Sports Journalism - BA (Hons)
Birmingham City University
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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SEP-26

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Get practical preparation for a career in sports journalism with our BA (Hons) Sports Journalism degree course. You’ll get the chance to develop the skills to cover a range of sports stories for print, digital, TV and radio, including covering live matches and competitions, interviewing key figures and running collaborative liveblogs. You’ll also explore the global impact of sports journalism on audiences. Students will be armed with mobile reporting kits to work as real reporters from day ...Read more

Get practical preparation for a career in sports journalism with our BA (Hons) Sports Journalism degree course. You’ll get the chance to develop the skills to cover a range of sports stories for print, digital, TV and radio, including covering live matches and competitions, interviewing key figures and running collaborative liveblogs. You’ll also explore the global impact of sports journalism on audiences. Students will be armed with mobile reporting kits to work as real reporters from day one.We pride ourselves on teaching creative, contemporary journalism underpinned by traditional values and skills. That means learning the core media and communication skills that every working reporter needs before you specialise in an area that interests you.You’ll be challenged academically – often by some of the industry’s leading names – and you’ll be expected to undertake meaningful work experience placements in media environments, and work on live stories, learning how to craft a story in a way that engages the audience.BA (Hons) Sports Journalism is delivered by industry experts from broadcast, print and digital and provides a strong foundation for a future professional career with a range of sports outlets. You’ll be able to use your own mobile reporting kit when you arrive, allowing you to work as a real reporter from day one.Enhancing employability skillsThe course will equip you with first-hand practical expertise and provide you with the rigorous academic knowledge you’ll need to fulfil a career in your chosen communications and journalism field.Our track record for graduate employment is excellent, with the majority of graduates going into a media-related role. The course opens up specific employability avenues related to the production route chosen. A number of journalism graduates from Birmingham City University have gone into roles such as social media editor, reporter, and trending video editor.

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103rd
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15 Dec 22

The lecturers are very helpful. The timetable works well, you still have social time. The campus always looks pristine, clean, tidy, and the gardens are well..Read more

SR
Student Reviewer
29 Nov 22

Birmingham City University is a great place to study at due to the all the staff being so knowledgeable and friendly. They are keen to help out wherever needed and they do try..Read more

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The lecturers are very helpful. The timetable works well, you still have social time. The campus always looks pristine, clean, tidy, and the gardens are well...
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29 Nov 22
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Birmingham City University is a great place to study at due to the all the staff being so knowledgeable and friendly. They are keen to help out wherever needed and they do try...
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Parkside Building Cardigan Street Birmingham B4 7BD United Kingdom
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