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Sport Journalism
Bachelor of Sport Journalism (Hons)
Bachelor of Sport Journalism (Hons)

Bachelor of Sport Journalism (Hons)

  • ID:UB440162
  • Level:3-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

English requirements

 One of the following:

  • IELTS overall score of 6.0 with minimum 5.5 in each element
  • TOEFL iBT - Listening: 17, Reading: 18, Speaking: 20, Writing: 17
  • Pearson PTE - Listening: 59, Reading: 59, Speaking: 59, Writing: 59

Course Information

The growth and commercialisation of sport and rapid development of digital and social media tools makes sports journalism an exciting and fast-moving branch of the industry.

This specialist course enables you to develop the practical and critical skills needed by 21st century sports journalists - covering the traditional research and writing skills as well as those needed to handle new and developing media forms.

Inform your journalism with knowledge of the wider political, social, historical and economic sporting environment, and gain core communication skills, and ethical and legal knowledge essential to all journalists.

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Units

  • Inside The Journalism Industry (MED002-1) Compulsory
  • Introduction To Digital Storytelling (MED056-1) Compulsory
  • Reporting And Writing (MED011-1) Compulsory
  • Sport In Society (MED019-1) Compulsory
  • Law, Regulation & Public Administration (MED077-2) Compulsory
  • Multimedia Newsdays (MED075-2) Compulsory
  • Practical Sports Journalism (MED018-2) Compulsory
  • Public Relations And Marketing (MED079-2) Optional
  • Radio (MED021-2) Optional
  • The Art And Craft Of Journalism (MED081-2) Optional
  • Dissertation Special Project - Cnc (MED079-3) Compulsory
  • Practical Special Project - Cnc (MED078-3) Compulsory
  • Sport, Media And Culture (MED018-3) Compulsory
  • Ethics And Journalism (MED020-3) Optional
  • Radio 24/7 For Journalists (MED074-3) Optional
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Pre Courses

A Degree with a Foundation Year gives you guaranteed entry to an Undergraduate course.

Whether you’re returning to learning and require additional help and support to up-skill, or if you didn’t quite meet the grades to pursue an Undergraduate course, our Degrees with Foundation Year provide a fantastic entry route for you to work towards a degree level qualification.

With our guidance and support you’ll get up to speed within one year, and will be ready to seamlessly progress on to undergraduate study at Bedfordshire.

The Foundation Year provides an opportunity to build up your academic writing skills and numeracy, and will also cover a range of subject specific content to fully prepare you for entry to an Undergraduate degree.

This is an integrated four-year degree, with the foundation year as a key part of the course. You will need to successfully complete the Foundation Year to progress on to the first year of your bachelor’s degree.

Why study a degree with a Foundation Year?

  • Broad-based yet enough depth to give you credible vocational skills
  • Coverage of a variety of areas typically delivered by an expert in this area
  • Gain an understanding of a subject before choosing which route you wish to specialise in
  • Great introduction to further study, and guaranteed progression on to one of our Undergraduate degrees

The degrees offering a Foundation Year provide excellent preparation for your future studies.

During your Foundation Year you will get the opportunity to talk to tutors about your degree study and future career aspirations, and receive guidance on the most appropriate Undergraduate course to help you achieve this; providing you meet the entry requirements and pass the Foundation Year.

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

Career opportunities for graduates of this course include sports journalism, publishing, copywriting, public relations, media research and digital media.

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Overseas Student Health Cover

Insurance-Single: 300 GBP/year

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