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About Sports Journalism Degrees
Sport is big news and big business – and that means sports journalism is about much more than match reports and event coverage. It's about exploring the stories behind the headlines, understanding the broader context in which the sports industry, and the media that cover it, operate.
This Undergraduate Degree has been designed for people who are passionate about sport and who have a real desire to develop the journalistic skills needed to bring it alive for audiences, help people understand what makes the industry tick and what happens off the sports field as well as on it.
Our Sports Journalism programme has three strands. The multi-media practical strand will equip you with key journalistic skills, including how to source, research and compile news stories and features, how to film stories and put together audio packages.
Though these practical skills are only part of the picture, Sports journalists also need to have a keen understanding of the broader news media and society in which they are working and this is where our journalism theory strand comes in. This will help you understand the context in which news is produced, along with the social, ethical and political impact of journalism on society.
Finally, our sports strand will help you understand the place sport has in today's culture as well as developing your knowledge of how the business and social context of sport has developed.
There is a strong emphasis on developing a professional portfolio of work and in providing opportunities for students to put their journalistic skills into practice, particularly through our News Production Project at the end of the first year and the six-week industry placement in the second year.
Benefits of Sports Journalism Degrees
- Taught by lecturers who have extensive professional journalistic experience.
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Opportunities to acquire skills needed for multi-platform news delivery.
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Six-week industry placement in second year.
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Excellent industry links which provide opportunities for students and help us to attract first class guest speakers.
Graduate Destinations
Our graduates go on to work for a wide range of companies, such as OPTA Data, Mercury Press Agency, 19 Marketing, William Hill, BSkyB, Rugby Football League and Sky Sports.
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Modules for Sports Journalism degrees
Click on the individual modules below to find out more about the learning, teaching and assessment methods.
Level 4
Level 5 - You will study a selection of the following:
Level 6 - You will study a selection of the following:
Prerequisites
Typically our entry offer for this degree course is within a range of 240-280 UCAS tariff points.
Other Requirements
GCSE grade C or above in English Language (or equivalent qualification) is required.
We welcome students with a range of qualifications including A levels, AS levels, BTEC Nationals, Advanced and Progressions Diplomas, NVQs, GNVQs and accredited Access Courses.
We treat every applicant on his or her own merits and value highly the experience you illustrate in your personal statement.
Application Procedure
Please contact us for personalised advice on 0113 2837123 or email admissions@leedstrinity.ac.uk
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Learning and Teaching Methods
At Leeds Trinity we aim to provide an excellent student experience and a personal approach to helping students achieve their academic and professional potential. We have a strong tradition of supporting student employability, with relevant skills embedded in the curriculum and work placements included in all our undergraduate programmes. Our full Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategy can be accessed
here.
Most of the modules on this course are delivered through a combination of interactive workshops, practical sessions, lectures and small group tutorials / seminars.
On this course students undertake an extended News Production Project at the end of the first year which features a series of live news exercises and a 20-credit Personal Development and Placement module which features a six-week work placement in the spring term of Level 5, sandwiched between periods of preparation and reflection on learning.
At Level 6 students are offered the opportunity to undertake a choice of research-based academic modules and practical journalism projects which provide an extended opportunity for critical thinking and the enhancement of professional skills.
All students are offered opportunities to develop professional skills, links with employers, mentors and our alumni throughout their programme of study. You will have the opportunity throughout the programme to engage in extra-curricular activities and volunteering related to your graduate prospects.
We make extensive use of Moodle, Leeds Trinity’s virtual learning environment (VLE), to support class sessions, and of e-resources to enable 24/7 access to learning materials from off-campus.
Assessment
A variety of assessment methods is used, matched to the learning outcomes for the course, to enable students to demonstrate the full range of knowledge and skills that they have acquired.
Assessments tailored to this course include live news broadcasts and other live news production exercises, social media exercises and, in the final year, the production of a digital media portfolio tailored to a niche market of each individual student’s choice.
On this course there are some assessments which are marked on a pass/fail basis rather than graded, including shorthand and the work placement element of the Professional Development and Placement module. Please note that these assessments are excluded from the calculations made to produce the figures published in the Key Information Set (KIS) for this course.
Students are offered the opportunity to develop their own essay titles / research project subjects in final year modules and the chance to develop their own ideas for practical journalism pieces of work throughout the course.