BA Sports Media Production
Bath, United Kingdom
BA
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Feb 2026
TUITION FEES
GBP 16,460 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* international full time
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Key Summary
Explore the fast-paced world of Sports Production across all media types on this hands-on, industry-focused course.
- Hands-on learning – you won't just talk about production and broadcasting, you’ll be doing it, alongside the professionals.
- High-spec facilities – industry-standard TV studio, outside broadcasting, gallery and a wide selection of equipment and resources.
- Expert knowledge – you’ll be taught by specialists with industry experience and access to sports networks.
Created by practising sports producers and educators, with contributions from broadcasters and sporting champions, our Sports Media Production course equips you with skills in one of the fastest-growing sectors of the creative economy.
You'll learn powerful and longstanding sports broadcasting techniques as well as more contemporary immersive and interactive formats, such as e-sports, social media and podcasting, that use digital technology creatively.
With cutting-edge facilities at our campuses in Bath and working in partnership with local, regional and national sporting organisations, this distinctive course will nurture your career aspirations, with professional guidance offered through regular contact with sport and industry practitioners.
We explore the ethos of the UK’s sporting culture – diverse, rich, and an integral part of the nation’s social history. This sector attracts millions of spectators internationally, across a diverse range of media platforms.
You'll gain an understanding of sports production that is sophisticated, inclusive and ethical, and you'll graduate with the knowledge and skills you’ll need to become part of the next generation of creatives, producers, content developers, leaders, entrepreneurs and managers in sports production.
Year one (Level 4) moduels
- Shooting and Editing Sport - 1
- Shooting and Editing Sport - 2
- Digital Creativity and Content Creation
- Studio based (Indoor) Sport Production
- Inclusivity in Sport
- Sports Storytelling
Year two (Level 5) moduels
- Outside Broadcasting
- Sport on Screen: Presenting, Commentary and Interviewing
- Sport and Society
- Sports Documentary
- E-Sports
- Sport Psychology
- Business of Sport
- Professional Placement Year
Year three (Level 6) moduels
- Industry Project
- Advanced Outside Broadcasting
- Radio Sport: Journalism and Presenting
- Advanced Studio Broadcasting
- Sports Editing
- Contemporary Issues in Sport
This practice-based degree covers a wide range of aspects of Sports Production across broadcast media and digital platforms. You'll gain firsthand experience in the exciting and fast-paced world of sports broadcasting, with real-world training for careers in the sports industry. You'll learn valuable skills in reporting, presenting, shooting, editing, writing and creating, and have the opportunity to work directly with sporting organisations.
As well as graduating with in-depth sports production knowledge, you'll also learn key transferable skills such as creative content making, project management, client experience and journalistic research.
Graduate employability will be a key area of focus throughout the course. You'll receive advice from the course team, industry professionals, and the University’s Careers and Employability service.
Assessments are designed to help you build a professional portfolio and equip you for entry level positions in the Sports Production sector.
You'll be taught through a combination of workshops, lectures, seminars, training events and project-based work. You’ll learn from lecturers who are active practitioners in industry.
Sports production is collaborative and group learning is a key part of the course. Participation and engagement in group activity will be a requirement of some of the assessment tasks. A variety of general and specialist teaching spaces, including classrooms, studios, galleries, edit suites, on and off-campus locations will be used.