Sports Journalism

Program Overview

Centennial College's Sports Journalism program is a one-year graduate certificate that prepares students for careers in sports media. The program offers specialized training in sports writing, broadcast, digital, and social media, as well as news journalism and advanced interviewing techniques. Students also have the opportunity to participate in an annual trip to baseball spring training and an industry field placement. The program prepares students for careers in sports writing, broadcast journalism, digital journalism, social media management, news journalism, sports marketing, public relations, event planning, coaching, and teaching.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Centennial College's Sports Journalism program is a one-year, three-semester graduate certificate program that prepares students for careers in the ever-changing world of sports media. The program is located at the Story Arts Centre in Toronto. The program provides students with specialized training in sports writing, broadcast, digital, and social media, as well as news journalism and advanced interviewing techniques. Students also have the opportunity to participate in an annual trip to baseball spring training and an industry field placement.

Outline:

The Sports Journalism program curriculum includes courses in the following areas:

• Sports writing (print, TV, radio, online, social media)
• Broadcast (producing, on-air performance, chase and field producing, radio hosting, updates)
• Digital (using editorial publishing tools, blogging, video, audio, Storify, etc.)
• Social media (Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, etc.)
• News journalism that meets the changing needs of sports coverage (courts, police, etc.)
• Advanced interviewing techniques
• Sports beat journalism
• Print and online imaging
• Hosting in-studio and in the field

Careers:

The Sports Journalism program prepares students for careers in the following areas:

• Sports writing
• Broadcast journalism
• Digital journalism
• Social media management
• News journalism
• Sports marketing
• Public relations
• Event planning
• Coaching
• Teaching