BA (Hons) Sports Journalism at Liverpool John Moores University

Merseyside is the host of some of the world's best sporting events, from the Open Golf Championship, to Premier League football and the greatest horse race in the world. Where better to study a BA (Hons) Sports Journalism degree than Liverpool John Moores University, where you will learn how to be a professional journalist, within a School which has a great reputation for its links to industry and high quality graduate training. This BA (Hons) degree programme provides practical training in sports reporting across all forms of media and underpins it with the very latest theory.

Faculty: Faculty of Society and Culture  |  Department: Liverpool School of Art and Creative Industries  |  Duration: 3 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September (2027/28 entry)  |  Location: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Understanding Journalism, Introduction to Broadcast, Sports Journalism Skills, Newswriting for Sports Journalists, Introduction to Sports Reporting, Essential Law and Ethics (Sports Journalism). Year 2 core modules: Journalism Issues, Magazine Journalism, Sports Media Communication, Sports Journalism for a Digital Audience, Multimedia Sports Reporting, Audio-Visual Content Creation. Year 3 core modules: Journalism Careers, Advanced Sports Journalism Practice, Dissertation, Features Journalism, Photojournalism, Public Interest Journalism, Business of Sport, Final Project.

Career pathways

As a Sports Journalism graduate, you will possess all of the practical skills required to enable you to work in a variety of roles connected to the sports media industry. LJMU Sports Journalism graduates have a good track record of employment, forging successful careers as sports reporters, freelance journalists, editors and presenters.

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