{"id":7085,"date":"2019-07-02T14:29:02","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T14:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harrington.uri.edu\/?page_id=7085"},"modified":"2026-09-17T10:28:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T14:28:56","slug":"sports-media-and-communication-b-a","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/academics\/sports-media-and-communication-b-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Media and Communication B.A."},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero fullwidth   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>Sports Media and Communication B.A.<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/Hero-Wordpress-2560-x-1500-px-5.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control cl-accessibility-control-hidden\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"Sports Media\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-sports-media\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-11545\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11545\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/academics\/sports-media-and-communication-b-a\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11546\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11546\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/academics\/sports-media-and-communication-b-a\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11548\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11548\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/academics\/sports-media-and-communication-b-a\/minor\/\">Minor<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11547\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11547\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/academics\/sports-media-and-communication-b-a\/faculty\/\">Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-12389\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12389\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/academics\/sports-media-and-communication-b-a\/news\/\">Stories<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout right  \"><h1>Internships that get you in the game<\/h1>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our faculty and staff work with professionals, alumni and friends to help our students develop with hands-on experience and networking. Here are some of the places our students have recently interned:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boston Bruins<br>Boston Celtics<br>Brown University Athletics<br>Cape Cod Baseball League<br>Connecticut Sun<br>Golden State Warriors<br>Madison Square Garden<br>Mystic Schooners<br>Nashville Predators<br>NBC 10 Sports (Providence)<br>New England Collegiate Baseball League<br>New England Revolution<br>Newport Gulls<br>Ocean State Waves<br>Providence Bruins<br>Providence Friars Athletics<br>Rhode Island FC<br>University of Rhode Island Athletics<br>Worcester Red Sox<br>WPRI (Providence)<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Does your heart race when you see the perfect spiral thrown down the field? Do you hold your breath as an athlete steps to the free-throw line late in a tight contest? Do your palms get sweaty as a player lines up to take a penalty kick in overtime?&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If the answer is yes to any of those questions, then you are one of our top picks for URI\u2019s Sports Media and Communication program and likely belong on our team.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During the first quarter of the 21st century, the sports media industry has boomed as fan engagement, media rights, and valuations have skyrocketed. As we move into the next quarter, modern communication methods will allow easier access to global audiences, and technologically-enabled engagement will continue to drive the growth and transform the sports landscape. From traditional broadcasting to multimedia and social content creation to athlete\/team\/league promotion and more, sports media careers are shaping that landscape. And, with that surge and development, the industry will not simply affect economic ecosystems, but it will also play a significant cultural role in the construction of and interplay with ideologies, institutions and identities.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As such, we believe the curriculum must combine critical aptitudes with modern media and communication skills to develop a nimble, culturally competent graduate. Students work with their academic advisors to customize their individual curriculum based on interests and curiosities.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In our classrooms, students learn and are challenged by real-world professionals and some of the world\u2019s top sport media scholars. Our full-time faculty boasts four Ph.D.s combined with nearly three decades of work in professional sports media and include award-winning sports journalists. Our part-time faculty come directly from the professional ranks of content creation, sportscasting, photography, production, sportswriting, social media strategy and include Emmy award- and Online News Association award-winners and nominees.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cutting-edge thinkers and influencers across sport industries visit campus, and extra-curricular activities in student media, such as WRIU Radio, The Good Five-Cent Cigar, ESPN+, Women in Sports club, and more offer students ample opportunities to learn, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">do<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and grow<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-tiles thirds\">\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"_2ei4ntnbj\" class=\"cl-wysiwyg-loading\" data-shortcode=\"%5Bcl-card%20title%3D%22Curriculum%22%20body%3D%22%22%20link%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fweb.uri.edu%2Fharrington%2Facademics%2Fjournalism-b-a%2Fcurriculum%2F%22%20button%3D%22Explore%22%20alt%3D%22Ammina%20Kothari%20with%20students%20at%20the%20Harrington%20Hub%20in%20Ranger%20Hall.%22%20img%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fweb.uri.edu%2Fharrington%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2164%2FHarringtonHub-7-scaled-1.jpg%22%20class%3D%22%22%20float%3D%22%22%5D\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  \"><p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact Sports Media and Communication<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Davis Hall Rm 204<br>10 Lippitt Rd<br>Kingston, RI 02881<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Molly Yanity<br>Director of Sports Media and Communication<br><a href=\"mailto:Molly.Yanity@uri.edu\">Molly.Yanity@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Does your heart race when you see the perfect spiral thrown down the field? Do you hold your breath as an athlete steps to the free-throw line late in a tight contest? 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