University of Brighton
UCAS Code: P500 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Access to HE Diploma
Pass Access to HE Diploma with 45 credits at Level 3.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Must include three subjects at Higher Level.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
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About this course
Dream of reporting live from the Premier League? Our NCTJ-accredited Sports Journalism degree gives you that opportunity through exclusive links with Arsenal FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
You'll develop essential skills in news writing, match reporting, digital media, and shorthand, all while earning the industry-recognised NCTJ Diploma in Journalism.
Learn from seasoned media professionals and respected academics using our industry-standard facilities.
Gain hands-on experience through field trips, guest lectures from top sports journalists, and real-world placements.
Plus, you'll contribute to our journalism website, showcasing your work to future employers. Join Brighton and kickstart your sports journalism career with us.
**TOP REASONS TO CHOOSE THIS COURSE**
- NCTJ accreditation means your degree will be recognised by the industry as meeting high professional standards.
- Learn core journalism skills such as newswriting, reporting, media law, shorthand, public administration, digital journalism, portfolio development. and multimedia.
- An industry work placement means you will graduate with experience and industry connections.
- Showcase and hone your journalism skills in our student magazine, Overtime.
- Newsroom with live news and sports feeds gives you authentic real-life journalistic experience.
- Sound, filming and editing equipment familiarise you with the latest technology and ensure that you graduate with the technical skills essential for your media career.
- Real-world reporting opportunities – our students interview sportspeople and report from live events. We have contacts with many local sport organisations and venues where you can hone your skills. This could be anything from reporting on horse racing to non-league football.
- Trips to top sports and media venues with exclusive interview opportunities. We’ve taken our students to venues including The Times HQ, the Copper Box at The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and to The Amex Community Stadium, home of Brighton and Hove Albion FC.
- Guest lecture programme with insight from the experts and opportunities to ask questions. Past guests have included Sky Sports’ Jim White, Martin Tyler, Kelly Cates, Clare Balding, Nick Davies, Paul Hayward and former England cricket captain Mike Atherton.
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- Close links with the media industry means we organise trips to places such as the Sky News newsroom.
- Editors, journalists and campaigners from organisations such as from Sky News, the BBC, Time Out, the Daily Telegraph, Johnston Press, the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, Full Fact and Reporters Without Borders have given lectures and masterclasses.
- Option modules and applied subject modules allow you to specialise in an area of particular interest.
Modules
Year 1
Introduction to Journalism Studies
Production Journalism
News and Ethics
Digital Sport Journalism
Sport in Context
The Sport Journalist's Toolkit
Year 2
News Portfolio and Shorthand
Media Law
Team Media
Sport Media Studies
Sport Reporting
Final Year
Professional Practice
Advanced Sport Journalism
Critical Investigation
Live Sport Coverage
Politics, Power and the Sport Media
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