Cert HE Sports Journalism at University Academy 92

Programme overview

Learn how to craft compelling sports stories and get them heard with our 1-year Sports Journalism Cert HE course, equivalent to the first year of a degree. Reflect on your own media usage and explore how journalism can change the way people think and behave. Explore different approaches to media production and work in a group to produce your own magazine, podcast or documentary.

Faculty: World of Media | Duration: 1 year full-time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September, November, January, February, April | Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Level 4 modules: Media, Technology and Culture; Communication Techniques and Creating Content; Media Production; Introduction to Sports Journalism.

Career pathways

The Cert HE course is the perfect stepping stone to a full sports journalism degree. If you pass the Cert HE successfully, you will be eligible to apply for the second year of the 3-year degree programme.

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Application information

Entry requirements

64 UCAS points (A Levels CC; BTEC National Extended Diploma MPP; BTEC Diploma MM; T Levels P (C+); Scottish Advanced Highers DD; IB 24 points with 14 from Higher Level Subjects). 2 GCSEs at Grade C/4 or above including English Language (Functional Skills Level 2 English and Maths accepted). Non-tariff qualifications and work/life experience are considered individually, and a Contextual Admissions Policy applies. International: IELTS 6.5 overall with no section lower than 5.5. UCAS code P900.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). UK students; Cert HE Source

International applicants: GBP 17,728 a year (2026/27). Cert HE (full-time), Sport, Media and Digital courses rate from September 2026 Source

Intake: September, November, January, February, April

Duration: 1 year full-time

Apply through the official page: https://ua92.ac.uk/study-with-us/undergraduate/apply-to-ua92/how-to-apply/

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