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Sports Journalism - BA (Hons)

University of Salford

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University of Salford
UCAS CODE: PC14

Course options

  • Qualification

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

  • Location

    Peel Park Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

If you want to turn your passion for sport into a career, Sports Journalism could be the course for you. Training from our expert tutors using industry-standard technical facilities will help you swap your sofa for the press box. You’ll learn right at the heart of Salford’s MediaCity, home to BBC Sport, ITV and dock10 Studios, and close to dozens of professional clubs from football, both codes of rugby and more. Our studios, cameras and software are not for show – they are yours to help you create social, video, audio and written content, as you learn to tell sports stories for a variety of platforms. You’ll soon be out covering press conferences and matchdays across Greater Manchester and beyond, as part of our regular industry-style newsdays. These will give you a real taste of what the job is all about. There’s also specialist training in live match reporting, sports commentary and working in digital content roles for clubs and governing bodies, so you get the experience you need to get the job you want.


You will:

- Learn from leading sports journalists working at the top of their game- Be part of the thriving MediaCity community – home to BBC Sport and ITV- Report live on location from matches- Get specialist voice coaching plus training in how to be a commentator- Gain the knowledge you need to become an ethical sports journalist, from media law to how sport is run- It’s not just football – you’ll cover a range of sports to help broaden your career optionsAt Salford, our Sports Journalism modules are designed to help you develop creative, technical and analytical skills. You’ll create content for a range of different video, audio, social and online platforms – while learning vital knowledge of the media and sports industries to help put your abilities into context. As part of this course, you’ll learn how to use cameras, audio recorders and specialist kits for mobile journalism, as well as how to edit video and audio and operate our TV and radio studios. You’ll get the chance to gain hands-on experience both in our MediaCity newsroom and on location at live matches and find out what it’s like to cover a busy day of sport as it happens. You’ll complete at least 15 days of work experience as part of the course, to help put your training into practice in a real-world environment. As your studies progress, you’ll also have the opportunity to further specialise in areas of sports media that interest you most, from podcasting to magazines and future technologies in journalism.

Application deadline

14/01/2026

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University information

University of Salford

University of Salford

  • University League Table

    66th

  • Campus address

    Peel Park, University of Salford, 43 Crescent, Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 4WT, United Kingdom

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Communication & Media Stu

    29th out of 92 4

    30th out of 86 16

  • Entry standards

    / Max 198
    119 60%

    32nd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    68.0 68%

    32nd

    7

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.21 80%

    31st

    10

  • Entry standards

    / Max 208
    134 65%

    18th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    71.0 71%

    48th

    19

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.30 82%

    31st

    34

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