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Dec 05, 2025
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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
News & Sports Media (BA)
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The News & Sports Media degree prepares future journalists and media professionals to share nonfiction stories ethically, professionally, and creatively on any media platform. Students develop essential skills in storytelling content creation and distribution such as writing and reporting, broadcasting, social media news strategies, podcasting, sports journalism, and digital photo and video. Students are exposed to journalistic storytelling tools such as social media platforms, drones, streaming video, and other developing technologies. Students further specialize their degree by pursuing a concentration in a specific content area such as news, sports, photography, or innovative design in which they develop advanced skills. They also personalize their degree with an outside concentration. The hands-on nature of courses prepares students to pursue careers such as photojournalism, media production, sports broadcasting, news reporting, data journalism, and more.
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Kansas State University Core: 34-36 Credit Hours
K-State Core is the foundation for an impactful life and career after time at K-State. The K-State Core framework covers six disciplinary areas: English, Communications, Mathematics & Statistics, Natural & Physical Sciences, Social & Behavioral Sciences, and Arts and Humanities. In addition, a seventh area is reserved for institutionally designated use, which K-State is keeping as free electives. In total, the framework takes up 34-35 credit hours of 100 and 200-level coursework. Students who complete their general education elsewhere cannot be required to take additional general education coursework in the disciplinary areas of the framework without permission from KBOR to continue requiring courses in the K-State Core. Orientation: 1 Credit Hour
Outside Concentration: 9 Credit Hours
Outside credential of at least 9 credit hours (May be from any unit, except for School of Media and Communication OR from approved interdisciplinary credentials within the unit). OR Any 9 credit hours in a single prefix (except for COMM or MC) (all must be 300 level or above OR at any level with a prereq in the same prefix; up to 5 credit hours may overlap with program). OR Any 9 credit hours in a microcredential (up to 5 credit hours may overlap with program). Overlays: [9] Credit Hours
May be fulfilled in K-State Core, Outside Concentration, electives, or the Program itself. - Ethical Reasoning Overlay Credits: [3]
- Global Perspectives Overlay Credits: [3]
- US Multicultural Overlay Credits: [3]
Math Requirement
If not met through K-State Core requirements, MATH 160 is required.
Foundations: 8 Credit Hours
Writing Foundation II
Complete 2 credits from the following courses: Content Creator Studio I
Complete the following 3 credits: Content Creator Studio II
Complete 2 credits from the following courses: NSM Requirements: 21 Credit Hours
NSM Electives: 6 Credit Hours
Choose two courses from the following:
NSM Specialization: 9 Credit Hours
Choose one specialization from the following (courses used to fulfill NSM Electives may not also be used to fulfill Specialization): Photography Specialization
Interactive Storytelling Specialization
BA Arts, Humanities, and Social Science Requirement: 3 Credit Hours
Any course or combination of courses in Fine Arts Credits: 3
BA Natural and Quantitative Requirement: 6 Credit Hours
One course in each of the following, with at least 3 credit hours total at 300 level or above OR at any level with a prerequisite in the same discipline. Natural Science or Quantitative course Credits: 3
Natural Science, or Quantitative, or Social Science with MATH or STAT Credits: 3
BA Second Language Requirement: 3-16 Credit Hours
Choose one of the following: Option 1: 3-14 Credit Hours
At least 3 credit hours of coursework culminating with level 4 or above (i.e., Frech 4, German 4, Spanish 4, etc.) or the equivalent of level 4 in a second language sequence. Option 2: 16 Credit Hours
At least 16 credit hours of coursework in which student takes the first and second levels of two different languages, selected from any language offered within the department of Modern Languages, ASL, or from any other second language transferred in at an equivalent level. Option 3: 3 Credit Hours
Students whose first language is not English may satisfy this requirement by meeting the English Proficiency Admission Standards for K-State or by completing the appropriate level of exit courses with the English Language Program. Free Electives: 8-21 Credit Hours
In addition to K-State Core Free Electives requirement, take any course so that the total credit hours completed equals 120. Total Hours Required for Graduation: 120
A&S Common BA degree requirements met by the following: - COMM 470
- A&S BA Fine Arts & Non-quantitative Social Science Quantitative Electives
- A&S BA Natural and Quantitatitve Restricted Electives
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