eSport Management
Overview
Our eSports programmes will give you all the skills you need to work in this diverse and exciting industry. You will learn everything required to host small and large scale events. Developing your skills for single player and multi-player team events you will create business plans to build teams, create online communities and promote your events through digital marketing.
eSports is one of the fastest growing industries in the world, and as a result, new and varied roles are being introduced every year to help the organisation and development of the sport and entertainment business. There are a wide variety of career opportunities in the eSports industry, including shoutcaster, host, analyst PR/marketing executive, broadcast/production crew, and event manager.
Certified eSports Professionals
Online Professional Diplomas Awarded By UK Awarding Bodies
Level 3 Diploma in eSports
Awarding Body: Training Qualifications UK (through our partner Liscademy)
Duration: 20 weeks
Modules:
- The eSports Industry
- Plan and organise an eSports event
- Live-streamed broadcasting
- eSports games, teams and tournament
- Introduction to game design
Level 4 Diploma in eSports and Business Management
Awarding Body: Qualifi and Training Qualifications UK (through our partner Liscademy)
Duration: 24 weeks
Modules:
- eSports ecosystem
- eSports skills, strategies and analysis
- Business Operations
- Financial Awareness
- Communication
- Leadership
- Managing Change
- Developing Teams
Level 5 Diploma in eSports and Business Management
Awarding Body: Qualifi and Training Qualifications UK (through our partner Liscademy)
Duration: 24 weeks
Modules:
- eSports coaching
- Enterprise and entrepreneurship in the eSports industry
- Responding to changing business environment
- Effective Decision Making
- Business Development
- Business Models
- Customer Management
- Risk Management
BA (Hons.) eSports – University of East London
The BA (Hons) eSports focuses on the business of eSports. You’ll learn everything required to host small- and large-scale events including developing skills for single player and multi-player team events. You’ll have the opportunity to create business plans to build teams and create online communities and promote events through digital marketing. You’ll also explore the culture of eSports, its audience and fan base as well as a variety of the most popular current game genres. As the sector grows, the ethical and legislative regulations are trying to keep pace and you’ll learn how these issues are affecting the eSports environment.
You will benefit from a mixture of theoretical input but also the links between theory and practice to ensure the relevance of your studies to employability. This means you’ll develop solid business principles alongside contemporary sector knowledge, and plenty of hands-on experience working in areas related to your field of study.