COMMS 110 1 - Sports Talk

Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3

This course examines how we talk about sports, and for what purposes. The sporting world provides us with opportunities to talk about issues of social importance that we might otherwise ignore. Recent controversies within the sporting world have inspired nationwide discussions about racism, sexism and gender equality, the exploitation of college athletes, corruption in college sports, labor issues, violence, health and safety issues, or the use of sport as propaganda. By examining the world of “sports talk” through a communication perspective, students will understand how the sporting world functions as both a reflection of our social shortcomings and a site for social change.

Offered Fall

Prerequisite(s): This course is for first semester freshmen or freshmen transfer students.