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Esports

Course Code: ECES3
  • Level: 3
  • Qualification: Diploma
  • Awarding body: Pearson
  • Duration: Two years
  • Course type: Full-time
  • Time of day: Daytime
  • When you'll study: Two to three days a week, 9.00am - 5.00pm

What's it all about?

Are you part of the esports culture and want to improve your streaming techniques and layouts?
Do you want to learn about the business of competitive gaming and event marketing? Do you want to organise your own event? 

ESports is one of the fastest growing businesses in the world and City College Plymouth has teamed up with Plymouth Argyle Football Club to offer this exciting opportunity to start your career. From small beginnings a couple of decades ago the business is now generating income in excess of the film industry.


And yet, there’s still room for plenty of expansion.

Esports has become popular because of the following reasons:

• esports is just like any other sport 

• the accessibility and inclusiveness of gaming 

• the diversity of games 

• the quality of video games 

• video games are addictive 

• gaming is a social activity 

• legitimate career opportunities. 

This new and exciting course will teach you about the technical set up that is required to deliver esports events, along with public relations skills to promote the events. You will also learn how to add hype and excitement through casting and hosting – skills that are in demand across the sector. Finally, you’ll have the chance to compete in esports leagues, testing your skills against the best in the country.

This qualification is endorsed by The British Esports Association as being suitable for those wanting to work in the industry. This means that it will be recognised by employers and will support entry into this industry in a range of roles.

Course information

The course covers the following modules …

Year 1

  • Introduction to Esports
  • Esports Skills, Strategies and Analysis
  • Enterprise and Entrepreneurship in the Esports Industry
  • Health, Wellbeing and Fitness for Esports Players
  • Producing an Esports Brand
  • Esports Coaching
  • Psychology for Esports Performance

Year 2

  • Esports Events
  • Shoutcasting
  • Game Design
  • Video Production
  • Ethical and Current Issues in Esports
  • Sports and Esports Law and Legislation
  • Nutrition for Esports Performance
  • Live-streamed Broadcasting

In order to be successful on this course you will need to have two or more of the below:

  • a minimum of four GCSEs at grade 4 or above to include maths and English language along with at least two other relevant subjects
  • a level 2 diploma (merit) in a relevant subject (games development, computing, sport, media etc)
  • relevant experience/documented evidence as a competitive gamer (participation in tournament-style event competitions)
  • a strong interest in competitive gaming that you can demonstrate at interview.

All of our modules are assessed through online and in-class coursework.

You may be asked to present the findings of your own research, use case studies to explore complex or unfamiliar situations, carry out projects for which you have a choice over the direction and outcomes or demonstrate practical and technical skills using appropriate processes.

This course is intended for those wanting to progress directly to employment in the esports industry and other related industries. There are a wide variety of career opportunities in the esports industry, including:

  • shoutcaster/host
  • coach/analyst
  • journalist/content creator
  • PR/marketing executive
  • product manager
  • admin/referee
  • community/social manager
  • broadcast/production crew
  • event manager
  • other gaming careers (developers, publishers etc).

The breadth of optional content in this qualification allows students to widen their opportunities to progress on to a number of different higher education courses such as a Foundation Degree in Game Design and Production or VR and 3D Art after you have successfully completed this course. You may also be able to progress to a university such as Staffordshire, which offers a BA (Hons) in Esports.

Please note fees are quoted for one year only.

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Future careers

What you could earn:

IT Business Analysts, Architects and Systems Designers

£90,503.25

Potential salary

£30,740.69

Entry level salary

£53,881.00

Average salary

17

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