Sport Journalism BA (Hons)

University of Bedfordshire

Bachelor's degree

In Luton

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Luton

About the course The growth and commercialisation of sport and rapid development of digital and social media tools makes sports journalism an exciting and fast-moving branch of the industry. This specialist course enables you to develop the practical and critical skills needed by st century sports journalists - covering the traditional research and writing skills as well as those needed to handle new and developing media forms. Inform your journalism with knowledge of the wider political, social, historical and economic sporting environment, and gain core communication skills, and ethical and legal knowledge essential to all journalists.

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Location

Start date

Luton (Bedfordshire)
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University Of Bedfordshire Business School, Luton Campus (Vicarage Street), LU1 3JU

Start date

On request

About this course

We will consider you as an individual and take into account all elements of your application, not just your qualifications. We are looking for breadth and depth in your current studies and enthusiasm for the subject you wish to study. / entry UCAS Tariff Score of at least , which should include three A levels at C or above UCAS Tariff Score of at least from BTEC level 3 QCF Qualifications which should include a minimum of Merit Merit Merit from either three BTEC Subsidiary Diplomas or Distinction* Distinction* from a BTEC Diploma or Distinction Merit Merit in a .

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Subjects

  • Writing
  • Industry
  • Media

Course programme

  • Learn core practical and critical skills in journalism, and apply them to a sports specialism
  • Study sports law and governance as well as gaining multimedia skills
  • Develop a portfolio of work and contacts while honing your journalism skills through regular newsdays
  • Gain practical, real-life journalism experience and transferable skills highly valued by graduate employers in many industries
  • Explore opportunities for practical professional experience
  • Benefit from a course that could lead to a career as a sports journalist, news journalist, web content manager, public relations officer, teacher and manager, of into further study
Year 1
  • Reporting and Writing
  • Sport in Society
  • Introduction to Multimedia Journalism
  • Introduction to the Journalism Industry
Year 2
  • Print Production and Design
  • Practical Sports Journalism
  • Journalism Law and Public Administration
  • Specialist and Feature Writing
  • Radio
  • New Media Production
Year 3
  • Ethics and Journalism
  • Sport, Media and Culture
  • Magazine and Online Publishing
  • Radio /7
  • Future Media
  • Special Project for Journalism

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