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Sports Journalism with Foundation Year

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2026-2027
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Course summary:

  • Learn how to gather, organise, write and present sports news, features and commentary to a professional standard across a variety of platforms.

  • Gain a critical understanding of the historical, cultural and global context of sport

  • Equip yourself with the skills necessary to enter a competitive industry as a freelance sports journalist.

You will examine the ethical, legal and regulatory context in which sports journalists work and learn about the historical and cultural significance of sport. You will learn how to produce content for print, web, social media, radio and TV audiences. See articles written by our current students.

For full details of course modules, assessments, and teaching methods, please visit the course page on our website: https://www.shu.ac.uk/courses/Media-PR-and-journalism/BA-Honours-Sports-Journalism-with-Foundation-Year/Full-time

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  • Main Site

Study options

  • BA (Hons) • Full-time including foundation year • 4 Years
  • BA (Hons) • Sandwich including foundation year • 5 Years

Start dates

  • 21/09/2026

Application codes

Course code:
A043
Institution code:
S21

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Course code:
A043
Institution code:
S21

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