Sports Media

Understand the place of sports media You will study the media coverage of sport, reflect on the cultural and social significance of sport, explore interdependent relationships between sport and the media, and examine sports communication in the digital landscape.

Gain practical experience of working in sports media Throughout the course, you will have opportunities to work with local sports clubs including the university’s teams and Chichester City FC, as well as work with external clients to help find your place in the diverse sport media industry.

Work by previous students has been published in local media outlets and even broadcast on the BBC and BT Sport.

Develop employable skills As well as graduating with in-depth industry knowledge, you will have key transferable skills such as creative problem solving, project management, critical thinking and knowledge of appropriate research practices. These skills are essential within and outside media-sport related industries.

Learn from industry-experienced tutors and professional guest speakers During the course, you will learn from industry-experienced lecturers and visiting sports journalists, professionals in television sport and radio, digital media specialists and sports marketers. Previous guest speakers include Match of the Day commentator Steve Wilson and BBC Boxing and Athletics correspondent Mike Costello.

On this course you will:

Partnerships As part of the Department of Creative Industries you will benefit from our industry partnerships with companies including HyperX, DXRacer, Twitch, ARRI and AVID, and be able to access to industry standard software such as Nuke, Maya and Houdini.