Sports Media Certificate from the Carmical Sports Media Institute

To learn more about this program, visit the Carmical Sports Media Institute home page.

Our Sports Media Certificate offers the Southeastern Conference’s only dedicated program for undergraduates interested in a range of sports media specialties, including writing, broadcasting, social media and team communications.

Certificate alumni are working at media outlets including ESPN, The Athletic, the NFL Network, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and The Washington Post and at sports organizations such as the Atlanta Falcons, the Atlanta Braves and the Colorado Rapids.

Students in the Sports Media Certificate program:

• Gain real-world experience in all classes.
• Develop storytelling skills with a multimedia- and innovation-oriented approach.
• Complete an internship in sports media.

Sports Media Certificate faculty include: 

• Vicki Michaelis, former lead Olympics reporter for USA Today, directs the program. 
• Welch Suggs, who leads the Carmical Sports Media Institute’s research efforts, is associate director.
• Assistant director Carlo Finlay is the primary contact for prospective students. His email is carlof@uga.edu.

To learn more about this program, visit the Carmical Sports Media Institute home page.