Sports Journalism with Integrated Foundation Year

About this course

Sports journalism sits at the meeting point of two demanding fields. Journalism requires the ability to gather information accurately, write to deadline, understand what an audience needs and operate with integrity under pressure. Sports knowledge opens doors into one of the most popular and commercially significant areas of media, where the demand for live coverage, analysis, features and digital content continues to grow. Together they form a degree that prepares you for a career in a competitive sector where both craft and specialist knowledge matter. This four-year programme at Sunderland begins with an integrated foundation year, which provides the academic grounding needed to succeed at degree level. This is particularly useful if you are returning to study, approaching from a non-traditional background, or if you did not quite meet the standard entry requirements. The foundation

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