BA (Hons) Journalism (Sport Journalism) at Plymouth Marjon University

Our BA (Hons) Sports Journalism degree gives you essential skills required by today's sports media industry. You’ll work closely with BBC South West in Plymouth alongside lecturers from Match of the Day, Sky Sports, ITV West Country, The Guardian, Plymouth Herald, regional and national freelancers, filmmakers and broadcasters. Our new broadcasting hub, The Workshop, offers state-of-the-art TV and radio studios, on the BBC South West campus in Plymouth.

Faculty: Literature and Journalism  |  Duration: 3 years full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

1st Year: Serious Skills, Fast News, Journalism in Practice, Making Headlines, Digital Storytelling, Journalism in Context. 2nd Year: Investigative Journalism, The Hustle, Trending Now, The Big Show, Slow Journalism, Pod Sounds. 3rd Year: And Finally…, The Winter Edition, The Newsroom, The Buzz Feeder, Big Show: Season Two.

Career pathways

We have a long list of graduates who have gone on to work in the sports media industry at newspapers, magazines, national radio stations and websites as well as in the press departments of professional sports clubs, and in the sports PR and marketing industry. Roles held by recent graduates include Digital Content Manager at Huddersfield Town FC; Media Officer at West Bromwich Albion FC; Media Officer at Plymouth Argyle; Data Analyst for IBM at Wimbledon; Sports journalist at Bath Chronicle; Sports Writer at Mid Glamorgan Press Agency; freelance sports journalist and film-maker.

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