fourth Semester College Japanese<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0033901\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SPAN 20203\u00a0Intermediate Spanish 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0084421\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SPAN 20213\u00a0Intensive Intermediate Spanish 2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Course requirements and order<\/h2>\n<p>After successful admission to the Sports Broadcasting major, students are required to complete the following requirements for graduation.\u00a0<strong>It is strongly recommended that Sports Broadcasting majors complete their course requirements in the following order:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Sports Broadcasting Prerequisites<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0057211\">FTDM 10113 History of Broadcasting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0057841\">FTDM 21113 Sports Broadcasting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0086041\">FTDM 20713 Introduction to Remote Sports Production<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sports Broadcasting Core Requirements<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"sc-courselink\" href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0102851\">FTDM 20213 Video Production for Sports<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0057481\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FTDM 20523 Business of Media<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sports Broadcasting Production Courses <\/strong>(Complete <em>four<\/em> of the following courses)\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0090491\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FTDM 21513 Sports Radio<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0075171\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FTDM 31713 Remote Sports Production<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0075181\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FTDM 31723 Producing the Live Sports Event<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0075191\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FTDM 31733 Audio Production for Sports: Television and Radio<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0091001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FTDM 41113 Sports Play-by-Play<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0088371\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FTDM 41333 Post-Production for Sports<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0086051\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FTDM 41383 Sports Documentary Production<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sports Broadcasting Industry and Analysis Courses\u00a0<\/strong>(Complete <em>two<\/em> of the following courses)\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0057751\">FTDM 30573 TV Programming<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0105991\">FTDM 30613 Media Franchising and Branding<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0105981\">FTDM 30823 Digital Distribution<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0078461\">FTDM 40223 Entertainment Law and Finance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0058041\">FTDM 40503 Media Industry Law and Regulation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0058051\">FTDM 40523 Management for Broadcast, Cable, and Film<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0075201\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FTDM 41580 Topics in Sports Media<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0075211\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FTDM 41713 Global Sports Media<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Additional Requirements<\/strong><br \/>\n(Complete <em>both<\/em> of the following courses)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0057801\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FTDM 30860 Internship in Film, Television, and Digital Media<\/a> (minimum of 3 hours required)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0058151\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FTDM 40901 Senior Seminar in Film, Television, and Digital Media<\/a> (during last semester of senior year)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Responsibility for knowing course prerequisites lies with the student. Students who wish to apply for &#8220;permission of instructor&#8221; or &#8220;permission of department&#8221; to take a class must submit a written request prior to registration. The department does not guarantee that all who wish to enroll in these classes will be accepted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FTDM department offers a Sports Broadcasting major, available as a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science. 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