Multimedia Sports Journalism (Hons) University of Northampton

Overview

Key Facts

Working alongside the many sports clubs, bodies and media companies based in Northamptonshire, your first year will see you learning and starting to apply key audio and video production skills. You will also learn how to write sports stories and understand laws and ethics which apply to sports reporting.

The second year will see you apply those production and writing skills in live newsdays; attending press conferences and live events and reporting on our own FM radio station, NLive. You will learn how to report in the growing world of esports and develop skills in sports magazine production and sports commentary.

In the final year you will apply your skills to professional standards in multi-platform newsdays, as well as develop your employment skills ready for that future career. You will learn about future trends in journalism tech and storytelling. Your final year project will be either a documentary or a magazine and your dissertation will analyse and question a key issue in sports media production, sports journalism or sports ethics.

Career Opportunities

Upon completing the Multimedia Sports Journalism (Hons) course from University of Northampton you will be equipped with the skills to work in any area and across all platforms within the sports media, from local newspapers, newsrooms and commercial communication departments to national broadcasters such as BBC Sport, Sky Sports, Radio 5 and Associated Press. 

Suitable roles for graduates include:

• News reporter
• Radio and broadcast news reporter or editor
• Magazine Writer
• Sport PR and communications
• Sports Journalist
• Sports Commentator

Accreditation

This programme is accredited by the Broadcast Journalism Training Council.