MA Sports Journalism at University of Brighton

Programme overview

Prepare for a fast-paced media career on this NCTJ-accredited Sports Journalism course – you will learn vital multi-platform and multimedia skills and benefit from our exclusive links with Arsenal FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC. The course will suit you if you have studied an undergraduate degree in a non-journalism subject area or are looking to gain a professional qualification to pursue a journalism career.

Faculty: School of Art and Media | Department: Journalism | Duration: full-time: 1 year; part-time: 2–6 years | Study mode: full-time / part-time | Location: Brighton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

NCTJ accreditation – the qualification that editors look for when recruiting a trainee journalist. Industry placement – our students work at organisations including The Sun, Sky Sports News, The Independent, The Daily Mail. The Times, The Guardian, TalkSport and Brighton & Hove Albion FC. The University of Brighton has won the NCTJ Innovation of the Year award for its partnership work with Brighton & Hove Albion FC that involves paid opportunities for students to cover matches in the Amex Stadium press box. Modules include News Journalism, Critical Issues in Sport Journalism, Sport Journalism Practice, Journalism in Society, Live Sports Coverage, Journalism Dissertation, Professional Practice, Facilities, Ben Parsons, Dr Simon McEnnis, principal lecturer.

Career pathways

This degree will open up career opportunities in areas including television, radio, print, web, and PR. Students from our sports journalism programmes have gone on to roles including:

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Application information

Entry requirements

Degree and experience. Honours degree in any subject normally with a minimum 2:2 or equivalent, or an HND equivalent plus at least five years of relevant work experience. Other applicants with extensive industry experience will be considered on an individual basis. English language requirements. If English is not your first language, IELTS 6.5 overall, with 6.0 in writing and a minimum of 5.5 in the other elements.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,720 a year (2026/27). First-year tuition fee, full-time; fees may rise in later years. Source

International applicants: GBP 17,748 a year (2026/27). First-year tuition fee, full-time; fees may rise in later years. Source

Duration: full-time: 1 year; part-time: 2–6 years

Apply through the official page: https://evsipr.brighton.ac.uk/urd/sits.urd/run/siw_ipp_lgn.login?process=siw_ipp_app_crs

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