BA (Hons) Sports Journalism
Course Overview
This hands-on Sports Journalism degree transforms your passion for sport into a professional career, providing practical experience reporting from iconic venues like Wembley and Wimbledon. You will be trained as a multi-platform journalist, ready to work across digital, print, and broadcast media. Guided by industry-experienced lecturers, the course is designed to develop your skills and open doors to the world of sports media.
Key Program Highlights
- Gain real-world reporting experience at legendary venues including the Olympic Stadium, Lord's, and Twickenham
- Become a versatile, multi-platform journalist skilled in digital, print, radio, and television
- Learn from expert tutors who are all working sports journalism professionals
- Access state-of-the-art facilities like the £21 million SportsDock on campus
- Secure unique opportunities, from interviewing elite athletes to touring major broadcast studios
Course Overview
This hands-on Sports Journalism degree transforms your passion for sport into a professional career, providing practical experience reporting from iconic venues like Wembley and Wimbledon. You will be trained as a multi-platform journalist, ready to work across digital, print, and broadcast media. Guided by industry-experienced lecturers, the course is designed to develop your skills and open doors to the world of sports media.
Key Program Highlights
- Gain real-world reporting experience at legendary venues including the Olympic Stadium, Lord's, and Twickenham
- Become a versatile, multi-platform journalist skilled in digital, print, radio, and television
- Learn from expert tutors who are all working sports journalism professionals
- Access state-of-the-art facilities like the £21 million SportsDock on campus
- Secure unique opportunities, from interviewing elite athletes to touring major broadcast studios
Requirements
Modules
- Mental Wealth and Professional Fitness
- Creative and Technology Industries Study Skills
- Creative and Technology Industries Data Skills
- Media and Communication Skills
- Creative Industries in Practice
- Making media
- Introduction to Sports Journalism
- Law, Ethics and Regulation
- Making Media 2
- News Writing
- Career Research (Mental Wealth)
- Creative Business
- Multimedia Sports Reporting
- Sports in Context
- Live Reporting and Studio Coverage
- Data Storytelling
- Research Project Planning
- Virtual Futures
- Research Project: Development and Completion
- Showcase (Mental Wealth)
- Brand Building
- Brand Management
- Social Media Marketing
