体育新闻学专业为学生提供了数字编辑技能和跨平台写作的能力，以进入瞬息万变的体育媒体世界。学生学习如何在紧迫的期限内收集体育新闻，编写和制作多媒体内容，并受到来自ESPN，福克斯体育，十大网络，芝加哥论坛报，芝加哥太阳报等世界知名媒体的现任和前任专业记者的指导时报，WGN，670 The Score和NBC Sports Chicago。这种专注力使学生能够在电视，广播，印刷和数字媒体以及各种体育联盟，团队，组织和相关实体的职位上寻求传统体育新闻事业。
The Sports Journalism concentration prepares students with the digital editing skills and ability to write across platforms to enter the fast-changing world of sports media. Students learn how to gather sports news, write and produce multimedia content on tight deadlines and are instructed by current and former professional journalists from world-famous outlets such as ESPN, Fox Sports, the Big Ten Network, the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times, WGN, 670 The Score, and NBC Sports Chicago. This concentration enables students to seek careers in traditional sports journalism in TV, radio, print, and digital outlets, along with positions with a variety of sports leagues, teams, organizations, and related entities.