Course may be subject to change.
This exciting course will develop your coaching, managing, planning and marketing skills for you to be successful in the esports industry.
Your expert tutors have first-hand experience of the industry and will provide you with an in-depth insight into esports.
You will benefit from attending conventions, events and will work closely with industry professionals.
Entry Criteria
5 GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including English Language and maths
Additional Costs
You will be required to contribute £30 at the beginning of the academic year to partially fund any trips, visits and offsite activities.
What are the next steps?
You will meet with a course tutor to find out more about the course, discuss which course is right for you and see the facilities. Please bring your GCSE grades/predicted grades or any other relevant qualifications.
Study Aims
Esports is a rapidly growing industry and continues to evolve. Our exciting esports course will allow you to gain and develop the skills required by industry to work in the esports sector and progress to a degree level qualification.
The course will develop your ability to coach and manage a team, plan and run events, and create promotional and branding materials. You will also gain a wide range of transferable skills, such as teamwork and how to organise yourself to complete tasks efficiently and effectively.
Your tutors have first-hand experience of the industry and will provide you with an in-depth insight into esports. You will benefit from attending conventions, events and will work closely with industry professionals.
Modules Studied
- Introduction to esports
- Business application of esports
- Psychology for esports performance
- Esports Skills, Strategies and Analysis
- Enterprise and Entrepreneurship in the Esports Industry
- Producing Esports brand
- Esports Events
- Ethical and current issues
- Consumer immersive experience
- Live stream broadcasting
- Health, Wellbeing and Fitness for Esports Players
- Esports coaching
- Video Production
Times of Delivery
Any times indicated are based on current courses and may be subject to change in future years. Full timetables will be confirmed at the start of each course.
Any times indicated are based on current courses and may be subject to change in future years. Full timetables will be confirmed at the start of each course.
Teaching and Assessment
You will apply taught content throughout the course to set tasks. Assessment methods will include:
- Written assignments
- Teamworking
- Live projects
- Research skills
- Personal development
- Lecturers
- Demonstrations
- Portfolio building
- Practical sessions
Industry Links
Your tutors have first-hand experience of the industry, as well as strong links in and around the North East.
Our team continue to develop exciting links to provide you with more fantastic opportunities.
Placement
We work collaboratively with industry and have a dedicated work experience team who will support you to find work placement opportunities. We will also support you to source your own placements.Placement opportunities and live client briefs will provide you with an insight into how the industry operates and how your skills will be applied in the world of work.
You could progress to study a relevant university level qualification full-time or as a higher level apprenticeship.
Alternatively, you could secure employment within the industry.
