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Course Overview

From the Olympics to Premiership football, our nation’s passion for sports coverage has never been stronger.  

  • Choose our foundation year route if you want to strengthen your knowledge and skills before you progress to stage one of the BA (Hons) Specialist Sport Journalism degree
  • Journalism is featured in the top 30 in The Guardian University Guide 2021
  • Build high-level skills in researching and producing compelling print, radio, TV and online sports stories
  • Harness the latest digital technologies which are transforming the way we receive and engage with sports coverage
  • Take a unique opportunity to focus on the sport of your choice – from cricket, rugby or football to minority sports
  • Gain invaluable experience through work placements, employer-led projects and opportunities to study abroad
  • Be inspired by our team of highly experienced tutors with strong media backgrounds and extensive contacts
  • Learn in our exceptional facilities which include TV and radio studios plus  fully equipped newsrooms

We've developed this course with your future in mind. New technologies are revolutionising media and the ways in which people receive their sports news. Today’s digital technologies allow people to follow their chosen sports much more closely – and they expect a high level of expertise from those reporting on sport. We will equip you with the professional knowledge and multimedia skills to rise to this challenge.

Studying Specialist Sports Journalism with a Foundation Year provides you with a firm grounding in the skills and knowledge you need and introduces you to the subject of journalism, enabling you to achieve your full honours degree in four years.

New skills for a new era

In an age of digital news, there has never been a more exciting or challenging time to study sports journalism. This dynamic course enables you to produce compelling content for both traditional and emerging media platforms.  And, unlike with other courses, you’ll have the opportunity to specialise in a sport of your choice – from minority sports through to cricket, rugby and football.

You'll gain the core journalistic research and writing skills as well as studying media law and ethics. At the same time, you’ll develop a multi-platform mindset, producing print, radio and TV reports as well as creating blogs and podcasts, digital photos, audio/video stories and content for websites and mobile devices.

Entry Requirement 

Requirement What we're looking for
UCAS points 72
Specific requirements at A-level

No specific subject requirements

Specific requirements at GCSE

GCSE Maths and English are preferred, however if you don't have these qualifications you will be able to undertake Maths and English at Level 2 as part of your course of study.

IELTS 7.0 (with at least 6.5 in each skills area)
Interview / Audition

N/A

English language requirements

IELTS: 7.0 (with at least 6.5 in each skills area)

Fees

  Full-time Part-time
UK

£9250 per year

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International/EU

£14045 per year

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This information was accurate on : 26/04/2021
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