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Multimedia Sports Journalism

Entry requirements


GCSE/National 4/National 5

Maths and English - Grade A*-C or Grade 4-9

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112

About this course


Course option

3years

Full-time | 2024

The media landscape has changed almost beyond recognition in recent years following a digital revolution which has paved the way for a 24-hour rolling news agenda on TV and the internet. In that time, sport journalism has also developed to become the fastest growing sector in UK media.

Traditional print and broadcast sport journalism, while still powerful communications platforms, are being forced to adapt and change in order to survive in a new and rapidly-developing media environment. As a result, sport journalists are now expected to develop a range of digital and social media skills which enable them to tell a story across a number of platforms in order to reach a wider, often global, audience.

For example, a print journalist is expected to write multiple match reports for a single game that will be published at full time online and for the following days paper. On top of this they’re expected to maintain a live blog of the game they are covering, as well as use social media to post comments, photos and video.

Modules

Year 1 Modules: Industry Competencies (Mental Wealth), Introduction to Sports Journalism, Social and Digital Sports Journalism, Sports Media and Society, Principles of Sports Journalism, Introduction to Broadcasting

Year 2 Modules: Industry Readiness (Mental Wealth), Applied Digital Journalism, Media Law and Ethics, Research Methods, Practising Sports Journalism, TV Studio Production

Year 3 Modules: Professional Project, Advanced Journalism Skills, Sports Public Relations and Communications, Industry Engagement (Mental Wealth), Digital Futures

Assessment methods

A range of assessment types are used across this course, as appropriate to each module. Assessment is predominantly continuous, employing items that will include academic essays, reports, presentations, portfolios, reflective writing, as well as practical broadcast outputs.

Applied assessment tasks are used as far as possible to enable students to link theory with practice, thereby assessing knowledge and understanding alongside practical study-specific skills and key industry skills.

Students with disabilities and/or particular learning needs should discuss assessments with the Course Leader, Module Leader and Seminar Leaders to ensure they are able to fully engage with all assessment within the course.

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

Channel Islands
£9,250
per year
England
£9,250
per year
EU
£14,950
per year
International
£14,950
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

Extra funding

UCFB has a range of scholarship and bursary options to help with the cost of studying and to encourage students to embrace their time at UCFB and graduate with more than just their university degree. Please see https://www.ucfb.ac.uk/ for information on tuition fees and funding opportunities at UCFB, including our Undergraduate Scholarships and Bursaries scheme.

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Course locations:

UCFB Wembley

UCFB Manchester

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