Overview

Sports Communication from Avila University meets the expanding needs for sports marketing, promotion, advertising, broadcasting, and creation of video content for a wide variety of applications in social and other electronic media.

All students complete professional internships in sports media and work with sports industry clients throughout their time at Avila. These practical experiences and professional contacts translate into a competitive advantage in the job market.

All sports communication students complete a portfolio showcasing their professional work prior to graduation.

Careers

A Sports Communication degree is an entrée into any 21st Century career which involves the fast growing sports media field or jobs in any sports industry that requires promotion, publicity or event planning. Job opportunities in this exciting field remain high. With the omnipresence of media, many sports industry businesses have openings for graduates who will find that their degree is a valuable key to entering a great variety of interesting and profitable careers.

Our alumni are currently working in fields as diverse as a television sports anchor at KTTC-TV in Minnesota, Director of Promotions for the TBones baseball team in Kansas City, Kansas, writing for ESPN.com and ESPN the Magazine, producing "The Post Game" for Yahoo Sports, and production work for Time Warner Sports.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Convergence Journalism and Media

Broadcast News & Sports Writing

Digital Media: Shooting & Lighting

Principles of Advertising

Digital Media: Editing and Audio

Sports Psychology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Kansas City, United States

Disciplines

Sports Management Sport and Exercise Science View 622 other Bachelors in Sports Management in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

High school grade point averages of 2.5 or above (4.0 scale)

ACT score of 20 or above or SAT score of 1020 (CRW+ Math) or above

For successful admission to the university, Avila strongly recommends that high school applicants complete 16 units of college preparatory coursework

Official High School Transcripts

If English is not the first language of your country and you do not have an English Placement Exam for undergrad courses, please pursue an English Language Learner program to prepare yourself for academic courses here at Avila University

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Tuition Fee

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International

40200 USD/year

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Based on the tuition of 40200 USD per year during 48 months.
National

40200 USD/year

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Based on the tuition of 40200 USD per year during 48 months.
In-State

40200 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 40200 USD per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Kansas City

980 - 1596 USD /month

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