Course summary

Explore your creativity and expand your professional skills by entering the creative industries on an Integrated Foundation Year degree. Taught over four years, these courses include an introductory year to build a solid foundation before you go on to specialise in your chosen subject at degree level. If you're interested in taking on a new subject, or have been out of education for a while, then our Integrated Foundation Year courses might just be for you. These four-year courses include an introductory year to help you build the core skills needed for degree-level study. This is a chance for you to let your imagination run wild and explore your creativity, expand your professional skills and develop enhanced subject knowledge. We'll help you nurture your expertise in problem solving, risk-taking, designing and making as you develop your abilities. Get ahead of the fast-evolving esports and livestreaming industries. Join this Esports & Livestreaming degree and learn from experts across esports, media communications, business and games, gaining contextual knowledge, experience and skills. You’ll collaborate with students across the University to broadcast real matches, as well as experimenting with independent content creation. On this Esports degree, you’ll also consider the ethical, professional, and cultural concerns facing modern esports and master the promotional skills needed to stand out in this competitive field. You will: Develop technical, design thinking and production skills in your chosen specialism Learn teamwork, leadership and project management skills through a variety of learning environments Develop critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills through the development of unique and innovative projects Go on to study your chosen course specialism at degree level Learn how to set up professional livestreams to broadcast and mediate esports matches Build a working knowledge of different media production methods, including streaming protocols Develop a well-rounded appreciation for the contemporary ethical, professional, and cultural concerns facing modern esports Evaluate the production of livestreamed content to meet the needs of the audience and learn how to innovate to maintain audience engagement Develop an understanding of brand management, promotion and public relations and how these relate to esports production