WHAT IS SPORTS JOURNALISM BA (HONS)?
Read moreWith our graduates working for the likes of The Times, CNN, Sky Sports News, The Athletic, a number of Premier League clubs and European giant Real Madrid – this course has a proven record of providing students with the skills and contacts to thrive in the industry.
Our Sports Journalism BA (Hons) course scored 96% for academic support in the National Student Survey 2023. Our media, journalism and communications courses were also ranked 10th for teaching and 3rd for academic support in the UK.
Taught by award-winning and high-profile Sports Journalists, we have connections to some of the biggest players in the sports media industry – including the BBC, ESPN, The Athletic and BT Sport. Our students have gone on placements to destinations as diverse as Real Madrid TV, Wimbledon and talkSPORT.
COURSE MODULES
Here's an example of the types of modules you'll study (the contents and structure of the course are reviewed occasionally, but it is unlikely that there will be significant change).
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- Level 4 (Undergraduate year 1)All students must complete these modules:
- Media Law (MD4102)
- Multimedia Production (MD4106)
- Journalism in Context (MD4110)
- Sports Writing and Presenting (MD4113)
- The Sports Reporter (MD4114)
- Feature Writing (MD5108)
- Live Sports Coverage (MD5111)
- Sports Media Relations (MD5112)
- Sport, Celebrity & Society (MD5114)
- Multimedia Sports Desk (MD5117)
- History and Ethics of Sport (MD5113)
- Talk Radio (MD5410)
- Music and Media Placement (MD5239)
- Ethics, Censorship and Regulation (MD6101)
- Final Year Project/Dissertation (MD6106)
- Professional Sports Desk (MD6111)
- Media Careers (MD6126)
- Sports Data, Fantasy Sports and Esports (MD6128)
- Presenting for Broadcasters (MD6107)
- Journalism Trends (MD6110)
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