Sports Journalism

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Course Summary

- Learn how to gather, organise, write and present sports news, features and commentary to a professional standard across a variety of platforms.

- Gain a critical understanding of the historical, cultural and global context of sport

- Equip yourself with the skills necessary to enter a competitive industry as a freelance sports journalist.

You will examine the ethical, legal and regulatory context in which sports journalists work and learn about the historical and cultural significance of sport. You will learn how to produce content for print, web, social media, radio and TV audiences. See articles written by our current students.

How You Learn

At Sheffield Hallam, all our courses are designed to engage you with the world and challenge you to think in new ways. You’ll get to collaborate with others, and you’ll be taught in a supportive environment where you can thrive.

On the course you learn how the sports department of media organisations operate, how to produce news stories, match reports, commentary, preview features, opinion pieces and personality profiles and how to research and plan sports coverage for radio and television broadcasts. You will gain an understanding of public relations and media liaison techniques, such as how to devise and organise media opportunities and how to write web pages, press releases, news items and promotional material.

Applied learning

Work Placements

You will have opportunity to study abroad in Europe, Australia or America and the option to take a placement year to work in industry.

You learn through:

- Lectures

- Seminars

- Practical sessions