BA (Hons) Sports Journalism
Course Overview
Launch your media career from the heart of a major sports broadcasting hub with our Sports Journalism degree. This practical course equips you with the essential skills to tell compelling sports stories across digital, video, and audio platforms. You will gain invaluable real-world experience by covering live events and press conferences in a region packed with professional clubs.
Key Program Highlights
- Prime location at MediaCityUK, with proximity to BBC Sport, ITV, and major professional sports clubs
- Hands-on training using industry-standard equipment and software to produce professional content
- Practical experience covering live matchdays, press conferences, and industry-style newsdays
- Specialist modules in live commentary, match reporting, and digital content creation for sports organizations
- Direct pathway to building a professional portfolio and gaining the experience sought by top employers
Course Overview
Launch your media career from the heart of a major sports broadcasting hub with our Sports Journalism degree. This practical course equips you with the essential skills to tell compelling sports stories across digital, video, and audio platforms. You will gain invaluable real-world experience by covering live events and press conferences in a region packed with professional clubs.
Key Program Highlights
- Prime location at MediaCityUK, with proximity to BBC Sport, ITV, and major professional sports clubs
- Hands-on training using industry-standard equipment and software to produce professional content
- Practical experience covering live matchdays, press conferences, and industry-style newsdays
- Specialist modules in live commentary, match reporting, and digital content creation for sports organizations
- Direct pathway to building a professional portfolio and gaining the experience sought by top employers
Requirements
Modules
- Introduction to Sports Journalism
- Social Media for Sport
- Essential Reporting
- Audio and Video Journalism: Storytelling
- Law and Ethics
- Audio and Video Journalism: Production
- Sports Journalism
- Broadcast Journalism
- Sports Newsroom
- Sports Broadcasting and Commentary
- Sport History, Culture and Governance
- Podcasting
- Future Journalism
- Sport in the Digital World
- Sports Journalism Practice
- Major Journalism Project or Dissertation
- Advanced Sports Journalism
- Globalisation of Sport
- Magazine Journalism
- Photojournalism
- Political and Campaigning Journalism
- Sports Club Media
