BA (Hons) Sports Journalism - Full-time
Bachelor's degree
In Lincoln
Description
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Bachelor's degree
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Location
Lincoln
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Duration
3 Years
This specialist course offers students the opportunity to develop core journalistic skills in preparation for careers in the media, working within local, national, and international sport. The course is accredited by the NCTJ (National Council for the Training of Journalists).
Students on the programme can work in our fully-equipped newsrooms and have the opportunity to produce video, audio, and written content to be published on both digital and traditional platforms.
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About this course
With teaching from industry professionals and academics, the course examines how to operate as a journalist in the sports industry, covering the core journalistic skills of newsgathering, media law, ethics, interviewing, and writing.
This course is designed to equip graduates with the skills needed for a career in sports journalism across print, digital, and broadcast media.
Students may pursue related opportunities in magazine and editorial work, copy editing, reporting for news outlets in other fields, or managing content and public relations in sports environments. Graduates may find roles at football clubs, sports clubs, sports bodies and sporting organisations.
United Kingdom
GCE Advanced Levels: BBC
Non UK Qualifications:
EU and Overseas students will be required to demonstrate English language proficiency equivalent to IELTS 7.0 overall, with a minimum of 6.5 in each element. For information regarding other English language qualifications we accept, please visit the English Requirements page
This course is accredited by the NCTJ (National Council for the Training of Journalists).
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Subjects
- Ethics
- Radio
- Law
- Project
- Industry
- Writing
- Full Time
- Broadcast
- Media
- Production
- Regulation
- Journalism Independent
Course programme
- Essential Journalism 1 (Core)
- Essential Law (Core)
- Journalism Production 1 (Core)
- Politics for Journalists (Core)
- Shorthand (Option)
- Sport and the Media (Core)
- Sport Writing and Reporting (Core)
- Essential Journalism 2 (Core)
- Journalism Production 2: News Days (Core)
- Journalism Production 2: Project (Core)
- Law, Ethics and Regulation (Core)
- Research methods (Core)
- Shorthand (Option)
- Sport and Society (Core)
- Advanced Court Reporting (Option)
- Journalism Independent Study (Core)
- Journalism Production 3: Major Project (Core)
- Journalism Production 3: Minor Project (Core)
- Journalism Production 3: Professional Practice (Core)
- Specialist Journalism (Option)
- Sport, PR and Communication (Core)
- The Business of Sport (Option)
Additional information
£15,900 per level
BA (Hons) Sports Journalism - Full-time