Sports Media Production Certificate

The Certificate in Sports Media Production provides undergraduate students the opportunity to directly build their skills for career opportunities in the sports media and sports broadcasting industry including both on-air and behind the scenes opportunities. This 12-credit certificate is designed for those who want to enhance their sports media broadcast production skills as a part of, or in addition to, their regular undergraduate course curriculum. Students from all majors and programs are welcome to earn the Sports Media Production Certificate. 

In this certificate you will:

  • Learn the key roles in the production process
  • Develop skills to write, edit, and produce sports media content
  • Understand guiding ethical principles while developing a keen critical eye for assessing and evaluating content

Certificate Requirements

Required Courses 

(take both of these – 6 credits):

  • MDC 211: Introduction to Sports Media Production - This course offers instruction, analysis, and training in sports media production with a particular focus on producing video for broadcast and web. Specific topics will include information gathering and research, interviewing, sports commentary, live sporting events, and preparing video packages.
  • MDC 411: Advanced Sports Media Production - This course offers instruction, analysis, and training in advanced sport broadcasting. Students will learn the different production roles for a live sports show, develop a critical eye for improving their own production skills, and create content for their portfolio.

Elective Courses 

(pick two from the list below – 6 credits):

  • MDC 217: Introduction to Video Production
  • MDC 311: Communication Professions in Sports
  • MDC 317: Advanced Video Production
  • MDC 320: Communication on Television and Radio
  • MDC 375: Communication Through Risk & Crisis
  • JRN 312: Sports Reporting and Writing 


Adding the Certificate

You can add the certificate through RamPortal by going to the card titled Student Forms and then selecting the "Change/Add/Update Plan Request" option on that card. From there select "Change type" as SUBBACC and then "Request Type" as ADD. Then select "Communication & Media" under Department and click "Program Lookup." It will then populate the Sports Media Production Certificate. You can then scroll down, check that you have reviewed the request and click "submit." Please note that any courses you have taken already (e.g., if you took MDC 211 in Fall 25) will count toward the certificate.