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Study Details: MA Full-time: 12 months
Scotland’s historic capital city is home to the long-established journalism programme at Edinburgh Napier University. Building on the success of our existing multi-platform courses, MA Sports Journalism specialises in digital storytelling for sports coverage in print, online and broadcast. The course utilises the university’s journalism facilities: our multi-platform digital newsroom and studios for both television and radio.
The sports journalism marketplace has expanded exponentially, driven by technological change, with traditional media supplemented by web-based publishing, digital radio and TV. Broadcast sport schedules and print sections have been extended and new media like podcasts, video platforms and websites have driven an expansion of user-generated content, including fan media.
You will learn and develop a wide range of the practical skills of sports journalism, commentary and punditry for TV, radio, podcast, online and newspapers.
Edinburgh Napier University focusses on employability and our journalism programme benefits from industry links with media companies and with sporting organisations. As well as being the subject of sports coverage, the sport bodies and clubs increasingly employ in-house journalism teams to produce video and written content for their channels.
What are the entry requirements for Sports Journalism?
The entry requirement for this course is a Bachelor (Honours) Degree at a 2:1 or above in any discipline.
We may also consider lesser qualifications if you have sufficient professional experience in sports or the media industries.
You may also be asked to attend an interview with one of our staff team. This could happen online or in person at our Merchiston campus.
Can I get admission into Sports Journalism based on my working experience in this sector?
This course has academic entry requirements which are assessed alongside relevant work experience. Full details of any relevant work experience, including references should be submitted with your application and may be considered for entry where the minimum academic entry requirements are below those required.
Usually, unrelated work experience is not considered sufficient for entry without meeting the minimum academic entry requirements. Please contact us with your specific circumstances by submitting an enquiry form above and we will be happy to discuss your options.
Can I make an appointment with an advisor to discuss further about the admission process?
If you want to get more information on the admission process, please get in touch with the Postgraduate admissions team
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Modules
Commentary and Punditry in Sports
Global Business of Sports
Radio Bulletins
Sports Journalism Rights and Regulations
Sports News Reporting
TV and Multimedia News
Teaching methods combine lectures with specialist workshops in our newsrooms and independent study.
You will be taught to use software such as Burli (audio), Avid (video) to edit and broadcast and have access to Radio ENRG and our TV studio.
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