Sports Media

Explore all aspects of contemporary sports coverage
Our BA (Hons) Sports Media degree provides you with a complete insight into the world of sports media, as you gain the broad range of specialist skills you will need to pursue a career within the industry.

Build your skillsets across a range of specialisms
This highly practical degree combines hands-on experience, technical understanding and contextual theory to develop the high level of industry skills you need to pursue a career in sports media.

You will explore topics including sports journalism, camera operations, editing, commentary, graphics and more, and graduate ready to have an impact on the industry.

Explore topics including:

• Journalism

• Camera and equipment operations

• Video editing and production

• Social media management

• Presenting and commentary

• Graphics

• Audio recording and delivery

• Interview skills and techniques

• Directing and producing.

Understand the place of sports media
You will study the media coverage of sport, reflect on the cultural and social significance of sport, explore interdependent relationships between sport and the media, and examine sports communication in the digital landscape.

Gain practical experience of working in sports media
Throughout the course, you will have opportunities to work with local sports clubs including the university’s teams and Chichester City FC, as well as work with external clients to help find your place in the diverse sport media industry.

Work by previous students has been published in local media outlets and even broadcast on the BBC and BT Sport.

Develop employable skills
As well as graduating with in-depth industry knowledge, you will have key transferable skills such as creative problem solving, project management, critical thinking and knowledge of appropriate research practices. These skills are essential within and outside media-sport related industries.

Learn from industry-experienced tutors and professional guest speakers
During the course, you will learn from industry-experienced lecturers and visiting sports journalists, professionals in television sport and radio, digital media specialists and sports marketers. Previous guest speakers include Match of the Day commentator Steve Wilson and BBC Boxing and Athletics correspondent Mike Costello.

On this course you will:

• Explore topics including sport journalism, sports photography, social media and camerawork.

• Learn from industry professionals and guest speakers.

• Engage in commissioned projects and work placements.

• Report on local sports including University BUCS fixtures.

Partnerships
As part of the Department of Creative Industries you will benefit from our industry partnerships with companies including HyperX, DXRacer, Twitch, ARRI and AVID, and be able to access to industry standard software such as Nuke, Maya and Houdini.

Year One
In your first year, you will gain a strong foundation in the world of sports media as you explore key areas including television, journalism and news culture and camera operation.

Year Two
Your second year allows you to specialise in areas that interest you, with options in media production, journalism and multi-camera events and operations.

Year Three
In your final year you will engage in a range of independent and group projects and work on client-led sports media productions and commissions.

These projects will prepare you for your future career by improving your self-promotion skills, providing networking opportunities and supporting your portfolio to help you showcase talent to prospective employers.

You will be assessed through a range of assignments, including:
-Essays
-Project work
-Presentations
-Seminar discussions