Sport Journalism
Bachelor's degree
In Luton
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Luton
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Duration
3 Years
Gain experience of a wide range of journalistic work, including sports news reporting, news writing and feature writing. Learn the journalist's basic tools and skills reporting, and writing accurate and usable copy which is also legally sound, for newspapers and magazines, for broadcast and online environments.
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About this course
* UCAS Tariff Score greater than 160, which should include either two A level passes or an AVCE Double Award
* An Access qualification
* Equivalent qualifications such as Irish Leaving Certificate, Scottish Highers, International Baccalaureate or BTEC National Diploma
If you left school or the further education sector without the normal academic qualifications for entry to higher education, the 4-year extended degree route may be suitable for you.
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Course programme
BA (Hons) Sport Journalism
Mode: full-time
To help you develop cross-industry editorial and production skills, you will also study magazine and book publishing, as well as radio journalism. You will gain an understanding of the sports and media industries as businesses and social forces.
This course is designed to encompass professional practice and help you develop the critical awareness that you need in the fast-paced environment of sport journalism.
Interview techniques and where to find a story combine with cross-industry production skills. The second stage delivers more skills and experience whilst offering choices that enable you to build on those areas you enjoyed and in which you excelled.
A major part of your third stage is the focus on a major dissertation or project which can be taken with you to interview.
Areas of study include:
- Reporting and Writing
- Sub-editing, Layout and Design
- Radio and Photography or Video
- Practical Sports Reporting
- Sports Media and Culture
- Sport and Physical Activity in Society
- Getting Started in the Industry
Why choose this course?
- Taught by experts in journalism and sport journalism, and leading international sports media academics
- Benefits of sport journalism opportunities in all areas - print, broadcast and new media
- Media-related courses are ranked 3rd in the UK, according to the Guardian 2007
- Supported by leading international sports media academics
- Practical skills combined with in-depth knowledge to give understanding and authority to your reporting
- Provides sports journalism opportunities in all areas – print, broadcast, new media
- Rated sixth for Journalism in the 2008 National Student Survey
- Provides insight into current practices and future developments in the media and sports industries
- Gives you experience of the editorial and production skills needed in the media and sports industries
- Stage three can be devoted to a project or portfolio to take to interviews
- Provides options of experience within radio, television, print and online journalism
Career Opportunities
Sport journalism graduates have multiple opportunities open to them. Obvious openings are as news and/or features journalists within newspapers, radio, television and online.
Subject specialisms often demand journalists with particular knowledge in a specific field, and those fields may form part of a larger organisation such as the BBC or Reuters, or have their own newspapers, trade press and/or websites.
The field of sport journalism has been expanding rapidly in the last few years with the growth of sport supplements, radio sport coverage, dedicated sport television channels, and sport oriented websites.
The transferable and relevant skills which journalism graduates acquire on their courses remain in demand in the fields of publishing; copywriting, public relations work; in-house press office positions; teaching; sports journalism; media research; digital media production and academia.
Teaching/learning methods and strategies
Journalism in Bedfordshire scores highly with students (6th nationally for student satisfaction nationally in 2008) with justification.
Theory and teaching is applied in professional practice by students, and each student is encouraged to develop their own style, approach and portfolio of experience.
Practitioners from across the media and particularly from areas of sport journalism are booked to visit regularly to enhance student learning with insights into the industry demands upon sport journalists, and to share contacts, advice and experience.
Further details about the course
You will benefit from:
- A dedicated newsroom with professional news feed, plus industry compatible hardware and software.
- Opportunities for film, radio and multimedia experience.
- Free hire of video, audio and stills equipment.
- Teaching staff who not only teach but work as journalists.
- Strong professional links giving opportunities to build professional contacts & experience.
- Involvement in your course of three leading world-class academic professors.
Special entry requirements
You are expected to have a strong interest in current affairs and sport, a good command of the English language and an enthusiasm for reading books, newspapers and magazines.
You may be invited for interview.
Sport Journalism