MA International Sports Journalism

The International Sports Journalism Postgraduate course offered at St Mary's University in Twickenham, London is a future-focused and innovative course. It is designed to equip students with the necessary skills and insights needed to work in the dynamic and fast-paced world of sports media and broadcasting. Course Content: To reflect the rapid changes in the industry, this course offers studies on traditional print and broadcast, as well as digital, mobile, and multimedia sports journalism. The course aims to offer useful skills in public relations and will examine situational and crisis communication. It also includes activities such as live blogging, podcasting, vlogging, and analytics.Key Modules: The course is divided into compulsory and optional modules. The compulsory modules include Introduction to Sports Journalism, Sports PR and Crisis Communication, The Journalist as Investigator: Key Debates and Issues, and Masters Research Project in Sports Journalism. Students get to choose their optional modules among Sports Broadcasting, Advanced Sports Reporting, and Sports Journalism: Digital Production.Accreditations: This course is accredited by the Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC).Future Careers: Upon completion of this course, students will be qualified for roles in various fields related to sports journalism, media, broadcasting, public relations, social media, and communications. Previous students have gone on to work for top media firms and associations like BBC, Sky Sports, Hayters Teamwork, Sportspress, etc.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.