Course summary

Available for September or January intakes. To apply for January 2024 intake, amend the cycle filter to 2023-2024, select the option for January and remember to use point of entry 1. If you experience any issues adding your course choice, please contact UCAS Customer Services on 0371 468 0 468. Course overview: Whether you’re passionate about covering Premier League football, the Olympics, Formula One or netball, this degree, accredited by the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ), equips you with the skills to build a career in one of the most competitive areas of the media. Delivered by professional journalists with top-level experience in TV, radio, print and online, you learn how to file a match report and interview leading athletes, as well as analyse the social, political and economic aspects of the global sport industry. You develop high level skills working with words, pictures and audio across all platforms, including social media, and gain critical skills to tackle hot questions such as doping, corruption and equality in sport. You learn by doing, building an impressive portfolio of published work, and have the opportunity to report on live football at Middlesbrough Football Club. TUXtra, is our new integrated media publishing platform for media and journalism students and gives you practical experience in publishing and broadcasting innovative content on-air and online. By creating content for TUXtra you build up a valuable and useful portfolio of published work. Find out more at tuxtra.co.uk The National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) accreditation means that you study for your professional (pre-entry) qualifications alongside your degree, with no additional tuition charges. The NCTJ diploma is a prestigious vocational qualification that is widely recognised and highly valued by journalism employers. Candidates are expected to enter all the NCTJ’s mandatory exams in reporting, essential public affairs, essential media law, court reporting and shorthand, and to complete the multimedia portfolio. After the course: Graduates have progressed to cover sport for Sky Sports and BBC Tees. Work experience is integral to this programme. We have long-established contacts across regional and national media, including The Gazette, Sky Sports News and i newspaper, as well as with partner sports organisations including Middlesbrough Football Club and Tees Valley Sport.