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- Sports Journalism (with a Foundation Year) BA (Hons)
Course options
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Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
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Location
Sixth Form College, Stoke on Trent
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
SEP-22
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Duration
4 Years
Course summary
With its outstanding employment outcomes, our Sports Journalism degree is the perfect pathway to a career in the sports media industry.Graduates from this course have progressed to careers within the BBC, ITV, Sky Sports, BT Sport, Eurosport, ESPN, Press Association, the FA, Premier League, the RFU, Rugby Football League, newspapers, professional football (including most of the Premier League clubs) and other sports like F1 and horse racing.You’ll study practical modules in our state-of-the-art newsrooms. These contain the latest industry-standard equipment. And you’ll be introduced to the practical skills of journalism, including the reporting of sports events using print, online, radio and TV.You’ll be taught by experienced academics with an impressive network of contacts for you to access – perfect for securing an industry placement.During the Foundation Year you will gain confidence in relation to your academic skills and learn about the fundamentals of writing within a journalism and media context as well as being introduced to some of the key technologies and theories that underpin sports journalism.On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award:BA (Hons) Sports Journalism
Application deadline
26 January
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QUALIFICATION TYPE
- A level
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- Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
- OCR Cambridge Technical Certificate
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- Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
- Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
A level : AE
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