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Sports Journalism MA (PGCert PGDip)

UK

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What will I learn?

Intro

Prepare for a fast-paced media career on this NCTJ-accredited Sports Journalism course – you will learn vital multi-platform and multimedia skills and benefit from our exclusive links with Arsenal FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC.

The course will suit you if you have studied an undergraduate degree in a non-journalism subject area or are looking to gain a professional qualification to pursue a journalism career.

The course is delivered by media industry professionals and academics and you will have opportunities to publish work in-house.

You will benefit from our close links with national organisations including Sky Sports News, The Independent, The Sun, Daily Star, TalkSPORT and the Mail Online.

Careers

This degree will open up career opportunities in areas including television, radio, print, web, and PR.

The first students will graduate from this course in 2020 and we expect them to build successful careers in the industry as our undergraduates have, including:

  • Jack Wilson, head of digital sport at the Daily Express and Daily Star
  • Gemma Nash, sports presenter on Sky News
  • Jordan Halford, social media editor at Sky Sports
  • Lee Price, head of PR at Paddy Power
  • Jack De Menezes, deputy sports editor at The Independent
  • Anthony Hay, assistant sports editor at Mail Online
  • Anna Bonar, senior producer at Red Bull Media House
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Which department am I in?

University of Brighton

Study options

Full Time (1 year)

Tuition fees
Full time fee for 2024/25 entry is: £14,900 per year, Part-time fee will usually be calculated based on the number of modules. There might be slight increase in fee for 2025/26 entry.
Start date

29 September 2025

Venue

Moulsecoomb Campus

Lewes Road,

Brighton,

Brighton and Hove,

BN2 4GA, England

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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