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Have dreams of becoming a football reporter, commentator, pundit or presenter, or looking to develop skills to thrive in a variety of behind-the-scenes production roles? Want to cover the game through an inclusive and contemporary lens, from top tier matches and emerging trends to community and societal impact?
Kickstart your career in the exciting world of football media production with the BA (Hons) Football Broadcasting and Journalism degree course.
Explore all aspects of football journalism and media production, and gain in-depth knowledge of men’s and women’s football, alongside other underrepresented groups in the sport. Develop your skills in football research, idea development, interviewing, writing and editing, and become familiar with professional standard production equipment.
Build a firm understanding of media laws and ethics, as well as industry regulations and codes of practice. Learn how to harness football analytical data to report on matches and player performance. Plus, study the business, marketing and branding within the industry.
Our teaching team has experience working for renowned broadcasters, which, alongside the input of our line up of sporting and business industry partners, will give you valuable insights, as well as guidance and support in kickstarting your professional network.
So, if you are looking to study a Football Broadcasting and Journalism course in Manchester, our 3-year BA (Hons) Football Broadcasting and Journalism degree course is for you!
24 weeks of
study per year
4 x 6-week blocks per year
1 subject module per block
4 CPD focus days per block
250 hours of
study per module
80 hrs face-to-face (32%)
20 hrs Digital Wednesdays (8%)
150 hrs independent study (60%)
No traditional
end-of-year exams
Year 1 – 100% coursework
Year 2 – 100% coursework
Year 3 – 100% coursework
Dive into the dynamic world of sports journalism. This module introduces the fundamental principles of journalism. Y0u’ll explore how to craft compelling narratives across platforms and gain a foundational understanding of a journalist’s multifaceted role. You will examine the ethical principles and professional codes that underpin responsible journalism. Furthermore, you will be introduced to the study and practice of sports journalism within today’s globalised media landscape and digital age, engaging with current debates and understanding their historical and professional context.
This module will introduce you to audio reporting of football. You’ll learn to craft engaging audio content for the sport, immersing yourself in industry-based reporting scenarios to gain an understanding of this key area of broadcast journalism. Learn how to report on football performance analytics, as well as writing for broadcast. You will also develop an understanding of industry media law and ethics.
Explore the world behind the cameras and microphones of live football. This module will introduce you to the principles of engaging content for football broadcasting, as well as the technical skills you’ll need across platforms. You will also gain practical insights into the variety of production roles and expertise within the industry.
You’ll reflect on your own everyday media usage, explore how rapid changes in information and communication technologies shape other social, economic and cultural transformations and consider issues of media production, dissemination and reception.
You’ll explore how ‘news’ is identified, gathered, researched, authenticated, recorded, and presented. You’ll produce engaging news reporting on a variety of topics and develop your journalism skills and understanding of a ‘newsroom’ environment.
Get ready for game day! Build your skills in front of the camera and engage the sports community, from football reporting to player performance analysis. Develop your interviewing and presenting skills, and learn how to bring exciting audio and video football content to social media platforms. This module will also expand on media law and ethics in football broadcasting.
This hands-on module will challenge you to create your own documentary football content in a multi-media broadcast environment. Develop your practical broadcasting and reporting skills, and use your creativity to craft compelling football content.
What kind of journalist do you want to be? This module will explore the role of the journalist in today’s society, with specific focus on your own future employability within the sports media landscape. Analyse a variety of journalistic roles and their perception in wider society. Building on these insights, you will develop a personalised career plan and apply your knowledge through practical sports journalism, developing a piece of work that directly showcases your skills and demonstrating how it complements your chosen career trajectory.
Explore the marketing, communications, and PR roles within the football industry, and discover how this sport can impact popular culture through campaigns and innovative techniques. You will analyse the pivotal roles and relevance of effective communications, PR, and social media when cultivating a football team’s following, both nationally and internationally.
This module is designed to build your presenting and punditry skills and experience, by studying a combination of practical techniques, theories and skills. You will explore reporting, football performance analysis, presenting and punditry alongside the history and relevance of pundits and presenters in the industry. With an opportunity to create your own football podcast and studio-based content, you’ll be learning practical production techniques while examining emerging issues within football.
This is your chance to challenge yourself through your chosen specialism across football broadcasting. Whether it’s in front of the camera, or a behind the scenes production role, you will produce your own audio or video magazine-style content in a live or ‘as-live’ setting. Test your practical skills and creativity as you build your broadcasting experience and get a taste of working in the industry.
You’ll complete a project, on a relevant subject area that demonstrates your research, problem-solving and practical skills.
Alongside your subject modules, you will complete the 92 Programme.
Engaging with the 92 Programme is a requirement for all students and will count towards your overall grade.
In each block, you will take part in a number of Character and Personal Development focus days. During these focus days, you will complete activities designed to boost your mindset, develop your skillset and get you set for future career success.
Throughout the 92 Programme, you will develop skills in self-reflection and awareness, wellness and resilience and professionalism and employability, as well as upskill in different areas.
Find out more about how we prepare students for future career success.
In a recent study*, 78% of employers believe graduates do not arrive in the workplace fully equipped with the skills they need to be work-ready.
Another study conducted by the World Economic Forum** identified ‘10 Skills You Need for the Future of Work’. These skills include:
At UA92, we prepare you for life after graduation and equip you with the skills employers value most. You may not realise it, but developing these skills now, will get you set for career success and could land you that dream job in the future.
*CMI Report: Work Ready Graduates
**World Economic Forum: The Future of Jobs Report 2023
You will produce a learning journal that will document your experiences. This will be submitted at the end of each academic year (or level of study) to assess whether you have met the required standard to pass the module.
UA92 offer a deliberately different experience to traditional universities; with fixed morning or afternoon timetables and no end of year exams. Our industry-inspired courses, place character and personal development firmly at the core of the learning experience. This is more than a degree. It’s preparation for life.
This is where our story began, back in 2019. The UA92 Campus is in the heart of Old Trafford, Manchester. Inside there’s a fully equipped Sports Performance Centre, Media Studio and Digital Academy. The tram stop is a 1 minute walk, which gets you into the heart of Manchester city-centre in under 10 minutes.
UA92 Old Trafford Campus
Brian Statham Way
Old Trafford
Manchester UK
M16 0PU
The Media Studio has three remote operated cameras, software controlled lighting, autocue and a broadcast quality gallery, giving you all the tools you need to create industry level productions.
The podcast room, sound desk and digital audio workstation (DAW) means you can broadcast to the world with the very best quality output.
You will have access to the full Adobe Creative Cloud suite, providing you with all the tools to take your ideas from concept to delivery.
You will have access to both Fuji and JVC camera systems so you can bring your ideas to life in 4k film broadcast quality imagery.
As a football broadcasting and journalism graduate, you’ll be ready to seize opportunities and navigate the challenges of the dynamic football media industry. Whether you aspire to be a football reporter, commentator, presenter, producer, floor manager, content creator, copywriter, or public relations officer, a career in football broadcasting and journalism offers an array of exciting paths.
Football media is known for its creative and rewarding careers, engaging some of the most passionate audiences globally. Along with fulfilling work, football journalists often enjoy travel, flexibility, and high-earning potential.
If you have a passion for football and a talent for storytelling, this is your opportunity to become a leading voice in football broadcasting and journalism.
*Graduate Outcomes Survey Results released in 2024. National Average is 89%.
We have over 60 industry partners who support our mission to develop career-ready graduates. These partnerships provide you with access to industry-leading expertise, mentorship opportunities and work-place experiences.
Our industry partners play a vital role in shaping both the curriculum you study and your student experience. From delivering guest lectures and masterclasses to providing internships and graduate roles. Here are just some of our partners:
Led by the Class of 92, Salford City Football Club are a sports partner of UA92 with the coaching, physio and management teams all getting involved in bringing teaching to life in the classroom.
Citypress is an independent PR, social media and comms agency. The team are committed to delivering insight and mentorships to UA92 students.
As well as being home to the successful Lancashire Cricket, Thunder Cricket and youth academy teams, the venue hosts international fixtures, conferences and music concerts. They support students with guest speaker sessions, mentoring and work experience programmes.
Manchester United Football Club has been actively connecting students to industry including providing mentors, guest speakers, insight days, internships and live project briefs across sport, digital, media and business courses.
Lecturer in Media & Journalism
I have over 30 years’ experience working in television, and joined UA92 in 2024. I have directed programmes for major broadcasters, including sport, music and observational documentary. I have produced investigative current affairs films for ITV1’s ‘Tonight’, Channel 4’s ‘Dispatches’ and BBC1’s ‘Panorama’. As a Series Producer, I have worked on high-profile programmes, including 24hrs in A&E for Channel 4. My passion for developing the future generation of content creators has led me to become a media industry mentor, as well as delivering training courses and documentary masterclasses. As part of the Media Team, I am committed to sharing his extensive knowledge and experience with students at UA92.
Media Lecturer
My background is in international news and video journalism. Some important moments of coverage include the Russia-Ukraine war, the US and UK elections, and holding politicians to account across parliaments. As a presenter, I have interviewed talent on the pink carpet and hosted a tour of the Big Brother House, and as a writer, my stories have featured in many of the UK and US national publications. I enjoy exploring social issues and forms of power with UA92’s Media students.
Media Lecturer
As a Media Lecturer at UA92, I bring nearly two decades of international expertise to the classroom with experience of covering major news stories and producing sports programs focusing on football, boxing, and motorsport. My work as a self-shooting director and producer has taken me around the globe, resulting in award-winning documentaries. I have also contributed to various projects including films, commercials, music videos, and documentaries. I’m passionate about amplifying the voices and experiences of underrepresented individuals, bringing their stories to light through compelling visual narratives. In my role as an educator, I am dedicated to nurturing technically proficient, journalistically confident, and independent students who possess curiosity and critical thinking skills. Outside of work, I maintain an adventurous spirit and enjoy participating in competitive 5-a-side football matches.
Media Lecturer
Michelle Gooden-Jones is an experienced television news producer with a dynamic background at top news organisations like Sky News and Al Jazeera English, where she crafted compelling news reports, scripts, and visual segments. She has supported high-profile political media at the House of Commons with the Rt Hon Diane Abbott MP and fine-tuned her media monitoring expertise at the Cabinet Office. With additional production experience at the BBC, Michelle brings a rich skill set in storytelling, guest booking, and strategic content, making her a versatile asset in journalism education.
Sports Journalism Lecturer
With more than 30 years’ experience in journalism and broadcasting, I joined UA92 in 2020. I presented a daily show for CNN out of Atlanta from 1994-2002 and was a presenter/reporter for BBC Sport for the next 15 years, covering such major events as the Olympics, World Cup, Commonwealth Games, Wimbledon, the Ryder Cup and the Augusta Masters. I’m a Salfordian born and bred, and I’m now able to share a wealth of knowledge with students across a variety of journalism and media and communications courses.
Lecturer in Media & Journalism
I have over 30 years’ experience working in television, and joined UA92 in 2024. I have directed programmes for major broadcasters, including sport, music and observational documentary. I have produced investigative current affairs films for ITV1’s ‘Tonight’, Channel 4’s ‘Dispatches’ and BBC1’s ‘Panorama’. As a Series Producer, I have worked on high-profile programmes, including 24hrs in A&E for Channel 4. My passion for developing the future generation of content creators has led me to become a media industry mentor, as well as delivering training courses and documentary masterclasses. As part of the Media Team, I am committed to sharing his extensive knowledge and experience with students at UA92.
Media Lecturer
My background is in international news and video journalism. Some important moments of coverage include the Russia-Ukraine war, the US and UK elections, and holding politicians to account across parliaments. As a presenter, I have interviewed talent on the pink carpet and hosted a tour of the Big Brother House, and as a writer, my stories have featured in many of the UK and US national publications. I enjoy exploring social issues and forms of power with UA92’s Media students.
Media Lecturer
As a Media Lecturer at UA92, I bring nearly two decades of international expertise to the classroom with experience of covering major news stories and producing sports programs focusing on football, boxing, and motorsport. My work as a self-shooting director and producer has taken me around the globe, resulting in award-winning documentaries. I have also contributed to various projects including films, commercials, music videos, and documentaries. I’m passionate about amplifying the voices and experiences of underrepresented individuals, bringing their stories to light through compelling visual narratives. In my role as an educator, I am dedicated to nurturing technically proficient, journalistically confident, and independent students who possess curiosity and critical thinking skills. Outside of work, I maintain an adventurous spirit and enjoy participating in competitive 5-a-side football matches.
Media Lecturer
Michelle Gooden-Jones is an experienced television news producer with a dynamic background at top news organisations like Sky News and Al Jazeera English, where she crafted compelling news reports, scripts, and visual segments. She has supported high-profile political media at the House of Commons with the Rt Hon Diane Abbott MP and fine-tuned her media monitoring expertise at the Cabinet Office. With additional production experience at the BBC, Michelle brings a rich skill set in storytelling, guest booking, and strategic content, making her a versatile asset in journalism education.
Sports Journalism Lecturer
With more than 30 years’ experience in journalism and broadcasting, I joined UA92 in 2020. I presented a daily show for CNN out of Atlanta from 1994-2002 and was a presenter/reporter for BBC Sport for the next 15 years, covering such major events as the Olympics, World Cup, Commonwealth Games, Wimbledon, the Ryder Cup and the Augusta Masters. I’m a Salfordian born and bred, and I’m now able to share a wealth of knowledge with students across a variety of journalism and media and communications courses.
*The NSS results referred to above compares UA92’s results against the 4 Universities in Greater Manchester (University of Bolton, Manchester Metropolitan University, Salford University and The University of Manchester). Teaching, Assessment and Feedback and Academic support refers to the average score across all questions in these themes. Mental health support services refers to question: How well communicated was information about your university/college’s mental wellbeing support services?
** There may be exams in some subject areas where external accreditations are available.
*** If you start in February, April or June or as an accelerated student, we can’t guarantee your timetable will be fixed am/pm throughout your studies.
The standard entry requirements for the BA (Hons) Football Broadcast and Journalism course is 104 UCAS points.* However, each application is assessed on an individual basis, taking into consideration a wide range of factors. Depending on your personal circumstances, and in line with our Contextual Admissions Policy, your application may still be considered on an individual basis. If you would like to know more about applying to UA92 or have any questions about our entry requirements, please contact our Student Futures Team.
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Some qualifications do not carry UCAS Tariff points but may still be considered. We take into account a range of qualifications and work/life experience that can demonstrate your ability to succeed on the course. Each application is assessed on an individual basis, taking into consideration a wide range of factors.
INTERNATIONAL
International Baccalaureat
Pass the IB Diploma with minimum 28 points overall, with 14 points from Higher Level Subjects.
English Language Requirements
In addition to meeting the academic criteria, if your first language isn’t English, you may be asked for a recognised English language qualification. This is especially important if you are not a national of a majority English speaking country or you haven’t completed a degree in English. If you are an international student, in order to obtain a student visa, you will be required to demonstrate that you have the correct level of English language competency to study in the UK.
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