ESports Management with Event Production

Our BSc (Hons) Esports Management with Event Production, combines esports with a focus on events to help you develop a career in the world of esports management.
This course aims to place you at the forefront of esports management by ensuring you graduate with a range of sought-after skills and a deep understanding of this growing industry.
As well as addressing aspects of the fast-evolving esports landscape, what sets this degree apart is its focus on:
• event production
• risk management
• ethical considerations.
Delivered by qualified academics and industry experts alongside guest speakers, the course will equip you with a comprehensive skillset to set you in good stead for a range of future job paths.

What you'll study
Whether you are a player, a fan or a business, the UK esports market is a vibrant and growing industry and this is the ideal time to get involved.
The scope of esports has gone beyond one-on-one gaming with friends in the same space. It’s now a billion-dollar industry where strangers across the globe can team up to compete in multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) games, first-person shooter (FPS) games, battle royales, and real-time strategy titles.
In this esports degree, you'll acquire essential academic competencies and key skills vital for success in the esports sector as well as exploring the event side of the industry.
Subjects include:
• digital marketing
• event production
• risk management
• ethics and regulations.
Additionally, you will explore advanced topics such as:
• managing the esports spectator experience
• strategic management with data analytics
• contemporary industry issues
• aspects of agency, promotion, and consultancy.
This interdisciplinary approach mixes theory with practical applications to build your strategic decision-making, financial literacy, and talent management skills and prepare you for leadership roles.