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Create an Exciting Career Full of Opportunity
The Sport Communication and Media, B.S., program provides distinct courses and hands-on experience to prepare you to enter this ever-changing and ever-growing environment.
Fueled by an immense global interest in sport and sport information, intense fandom, and live sport consumption, the sport communication and media landscape is one full of opportunity and engagement.
Contact Information
Brody Ruihley
Associate Professor and Assistant Chair
118 Laws Hall
Oxford, OH 45056
brody.ruihley@MiamiOH.edu
513-529-3807
Curriculum and Courses
This major provides a distinct set of courses and hands-on experiences to prepare students to enter this ever-changing and ever-growing sport environment.
- MJF 105 Introduction to Media and Culture
- SLM 273 Sport Communication and Media
- MAC 312 TV Studio Production
- SLM 378 Sport, Power and Inequality
- SLM 495 Practicum in Sport Leadership and Management
Additional Opportunities
Additional opportunities for SLAM students are available in and out of the classroom. All SLAM majors are encouraged to be involved with the Sport Leadership and Management student club or the Women in Sport Leadership student organization.

The Sport Analytics Summer Academy (SASA)
A four-week, on-campus summer program designed to engage students with an understanding of how sport organizations analyze, interpret, and communicate data efficiently and effectively in sport while earning 9 credit hours towards a Certificate in Sports Analytics.

Study Abroad in Sport
SLAM offers several sport-specific study abroad programs including winter term in New Zealand, spring break in Europe, or a spring semester on the Luxembourg campus. Our curriculum provides a global perspective of sport to encourage SLAM students to be culturally competent global citizens.
Facts and Stats
Your college experience here will be one of the most exciting times of your life. To make sure of this, we’ll provide you with a powerful support system.
SLAM Graduates Earn 15.2% Higher than National Average Starting Salary for Sport Administration Graduates
First Destination Survey Data
Best Colleges for Sport Management in America
2021 Niche.com
Only University in Ohio to Offer a Sport Analytics Minor and Summer Academy for Undergraduate Students
ADMISSION AND AID
This is Where Your Journey to Miami University Begins
Explore what it means to be a college student at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where students prepare to go anywhere and everywhere. We’ll be here to help every step of the way as you prepare for college admission, enrollment, and success.