Specialist Sports Journalism, BA (Hons)

This course equips aspiring sports journalists with essential skills, knowledge, practical experience, and professional contacts to thrive in the field. Amid the UK's enduring enthusiasm for events like the Olympics, Wimbledon, and rugby, it prepares students to cover a wide range of sports, from mainstream to minority ones, while developing expertise in researching and producing engaging content for multimedia platforms.Ranked in the Top 30 for Journalism in the Guardian University Guide 2023, the program offers hands-on opportunities with sporting organisations and events such as the Commonwealth Games. Students learn in state-of-the-art facilities, including TV and radio studios and a fully equipped newsroom, adapting to evolving media technologies to meet the high expectations of today's sports audiences.