Course summary

INTRODUCTION Welcome to International Esports Business & Digital Media course focusing on developing your Talent, Resilience and Identity in the context of the exciting and international world of esports via our unique TRI-Curriculum approach. This course examines esports from several perspectives, namely competitive game play, digital psychology, media law, and international business. WHY ARE WE DIFFERENT & UNIQUE? The College of Esports is a new boutique university-level institution for a modern world: **A world first in higher education dedicated to the world of esports Exclusive Higher Education accreditation with British Esports Association An iconic campus set within Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Our TRI-Curriculum** WHY STUDY THIS COURSE? This exciting degree combines your enthusiasm for esports and gaming with contemporary academic subject of media allowing you to learn through the lens of your passion. Your modules have been carefully selected to create an enjoyable and engaging journey as a student. This blend will provide a strong foundation in all that is media within the context of esports and ensure that via your TRI-Curriculum you will be able to apply your knowledge with work experience from an early stage. Your modules of Social Media Management and Communication Technologies are in demand and can be put into practice in year one with our external partners. Our new module of Understanding Digital Media & Analytics allows you to evidence and quantify the outcomes of your skills and capabilities. Supported by Entrepreneurship in Esports you will be encouraged to work upon your own business ideas with our support. Importantly, the ability to apply your knowledge into the esports industry from your first year will help to create a strong personal portfolio of evidence and track record of your work and achievements to support employability. Thus, we will work together on your exit strategy from the early stages in your degree programme. Our new academic areas such as Digital Psychology in Esports and Esports Online Safety & Duty of Care dovetail perfectly with traditional subjects such as Content Creation and Media Crisis Management. Your highly interactive Media Crisis Management module ensure your own digital footprint is correctly managed. They complement with Esports & Social Enterprises, plus your learnings from year one to be able to further stretch your options and opportunities to work and engage with the esports sector. In your final year, the subject of Strategic Communications will ensure that you understand how to put into practise your knowledge to date; with Media Law & Intellectual Property providing you and your employer the confidence of protecting your online value. The aims of this course are: To prepare your career in the global esports business or further study with the skills of enquiry, within an evidence-based practice-led knowledge applied interdisciplinary curriculum and performative research framework. Foundation Year - Level 3 / 30 Credit Units

• Academic Skills and Personal Development

• Esports Contemporary Issues in Esports

• Employability Skills in Esports

• Leadership Through Esports

• Approaches to Personal and Professional Development

• Social Media Management

• Communication Technologies

• Entrepreneurship in Esports

• Understanding Digital Media Data & Analytics

• International Esports Business Environment

• Enquiry Based Learning and Research Practice

• Digital Content Creation

• Digital Psychology in Esports

• Esports & Social Enterprises

• Esports Business and Events

• Media Crisis Management

• Research Project

• Managing Esports Online Communities

• Professional Development Placement

• Strategic Communications

• Esports Brand Management

• Media Law & Intellectual Property