Esports Production and Gaming

Develop industry-ready skills for Esports, gaming and digital content production.

Step into the fast-moving world of Esports and gaming by learning how to create live broadcasts, produce digital content, shape game concepts, and build communities that players genuinely care about.

You’ll develop practical production skills across streaming, Esports event production, games design, branding, marketing and community engagement, all through hands-on projects that mirror the industry. Every brief is designed to help you grow your creativity, confidence and technical ability.

Work in creative production teams with students across games, animation, digital media and creative technologies, reflecting the way Esports and gaming projects are developed in industry. By the time you graduate, you’ll have built a portfolio that showcases your strengths, style and ambitions across Esports, gaming and digital entertainment.

Why study this course

Produce Esports and gaming experiences: learn how to plan, produce and share Esports and gaming content and build skills in live production, streaming, content creation, branding and audience engagement.

Build a broad creative and technical skillset: develop capabilities across Esports production, broadcast, streaming, games design, content creation, branding, marketing and community engagement, helping you explore different routes into Esports, games and digital media.

Learn through hands-on projects: make, test and refine your ideas through live briefs, collaborative projects, simulated industry scenarios, prototypes, presentations, broadcasts and public-facing creative outcomes.

Collaborate like you would on a real production team: work alongside students from other creative technology courses, gaining experience of the interdisciplinary teamwork undertaken in production studios, digital agencies, games teams and creative organisations.

Create work that strengthens your portfolio: develop practical work, from prototypes to broadcasts and campaign materials, that showcases your skills, interests and creative direction through portfolios, presentations, reflective work and project documentation.

Study close to a major UK games cluster: learn in a region near Leamington Spa, widely known as Silicon Spa for its concentration of games companies and studios. This places you close to a recognised games and creative technology ecosystem, helping you understand how Esports, gaming, production and digital creativity connect to real industry activity.

Course Modules

This course shares some modules with courses including Animation BA (Hons), Digital Media BA (Hons), Games Design and Development BA (Hons), Games Art BA (Hons), and Computer Games Programming BSc (Hons)/MSci.

Shared modules include:

Level 4: 
Hack Lab and Creative Play 
Concept Development, Prototyping and Design

Level 5: 
Experimental Games Project 
Digital Marketing and Content Creation

Year one modules

Esports: Evolving Contexts – 30 credits

Explore the Esports and gaming landscape, including its history, cultures, audiences, technologies and future trends. You’ll begin to understand how Esports operates as a creative, commercial and global industry, while developing research, analysis and communication skills.
Compulsory

(shared module) Hack Lab and Creative Play – 30 credits
Compulsory

(shared module) Concept Development, Prototyping and Design – 30 credits
Compulsory

Esports: Broadcast – 30 credits

Discover the production skills involved in planning and delivering Esports broadcast content. You’ll explore live production workflows, roles, storytelling, visual identity and the practical demands of creating content for competitive play.
Compulsory

Year two modules

(shared module) Digital Marketing and Content Creation – 30 credits
Compulsory

(shared module) Experimental Games Project – 30 credits
Compulsory

Esports: Communities and Fandom – 30 credits

Investigate how Esports communities form, grow and interact across different platforms and cultures. You’ll explore fandom, identity, representation, engagement and the role of community management in Esports and gaming.
Compulsory

Creative Direction and Narratives – 30 credits

Develop creative direction, storytelling and branding skills for Esports, gaming and digital experiences. You’ll explore how narrative, tone, audience and visual identity can shape projects and help them connect with players, viewers and communities.
Compulsory

Final year modules

Esports: Professional Practice – 30 credits

Prepare for the next stage of your career by developing your professional identity, portfolio and understanding of industry expectations. You’ll reflect on your skills, refine your creative direction and consider how to position yourself for employment, freelance work or further study.
Compulsory

Indie Gaming and Emerging Markets – 30 credits

Explore independent games, emerging markets and global opportunities in Esports and gaming. You’ll examine how cultural, economic and technological factors shape the industry, and consider how creative practitioners can respond to new audiences and market conditions.
Compulsory

Esports: Start-Up – 60 credits

Develop a substantial self-directed Esports or gaming project that reflects your interests, ambitions and professional direction. You’ll research, plan, prototype and present a venture, product, service or production concept, supported by business planning and critical reflection.
Compulsory