Overview

On the BA Sports Journalism (Hons) course at University of Sunderland , you'll have the chance to:

Report from the press box at Wembley Stadium
Interview club executives
Visit some of Europe's finest football stadiums
Report on professional county cricket
Produce your own website, sports TV episode, or series of investigative sports articles
Use our state-of-the-art TV studios and outside broadcast equipment.

You'll build your experience in our mediaHUB and develop a portfolio of work. You'll then publish this work on SportsByte – our student-run website for north-east sport.

Our graduates have gone on to work for:

Sky Sports News
BBC Sport
Manchester United FC
Liverpool FC
Everton FC
Newcastle United FC
Golf’s Ryder Cup and DP World Tour
The Williams F1 team
National newspapers.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Covering Live Sport
Social, Digital, Video
Live Reporting
Features: Pitching and Writing
Sports News and Broadcasting
Employability and Entrepreneurship

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-06-30 00:00:00

Language

English

PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Sunderland, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Journalism Sport and Exercise Science View 587 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

PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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General requirements

Our typical offer is 104-120 UCAS Tariff points, from a combination of acceptable Level 3 qualifications. These may include A Levels, T Levels, BTEC Diplomas/Extended Diplomas, Scottish and Irish Highers, Access to HE Diplomas, or the International Baccalaureate.
We accept a maximum of 6 points from Level 3 Key Skills qualifications.
As part of our NCTJ accreditation, we'll also invite you to an informal interview. We’d like to hear about you and why you’re interested in sports journalism. We'll also tell you a bit more about our course and what makes us special.
You also need three passes at GCSE grade C or above. This must include maths and English language, or a minimum of Level 2 Key Skills in Communication and Application of Number. If you've studied for a GCSE that has a numerical grade, you'll need to achieve a grade 4 or above.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

17500 GBP / year

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9790 GBP / year

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Living costs

Sunderland

United Kingdom

758 - 1438 GBP / month

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

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