Sport Communication

Real-world Experience & Skills to Succeed in a Fast-Moving Industry

If you dream of creating media content and PR campaigns for a sports franchise, you will love studying sports communication at Queens. In our program, you will develop the writing and video production skills you need in the fast-paced, dynamic, and exciting world of sports. Our program also emphasizes hands-on, real-world experience, so you can count on getting plenty of that, too.

Charlotte is home to four professional sports leagues – NASCAR, the Panthers, the Hornets, and Charlotte FC – as well as several minor league organizations and the Charlotte office of ESPN. There is no shortage of action, whether you’re watching a game or getting real-world experience behind the scenes.

Meet Kayah Shamapande-Scarboro ’23 & Grace Wesoly ’21 & ’23

Kayah Shamapande-Scarboro ’23 is a communications coordinator for NASCAR. Prior to graduating from Queens, Kayah earned a Difference Makers Sports Fellowship from the Carolina Panthers and worked as an intern for the Charlotte Hornets.

Grace Wesoly ’21 & ’23 is a digital production assistant at ESPN. Prior to graduating, Grace traveled on an award-winning international program to Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, with 18 of her classmates during the Summer Olympic Games of 2016, where her team produced multimedia stories published by WCNC-TV and USA Today.  Wesoly’s work as a student journalist at Queens was published by the Charlotte Observer and WFAE 90.7.

Program Highlights

• In the Sports Communication program at Queens, you can choose from unique elective courses focused on multimedia storytelling, public relations, or journalism.
• You will leave our program with the skills necessary to communicate across multiple media and for a wide range of audiences.
• We also offer students hands-on, real-world experiences and coveted internship opportunities. Our students work on ESPN broadcasts of the Queens University Division I athletic events and help with public relations efforts and marketing collateral for Queens Athletics.
• Our renowned faculty members are well-connected, with relationships at every professional sports organization in the Charlotte metropolitan area. And there are several: Charlotte is home to NASCAR, the Carolina Panthers organization, the Charlotte Hornets, and the Charlotte FC, our first Major League Soccer team.

Your Degree in Action

Positions in the sports communication field are in high demand. As a Queens graduate, you can pursue opportunities in a variety of roles, including: 

• Broadcasting 
• Reporting 
• Public relations and promotion 
• Digital and social communications 

Selected Courses

• Sports Reporting (MMS 329) 
• Integrated Strategic Communication (COM 306) 
• Sports Communication (COM 356) 
• Sports Promotion and Publicity (COM 357) 

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