Sports Journalism MA at Coventry University

Gain the skills and experience to become a versatile journalist through practical reporting, media production, and opportunities to engage with live events and industry networks. This course aims to help you develop practical, multimedia and hands-on reporting skills through practical experience, project-based assessments, and industry connections to build professional portfolios and prepare you for roles in sports media.

Faculty: College of Arts and Society  |  Duration: 1 year full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: November 2026, January 2027, March 2027, May 2027, July 2027  |  Location: Coventry, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules: Print and Digital Skills, Sports Campaigns, Commissions and Multimedia Coverage, Audio, Video and Immersive Production, Live Sports Reporting, Statistics, Power and Regulation, Professional Practice and Innovation, Specialist Media Project.

Career pathways

Throughout the course, students should develop a broad range of highly valued skills to reflect the changing and dynamic needs of industry, including exceptional communication, project planning, critical thinking and analysis, problem solving, and powerful presentation and listening skills. On successful completion of the course, graduates should be globally and interculturally aware, ready to make a dynamic difference in the world.

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