BA (Hons)

Sports Journalism

Teaching & Learning

 

What you'll learn

On this theoretical module you will look at sport in wider culture.
Learn how to source sports-related stories and write them with accuracy and interest for your audience.
Learn how to produce content for apps, social media and online channels.
Understanding ethics, the regulation of sport and journalism and their relationship to each other.
This module will introduce the basic broadcast skills used in sports reporting, particularly for TV and radio. These skills include audio recording and editing; camera filming and VT editing; as well as story creation for multimedia platforms.
Study the essential journalism law you will need to work in the sports journalism industry.
On this theoretical module you will look at sport in wider culture.
Learn how to source sports-related stories and write them with accuracy and interest for your audience.
Learn how to produce content for apps, social media and online channels.
Understanding ethics, the regulation of sport and journalism and their relationship to each other.
This module will introduce the basic broadcast skills used in sports reporting, particularly for TV and radio. These skills include audio recording and editing; camera filming and VT editing; as well as story creation for multimedia platforms.
Study the essential journalism law you will need to work in the sports journalism industry.

What you'll learn

Develop your practice in our industry standard newsroom.
Explore and investigate issues in sports broadcasting, developing and understanding of its markets and opportunities.
Create in-depth, investigative, op-ed and reports.
Complete a short-term placement in the sports-based media industry.
Learn how to work with press officers, public relations and organisations to produce balanced, objective journalism.
Practice producing radio and TV sports journalism content.
Develop your practice in our industry standard newsroom.
Explore and investigate issues in sports broadcasting, developing and understanding of its markets and opportunities.
Create in-depth, investigative, op-ed and reports.
Complete a short-term placement in the sports-based media industry.
Learn how to work with press officers, public relations and organisations to produce balanced, objective journalism.
Practice producing radio and TV sports journalism content.

What you'll learn

Produce a sports magazine from scratch, learn about audiences, feature production and magazine layout tools.
This advanced practical module will embed you into real work situations.
Create a longform piece of journalism content for online, radio or TV.
Generate an individual portfolio of your journalism work.
Produce a sports magazine from scratch, learn about audiences, feature production and magazine layout tools.
This advanced practical module will embed you into real work situations.
Create a longform piece of journalism content for online, radio or TV.
Generate an individual portfolio of your journalism work.

Option modules may include

Study digital camera techniques through the process of researching and developing a substantial piece of photographic journalism. A series of photographic assignments will enable you to acquire technical and practical skills in digital photography and combine them with digital publishing and journalism skills.
This module looks at "traditional" games journalism, which includes reviewing, news reporting and feature writing for magazines and websites. It also includes emerging reporting on e-sports, a rapidly growing genre that has significant crossover with sports journalism.
Study digital camera techniques through the process of researching and developing a substantial piece of photographic journalism. A series of photographic assignments will enable you to acquire technical and practical skills in digital photography and combine them with digital publishing and journalism skills.
This module looks at "traditional" games journalism, which includes reviewing, news reporting and feature writing for magazines and websites. It also includes emerging reporting on e-sports, a rapidly growing genre that has significant crossover with sports journalism.