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Football Journalism - BA (Hons)
University of Derby

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Qualification

Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Location

Derby
Study mode

Full time
Start date

21-SEP-26
Duration

3 Years

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Course summary

The only course of its kind in the UK, our degree offers a clear path to working in the football industry and meets the growing demand for highly knowledgeable and skilled multimedia journalists.Combine your passion for football with high level journalism skills on the only course of its kind in the country.Join the next generation of talented football journalists at a time when interest in the ‘beautiful game’ has never been higher.Get to grips with the latest techniques and technologies which are transforming journalism in an era of digital news.Benefit from our outstanding facilities which include TV and radio studios as well as a fully equipped newsroom.Build the core practical and intellectual skills of a journalist so that you’re also equipped for a broad range of media careers beyond the world of sport.Derby is the first university in the UK to develop a specialist BA (Hons) degree in football journalism. It offers you a clearly defined path to working in the football industry and meets the growing demand for highly knowledgeable, highly skilled multimedia journalists. This course develops the broad range of knowledge and skills you need to become a multimedia professional, adept in the production of content for print, online and broadcast outlets. While it equips you to work in football journalism specifically, it also prepares you for careers in broader areas of journalism, online or broadcast media production, PR, advertising, corporate communications, law and public administration or politics.The research and communication skills of a journalist are highly transferable to a huge variety of graduate level jobs. Our students have gone on to work for magazines and local newspapers BBC, commercial and community radio and BBC and commercial TV. Others have set up their own digital businesses or worked for online agencies. Three current students launched their own football-based media company in their second year.