Sports Journalism

Considering a journalism degree? Our Sports Journalism BA(Hons) helps you refine your journalism education to a topic you’re passionate about: sport. Sports media is a global entertainment industry – and via this exciting course, it’s our job to get you ready to enter this exciting world.

You’ll gain a huge range of technical and creative skills, from match coverage and in-depth research, analysis, and interviewing, to club promotion – across online, social, video and audio.

We’ll nurture your passion for the sports you love, while developing your understanding of the forces behind the headlines. You’ll think about the power of digital media and fan culture and become fully equipped for a great career.

Why Study Sports Journalism BA(Hons) at University of Huddersfield?
The course is accredited by The Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC) - https://bjtc.org.uk

On this course, you’ll learn everything from writing a match report to producing a podcast and presenting your own TV sports show. You’ll develop a deep understanding of key issues in sport, culture, and the media, while work experience opportunities in sports media will help you turn your passion into a career.

Whether you’re keen to head into a career in broadcasting or printed media, this journalism degree is ideal. If you were thinking of enrolling onto a broadcast journalism course, our Sports Journalism BA(Hons) should more than pique your interest, covering a host of popular culture mediums and preparing you for real-world opportunities. Past graduates have gone on to work for BBC Sport, ITV, and talkSPORT, as well as football and rugby league clubs, the English Football League (EFL), and news site, newspapers and magazines†.

†Source: LinkedIn

Professional Bodies
The course is accredited by The Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC) (https://bjtc.org.uk), an important benchmark of quality recognised across the UK media industry. This will be reviewed in February 2025.

At Huddersfield you’ll also study the Global Professional Award alongside your degree† so that you gain valuable qualities and experiences that could help you to get the career you want, no matter what your field of study is.

†full-time, undergraduate first degrees with a minimum duration of three years. This does not include postgraduate, foundation, top-up, accelerated or apprenticeship degrees.

Why Huddersfield?
Huddersfield’s vibrant and friendly campus is a great place from which to study, while the town itself offers lots to see and do, with good transport links in and around the area.