Sport Journalism BA(Hons)

Sports Journalism is an important element of any news media organisation. This course equips you with the knowledge and skills to work in this exciting industry.

Career opportunities include newspaper, magazine, radio, television and online journalism as well as public relations and media management in sport organisations.

Why study Sport Journalism at the University of Brighton

Innovative and relevant

The course is accredited by the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ), the gateway to the industry in the UK. The diverse nature of the course equips you with communication skills of all types.

Leader in the field

Illustrious guest lecturers hail from the top of the sports writing tree.

We offer an invaluable and balanced blend of theory and practice – training in shorthand, reporting, feature writing and multimedia sit alongside contextual teaching covering sport and politics, sport and the media, media law, central and local government.

Cutting-edge facilities

We have two newsrooms, both equipped with the latest technology. You will have access to the latest software, which allows you to design pages in the same manner as national newspaper and magazine journalists.

Students run the course webzine Overtime, which enables you to practice your skills in real time for public consumption.

Career-focused

We offer an array of placements at leading media outlets such as the Daily Mail, the Guardian, Arsenal football club, Hayters, the country’s leading sports agency and Givemefootball.com.

Our lecturers are all renowned in their field and offer a wide range of expertise.

Major honours degree

Graduates leave the university with a range of highly marketable graduate skills, knowledge and confidence, and a full honours degree. The final year dissertation allows you to research a major piece of investigative journalism.

Graduate opportunities

Graduates have gone on to careers across the industry – on national and local newspapers, in magazines, broadcasting and on the web, at football clubs and with sporting governing bodies.

Graduates work at The Sun, Sky Sport News, International Cricket Council and Chelsea football club. Other graduates have gone into teaching, recruitment and public relations at institutions ranging from the NHS to the BBC.

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An open day is a great way to get a taste of what student life is like at the university. We hold open days through the year for Sport Journalism BA(Hons).

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To find out more about this course visit our Sport Journalism course page, email sasmadmissions@brighton.ac.uk or call 01273 643645.