Sports Journalism
Sports journalism sits at the intersection of two deeply engaged audiences: the millions of people who follow sport and the media organisations that serve them. It requires the same core skills as any journalism, the ability to gather information accurately, verify it, and communicate it with speed and clarity, alongside a genuine depth of sporting knowledge and an understanding of how the sports industry works, from the economics of clubs and governing bodies to the competitive structures of different sports and the role of broadcasters, agents and sponsors.
At the University of Lincoln this part-time programme is industry-accredited, reflecting its alignment with professional standards in sports journalism. You will develop core journalistic skills in producing sports news, match reports, features, and analysis for print, online and broadcast platforms, building the versatility to work across different media in a rapidly changing landscape. The programme includes a sandwich year and a work placement, giving you direct professional experience in a sports media environment before you complete your studies.
That professional grounding is central to the programme's purpose: sports journalism is an industry in which a strong portfolio and credible industry connections matter as much as academic qualification.
Graduates work across the full range of sports media, including national and regional newspapers, broadcast television and radio, online sports media, club and governing body communications, sports podcasting, and social media content production. Sports journalists cover everything from elite professional sport at national and international level to local and community sport where coverage remains important to the communities it serves. Career progression typically runs from junior reporter and content producer through to senior correspondent, editor, or producer roles.
The skills the degree develops are also relevant to sports PR, club media management, and the communications work of national governing bodies.