Sports Journalism BA (Hons)

Staffordshire University

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UCAS CODE P501

With its outstanding employment outcomes, our Sports Journalism degree is the perfect pathway to a career in the sports media industry.Graduates from this course have progressed to careers within the BBC, ITV, Sky Sports, BT Sport, Eurosport, ESPN, Press Association, the FA, Premier League, the RFU, Rugby Football League, newspapers, professional football (including most of the Premier League clubs) and other sports like F1 and horse racing.You’ll study practical modules in our state-of-the-art ...Read More

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Uni rankings

WUSCA student ranking
WUSCA student ranking
These are the 2023 rankings, based on ratings given by past and current students.
60th / 81
CUG ranking
Complete University Guide Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2024
108th
CUG subject ranking
Complete University Guide Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2024
66th

Start date and duration

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Start date
SEP-24
Full Time
3 Years

Journalism

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Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 90 = 10% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019

Employment rate
Employment rate
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Source: UNISTATS, 2019

Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019

Journalism graduate salary at this uni
£23,000
UK Journalism graduate salary
£19,000

Modules
These are the sub-topics that you will study as part of this course
Source: IDP Connect , September 2023

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Entry requirements
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A level
Grades / Points required

BBC

Details

Other A Level combinations are possible to achieve 112 points

Previous study
Previous study
The most common A-levels taken by students who end up studying this subject at uni.
Source: HESA, 2018

DATA SOURCE: HESA

Journalism

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni

English Language
33%
Media Studies
32%
English Literature
25%
History
21%
Sociology
16%

Tuition fees

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£9,250 per year
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£9,250 per year
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Scotland Fees
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£9,250 per year
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£9,250 per year
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Northern Ireland Fees
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£9,250 per year
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Students from Channel Islands Students from Channel Islands
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£16,750 per year
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Students from EU Students from EU EU Students
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£16,750 per year
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Staffordshire University

College Road Stoke-on-Trent ST4 2DE United Kingdom Nearest train station: Stoke-on-Trent  0.1 miles away
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Sports Journalism BA (Hons)
Staffordshire University Sports Journalism BA (Hons)
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