BSc Sport Media
Cardiff Metropolitan University
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Sport and Exercise Science. Core topics include Marketing. The programme covers sport media, broadcast production and digital content creation, alongside sports journalism and performance analysis. A Final Project is completed in the final year, and the course is available with a foundation year or studied part-time over up to eight years.
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Entry requirements
UCAS tariff: 104-112 A level: Three A levels to include grade B. No specific subjects required. Welsh Advanced Skills Baccalaureate considered as a third subject. BTEC/Cambridge Technical: DMM IB: Higher Level Grade 6. No specific subjects required.
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 97%: 166 offers from 172 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 15 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 76%
- Learning opportunities: 77%
- Assessment and feedback: 78%
- Academic support: 80%
- Organisation and management: 84%
- Learning resources: 91%
- Student voice: 58%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 40 students who started
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 15%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 645 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 7%
- East of England: 2%
- London: 5%
- South East: 10%
- South West: 25%
- Wales: 47%
Who gets in
Based on about 40 students who started
- A levels: 100%
Modules
- Professional and Academic Development
- Sound Waves: Sport in Podcasts & Audio
- Sport Content Creation: Socials & Screens
- Introduction to Sport Marketing
- Reporting Sport Today: Journalism in a Changing World
- Project-Based Learning
- Sport Media Lab: Live Projects
- Applied Sports Marketing Communication
- Sport Ethics
- Nutrition: Macro and Micronutrients
- Fundamentals of Strength and Conditioning
- Personal Training for Public Health
- Sport, Health and Society
- Sport Performance Analysis
- Sport Development: Context and Challenges
- Sustainable Development and Sport
- Dance Education
- Models-Based Practice
- Coaching with Performance Data
- Final Project
- Launchpad: Your Career Portfolio
- Strategic Sport Brand Management
- Strength and Conditioning Coaching
- Nutrition in Sport and Exercise
- Ethical Issues in Sport
- Sociology of Sports and Physical Cultures
- Sport Development in Action: Policy, Process and Practice
- Applied Interdisciplinary Practice
- Managing High Performance Sport
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Sport Media at Cardiff Metropolitan University earn?
The median salary is £22,500 after 3 years, £28,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £33,000. The £28,000 median after five years is £500 more than the UK median for Sport and exercise sciences.
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Sport Media at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
76% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Sport Media at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
The average entrant had 127 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BSc Sport Media at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
97% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 166 offers from 172 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
How many students continue on BSc Sport Media at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.