Specialist Sports Journalism with Foundation Year - BA (Hons)
University of Derby
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This degree offers you the chance to strengthen your skills, knowledge and confidence before you advance to stage one of your honours degree.From the Olympics to Premiership football, our nation’s passion for sports coverage has never been stronger.Choose our foundation year route if you want to strengthen your knowledge and skills before you progress to stage one of the BA (Hons) Specialist Sport Journalism degree.Build high-level skills in researching and producing compelling print, radio, TV ...Read more

This degree offers you the chance to strengthen your skills, knowledge and confidence before you advance to stage one of your honours degree.From the Olympics to Premiership football, our nation’s passion for sports coverage has never been stronger.Choose our foundation year route if you want to strengthen your knowledge and skills before you progress to stage one of the BA (Hons) Specialist Sport Journalism degree.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.Gain invaluable experience through work placements, employer-led projects and opportunities to study abroad.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.

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Christopher
22 Feb 23

Academics are so supportive and the international team are brilliant. I found Derby a little boring as I am from Auckland and its a bit quiet for..Read more

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GCSE/National 4/National 5:

GCSE Maths and English are preferred, however if you don't have these qualifications you will be able to undertake Maths and English at L2 as part of your course of study. Grades / Points required

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£16,900 per year

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Christopher
22 Feb 23
Specialist Sports Journalism - BA (Hons)
Academics are so supportive and the international team are brilliant. I found Derby a little boring as I am from Auckland and its a bit quiet for...
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University of Derby
University of Derby , Derby

Located in the heart of England, the University of Derby is a widely renowned higher education institution, and is the only...

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University of Derby
Kedleston Road Derby DE22 1GB United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Peartree  1.8 miles away

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