Sports Journalism
University of Central Lancashire
UCAS Code: P501 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
96 to 112 UCAS points at A2
96 to 112 UCAS points
GCSE/National 4/National 5
5 GCSEs at Grade C/4 or above including Maths and English or equivalent. Equivalent qualifications are Functional Skills Level 2 in Maths and English or Level 3 Key Skills in Maths and Communication.
96 to 122 UCAS points at Higher Level subjects
OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
96 to 112 UCAS points
96 to 112 UCAS points
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P (C+) - M
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**Course overview**
- Sport is a world full of moving stories of human drama, joy and pain. Discover how to tell them, with one of the finest sports journalism courses in the north of England.
- Sport offers entertainment and escapism for millions of people every day. There’s a huge appetite for the latest news, on everything from athlete’s injuries to billion-pound takeovers. And, from the back pages, blogs and podcasts, to whole TV stations, the sports media is there to feed it.
- Our Sports Journalism BA (Hons) programme can prepare you to be part of the sports media. You’ll not only learn how to operate as a sports journalist, with the personal and technical skills a professional journalist needs, but you’ll also study a range of issues in sport – exploring its development into a multi-million-pound industry.
- From day one, you’ll operate as a journalist. It’s hands-on and hard work, but it’s also a lot of fun. You’ll join our newsroom environment, report on matches and press conferences, and make the most of our links with the likes of Chelsea FC, Bolton Wanderers and Preston North End, as well as a range of other sports bodies. You’ll learn by doing, ensuring that you have all you need to thrive in the digital age – ready to follow in the footsteps of previous graduates to report on the Olympics or Champions League football, working with organisations like the BBC, Sky or ESPN.
- One of only six sports journalism courses in the UK accredited by the Broadcast Journalism Training Council (partners with the BBC and Sky).
**Why study with us**
- Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Sports Journalism is ranked 1st in England with 100% of students satisfied with the quality of academic support (National Student Survey 2020)
- Our Journalism courses are 1st in the UK for assessment and feedback, and 1st in the North West for teaching quality (National Student Survey 2019)
- You could spend an expenses-paid two-week placement with Chelsea FC, not to mention a range of other opportunities across the world of sport.
Modules
Year 1: The Professional Sports Journalist 1, The Making of the Media, The Economics of the Media, Media Law and Regulation.
Year 2: The Professional Sports Journalist 2, Sports Desk 1, Sporting Issues. Two options from: Football and the Media, Advanced Sports TV and Live Event Production, The Business of Journalism, Reporting Politics and Society, Data journalism, Photojournalism, Music Journalism.
Optional Sandwich Year.
Year 3: Sports Desk 2, Work Placement, PLUS EITHER Journalism dissertation, OR Media Entrepreneurship OR Two modules from: Football and Popular Culture, Specialist Sports Journalism, Reporting Politics and Society, Future Media.
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