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Specialist Sports Journalism - BA (Hons)

University of Derby

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Course options

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  • Qualification

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

  • Location

    Main Site

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    01-SEP-25

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

If you’d like to be part of the action as a sports journalist, this course delivers the skills, knowledge, practical experience and professional contacts you need.From the Olympics to Premiership football, our nation’s passion for sports coverage has never been stronger. If you’d like to be part of the action as a sports journalist, this course delivers the skills, knowledge, practical experience and professional contacts you need.Build high-level skills in researching and producing compelling print, radio, TV and online sports stories.Harness the latest digital technologies which are transforming the way we receive and engage with sports coverage.Take a unique opportunity to focus on the sport of your choice – from cricket, rugby or football to minority sports.We've developed this course with your future in mind. New technologies are revolutionising media and the ways in which people receive their sports news. Today’s digital technologies allow people to follow their chosen sports much more closely – and they expect a high level of expertise from those reporting on sport. We will equip you with the professional knowledge and multimedia skills to rise to this challenge. This course develops the broad range of knowledge and skills you need to become a multimedia professional, adept in the production of journalistic content for print, online and broadcast outlets. While it equips you to work in sports journalism specifically, it also prepares you for careers in broader areas of journalism.The research and communication skills of a journalist are highly transferable to a huge variety of graduate level careers. Our graduates secure jobs not only in newspapers, magazines and broadcasting but also with online businesses and social media agencies. While many go on to work in traditional journalist roles, others find careers in PR, marketing, advertising and corporate communications.

Application deadline

29 January

Tuition fees

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£ 14,900per year

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University information

University of Derby

University of Derby

University of Derby

  • University League Table

    79th

  • Campus address

    University of Derby, Kedleston Road, Derby, Derby, DE22 1GB, England

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The University of Derby has a diverse community of more than 2,000 students from more than 100 countries, studying at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
The International Student Hub offers extraordinary support during their studies.
Dedicated recruitment officers and university representatives travel to meet students in their home country to share information and insights on life in the UK.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Communication & Media Stu

    73rd out of 92 8

    52nd out of 85 14

  • Entry standards

    / Max 200
    119 59%

    56th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    74.0 74%

    27th

    7

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    2.88 72%

    88th

    56

  • Entry standards

    / Max 210
    125 60%

    51st

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    75.0 75%

    34th

    36

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    3.25 81%

    24th

    6

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