ADSA8012 · Advancing Studies
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The American sports media is going through a period of profound disruption--this course will offer a comprehensive examination that business and culture. Combining scholarly knowledge with cutting-edge professional insight, associate professor of communication Mike Serazio will deliver class sessions focused on the history, theory, and critique of sports media while NFL alum and ESPN expert Matt Hasselbeck will provide behind-the-scenes stories and analysis of how the sports spectacle is produced. Topics will include sports journalism and commercialization as well as more controversial issues like politics, violence, and sexism/racism.
Course experience
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Organization
4.5 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.4 / 5
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Attendance
4.3 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.4 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~5
hours per week
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Across time
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Spring 2025
1 sectionSummer 2024
1 sectionSpring 2024
1 sectionSpring 2023
1 section