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Sports Journalism BA(Hons)

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Intro

Dream of reporting live from the Premier League? Our NCTJ-accredited Sports Journalism degree gives you that opportunity through exclusive links with Arsenal FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC.

You’ll develop essential skills in newswriting, match reporting, digital media and shorthand, all while earning the industry-recognised NCTJ Diploma in Journalism.

Learn from seasoned media professionals and respected academics using our industry-standard facilities.

Gain hands-on experience through field trips, guest lectures from top sports journalists, and real-world placements.

Plus, you’ll contribute to our journalism website, showcasing your work to future employers.

Join Brighton and kickstart your sports journalism career with us.

Key facts

Location Brighton: Moulsecoomb

UCAS code P500

Full-time 3 years
With placement year 4 years

Accredited by the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ)

What are my next steps?

Clearing 2025: Apply now

Places are still available on this course to start in 2025.

If you have your results you can apply online for a place through Clearing.

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You can also book a Clearing call back, or if you need advice, call us on 01273 644000

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Find out more about studying with us in our digital prospectus.

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  • 90% of our students are positive about the academic support on this course, National Student Survey 2024

Entry criteria

Entry requirements

A-levels or BTEC
Entry requirements are in the range of A-level BBB–BCC (120–104 UCAS Tariff points), or BTEC Extended Diploma DMM–MMM. Our conditional offers typically fall within this range.

International Baccalaureate
26 points, including three subjects at Higher level. Humanities, history or politics courses preferred. At least 45 credits at level 3.

Access to HE Diploma
Pass with 60 credits overall. At least 45 credits at level 3, with 24 credits at distinction or above.

Studied before or got relevant experience?
A qualification, HE credits or relevant experience may count towards your course at Brighton and could mean that you do not have to take some elements of the course or can start in year 2 or 3. 

English language requirements
IELTS 6.5 overall, 6.0 in writing and a minimum of 5.5 in the other elements. Find out more about the other English qualifications that we accept.

International requirements and visas

International requirements by country
Country name
Albania
Algeria
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Bermuda
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burma (Myanmar)
Cameroon
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Ecuador
Egypt
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Guyana
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kosovo
Kuwait
Latvia
Lebanon
Liechtenstein
Libya
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malaysia
Malawi
Malta
Mexico
Moldova
Montenegro
Morocco
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palestinian National Authority
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
Syria
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United States
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

We can help you meet our English language or academic entry requirements.

View our English language courses

For pre-sessional English preparation courses.

For degree preparation courses.

Visas and immigration advice

Applying for a student visa

Check out our step-by-step guidance.

Contextual admissions

At Brighton, we understand that not everyone has the same opportunities, and some may face extra challenges to meet grade requirements. If you meet our contextual admissions criteria, we’ll make you an offer of at least two grades or 16 UCAS tariff points lower than the standard for your course. Find out about contextual admissions at Brighton.

With a contextual offer, you may also qualify for extra financial support through our Brighton Boost cost of living package. Find out about the Brighton Boost.

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Course content

Top reasons to choose this course

  • NCTJ accreditation means your degree will be recognised by the industry as meeting high professional standards.

  • Learn core journalism skills such as newswriting, reporting, media law, shorthand, public administration, digital journalism, portfolio development. and multimedia.

  • Work placement opportunities give you the chance to make industry connections and gain valuable experience.

  • Showcase and hone your journalism skills in our student magazine, .

  • Newsroom with live news and sports feeds gives you authentic real-life journalistic experience.

  • Sound, filming and editing equipment familiarise you with the latest technology and ensure that you graduate with the technical skills essential for your media career.

  • Real-world reporting opportunities – our students interview sportspeople and report from live events. We have contacts with many local sport organisations and venues where you can hone your skills. This could be anything from reporting on horse racing to non-league football.

  • Trips to top sports and media venues with exclusive interview opportunities. We’ve taken our students to venues including The Times HQ, the Copper Box at The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and The Amex Community Stadium, home to Brighton & Hove Albion FC.

  • Guest lecture programme with insight from the experts and opportunities to ask questions. Past guests have included Sky Sports’ Jim White, Martin Tyler, Kelly Cates, Clare Balding, Nick Davies, Paul Hayward and former England cricket captain Mike Atherton.

  • Close links with the media industry mean we organise trips to places such as the Sky News newsroom.

  • Editors, journalists and campaigners from organisations such as Sky News, the BBC, Time Out, the Daily Telegraph, Johnston Press, the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, Full Fact and Reporters Without Borders have given lectures and masterclasses.

  • Option modules and applied subject modules allow you to specialise in an area of particular interest.

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Central Media Services are based in the same building as our journalism studios and are also used by journalism students.

Year 1 

In your first year you’ll gain a thorough introduction to sports journalism, covering areas such as multimedia journalism, news, ethics, shorthand, public administration and the social history of sport.

Modules

  • Introduction to Journalism Studies

    This module will introduce you to key debates in journalism studies. You will develop and apply your understanding of the central concepts and theories in journalism research, and examine journalism practice from a variety of perspectives. You will also develop graduate skills and a capacity for critical thinking and writing.

  • Production Journalism

    This module introduces how to create journalism involving digital production techniques. You will learn how to produce newspaper and magazine pages involving desktop publishing software, and explore the principles of production and the ways in which words and pictures work together in the story-telling process. You will also discover how journalism is adapting its styles, forms and working practices for different platforms.

  • News and Ethics

    This module develops fundamental skills for news reporting: newswriting, ethical practice and shorthand. You will learn to recognise, select and present news for specific audiences and platforms, and learn the techniques required to write publication-standard articles and apply them in defined scenarios. You’ll learn the theory of Teeline shorthand, develop speed to 60wpm and use it in the production of a news story. You'll also learn to locate news reporting practices in the context of specific regulatory and ethical codes.

  • Digital Sport Journalism

    This module will introduce you to social media as part of the professional sports reporter’s toolkit. You will work on practical skills such as live blogging, social media planning and digital audience development, alongside exploring the analytical skills that enable you to measure performance and distribution of content.

  • Sport in Context

    This module explores the contextual knowledge needed to practice sport journalism. What makes sports journalism ‘professional’ is often the ability to place stories in their wider social, political, economic, and cultural contexts. You will explore the nature and dimensions of these contexts, enabling you to provide greater depth and insight to your storytelling experiences. These contexts include knowledge of how professional sport is structured and organised but can also be taken to mean reporting responsibly and sensitively on social issues.

  • The Sport Journalist鈥檚 Toolkit

    This module will introduce you to the different and varied forms of sports journalism and will enable you to become familiar with the work environment. You will learn about the sports story cycle across newspaper, web and television at local, national and international levels and discover the stylistic and audience dynamics associated with these platforms. You’ll develop your writing ability and will be introduced to longer forms of journalism. You will have the opportunity to cover live sporting events through field trips.

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Year 2

Your second year builds on your knowledge of practical journalism and you will explore areas such as media law, sports reporting and analysing sport media.

Modules

  • Sport Reporting

    This module focuses on the professional and practical context of sports journalism, both in print and online. You will expand your fundamental skills as a sports reporter in the field while enhancing your working knowledge of the sports press box and surrounding environment. You will also broaden your reporting and research skills and learn to adapt your work for different markets.

  • Sports Media Studies

    This module will develop your understanding of the relationships between sports, media and society. It explores key theoretical considerations in media and cultural studies alongside current issues shaping mediated sports. You will examine different approaches to media analysis, exploring how sports are produced and represented through the media. Focus is on the cultural and ideological issues that operate through these representations.

  • News Portfolio and Shorthand

    This module enables you to develop your news reporting ability to an advanced level where you can find and produce your own stories for a specific audience. You’ll also develop shorthand as a professional recording technique, building to a standard of 100 words per minute. 

  • Media Law

    You will develop a detailed understanding of criminal and civil law and regulation impacting journalism practice during this module. You will explore the legal requirements affecting journalists and apply them to a range of unpredictable practical scenarios. Topics include reporting restrictions, prejudice and contempt of court, defamation, copyright and practical court reporting.

  • Team Media

    This module is an introduction to the complex relationship between sports journalism and public relations and how the shifting power dynamic is shaping the sports agenda. You will analyse and practise club media strategies for audience development and content creation and will be introduced to critical discussion around the blurred lines between independent sports desks and corporate media.

Journalists at a press conference