Sports Journalism

Learn how to craft compelling sports stories and get them heard with our 1-year Sports Journalism Cert HE courses, equivalent to the first year of a degree.

Reflect on your own media usage and explore how journalism can change the way people think and behave.

Explore different approaches to media production and work collaboratively to produce your own magazine, podcast, or documentary.

Develop key practical skills using cameras, audio equipment, and editing software to display work online.

Understand what it’s like to be a journalist in today’s sporting world and get to grips with ethical and professional standards.

If you’re looking for a Sports Journalism course in Manchester, check out our 1-year Sports Journalism Cert HE and unlock your greatness at UA92.

The Cert HE course is the perfect stepping stone to a full sports journalism degree. If you pass the Cert HE successfully, you will be eligible to apply for the second year of the 3-year degree programme.

If you choose to leave after the 1-year Cert HE, you’ll walk away with a valuable Level 4 qualification which will support your job applications in the sector.

Whether you dream of becoming a broadcast journalist, news editor, TV producer, content creator, copywriter or public relations officer, you’re on the right path.

Alongside your course modules, you will engage with the 92 Programme, which is built into every degree and tailored to each subject area.

Engaging with the 92 Programme is a requirement for all students and will count towards your overall grade.

Through taught sessions, immersive experiences and coaching, you will build confidence, resilience, wellness, self-reflection and professionalism, skills designed to support your future success.

Level 4 Modules

Module 1 - Media, Technology and Culture

You’ll reflect on your own media usage, explore how rapid changes in information and communication technologies shape other social, economic and cultural transformations and consider issues of media production, dissemination and reception.

Module 2 - Communication Techniques and Creating Content

You’ll explore a range of visual and audio storytelling techniques to produce content and explore the best ways to present your work.

Module 3 - Media Production

You’ll develop practical media skills, working individually and collectively using different digital tools (including cameras, audio equipment, editing software), and learn to display your work online in a professional context.

Module 4 - Introduction to Sports Journalism

You’ll explore the key principles of sports journalism and get to grips with the ethical standards and professional codes to which sports journalists must adhere. You’ll gain an understanding of what sports journalists do and learn mobile digital tools to help your digital storytelling.