Overview

On the Sports Journalism with Foundation Year (Honours) programme from Sheffield Hallam University 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.

Key facts

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.

How you learn

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.

Careers and opportunities

This course prepares you for a career in

newspaper sports journalism

broadcast sports journalism

sports public relations

online sports journalism

magazine sports journalism

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Creative Synergies In Media Production

Media In Context

Broadcast Journalism

Live Event Reporting

Sport And Popular Culture

Sports Writing

Content Creation

Media Law, Regulation And Government

Sports Newsday

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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IELTS

6

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Credits

480 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Journalism Sport and Exercise Science View 589 other Bachelors in Sport and Exercise Science in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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6

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Other requirements

General requirements

UCAS points

80 points

This must include 32 points from one A level or equivalent BTEC National qualifications. For example:

CDD at A Level

MMP in BTEC Extended Diploma in a relevant subject.

Pass overall from a T level qualification with C from core.

A combination of qualifications, which may include EPQ and general studies.

GCSE

English Language at grade C or 4

Maths at grade C or 4

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Tuition Fees

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18000 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

9790 GBP / year

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Living costs

Sheffield

United Kingdom

555 - 977 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Duration

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Credits

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Disciplines

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General requirements

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