Why study BA (Hons) Multimedia Sports Journalism at BU?

• Take part in authentic news days and provide extensive coverage of local sports including AFC Bournemouth and other clubs
• Graduate equipped to become a sports and convergence specialist and trained to be agile enough to respond to new technologies and consumer/audience behaviours
• Showcase your sports journalism to the public via our online platform BUzz, BU’s campus radio station, Nerve magazine and your own social media channels and websites
• Make invaluable industry connections during a four- or 30-week placement with national and regional media organisations
• Learn from experienced professionals including senior industry guest speakers and our successful alumni
• BU is ranked amongst the top 10 best UK universities for journalism, publishing and PR (The best UK universities 2021 league table - The Guardian).

Our journalism graduates currently work in the following fields:

• National and regional football reporting
• Sky Sports presenting
• National and regional online sports reporting and writing
• Writing for national sports magazines
• Freelance reporting across the media
• Producing media content for football clubs, including AFC Bournemouth

Bournemouth University enjoys an enviable professional reputation and is respected for its journalism across the media industry. We strive to professionally develop our aspiring journalists and empower them to reimagine our media world.