University of Northampton

Multimedia Sports Journalism BA (Hons)

University of NorthamptonWaterside Campus, Northampton

Course overview

Working alongside the many sports clubs, bodies and media companies based in Northamptonshire, your first year on this Sports Journalism degree 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 of the course 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 of the Sports Journalism course, 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. Throughout this program, you will get on the chance to learn on the job. This will involve the covering of multiple sports press conferences and attending and working at live football, rugby and other sporting events within Northamptonshire.

All of this will provide you a portfolio of work to showcase to future employers and give you the chance to build industry

Key highlights

  • Reporting on live radio via the university's own FM station, NLive
  • Live newsdays covering press conferences and sporting events
  • Work at live football and rugby events across Northamptonshire
  • Specialist training in esports reporting and sports commentary
  • Final year documentary or magazine project plus dissertation
  • Build a professional portfolio of work to show employers

Entry requirements

  • A-level: BBC — A typical offer for Multimedia Sports Journalism is: BBC at A-Level or, DMM at BTEC/Cambridge Technical or, Merit at T Level You will be expected to have achieved GCSE Mathematics and English (or equivalent) at grade C/4…
  • BTEC: DMM — …typical offer for Multimedia Sports Journalism is: BBC at A-Level or, DMM at BTEC/Cambridge Technical or, Merit at T Level You will be expected to have achieved GCSE Mathematics and English (or equivalent) at grade C/4 or ab…
  • T-level: Merit — …Journalism is: BBC at A-Level or, DMM at BTEC/Cambridge Technical or, Merit at T Level You will be expected to have achieved GCSE Mathematics and English (or equivalent) at grade C/4 or above.
  • GCSE: C/4 or above — to include Mathematics, English

Scholarships

  • ICAEW Foundation Bursary

    Three annual payments of £4,000

    Up to £12,000

  • John Lowe Accounting and Finance Scholarship

    Scholarship is paid as £1,000 in the second and third years of study.

    Up to £2,000

  • Northampton Energy Elite Athlete Scholarship

    This scheme offers the student athlete a support network enabling them to balance the demands of performance sport with academic study.

  • Reid Science, Engineering, and Computing Bursary

    £500 per year of study

    Up to £1,500

  • TD Lewis Scholarship

    The T D Lewis Scholarship provides both undergraduate and postgraduate students with financial awards of up to £1,000.

    Up to £100

  • The Chancellor's Fund

    Up to £50

  • The University of Northampton International Scholarship

    The University of Northampton International Scholarship Scheme is a merit-based scholarship that provides up to a £4,000 reduction in tuition fees.

  • Wilson Endowment Scholarship

    Successful students will receive three annual payments of £500, one for each year of study.

    Up to £1,500

Careers this course leads to

  • Sports journalist
  • Sports reporter
  • Sports broadcaster
  • Sports commentator
  • Sports magazine editor
  • Esports content producer

Cost of study

UK/Home: £9,790 per year | International: £17,000 per year

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Northampton, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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