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Course code
Y902
Attendance
Full time
Duration
2 years to achieve the full qualification
Intake
September only
Esports (Electronic Sports) is competitive multiplayer gaming played for spectators.
Esports teams typically compete in tournaments against amateur and professional opponents. Esports does include computer gaming, but it is so much more, and leads to many different positive futures.
Esports is a huge growth industry with future potential career pathways in engineering, entertainment, project management and broadcasting.
Three Dimensions of esports:
· Digital Entertainment & Leisure
· Entrepreneurship & Business Management
· Health & Wellbeing
At Bury College, our two-year full-time course will immerse you in an exciting and fast emerging industry that develops transferable skills in Teamwork, Business, Leadership, Finance, Nutrition, Coaching, Marketing and Entrepreneurship and support progression to Higher Education and employment.
You will be studying your esports course in the very best of environments with outstanding resources. Bury College has invested in state-of-the-art facilities to meet industry specifications of gaming and broadcasting.
You will train for mental agility, critical thinking, concentration, decision making, reaction times and dexterity. All the time underpinned by teamwork, friendship, an enjoyment of esports and the potential it holds. All essential skills to prepare any esporter for a career globally.
The topics studied on this course are:
- Esports skills, strategies and analysis
- Enterprise and entrepreneurship in the esports industry
- Health and wellbeing for esports players
- Video production
- Nutrition for esports performance
- Live-streamed broadcasting
- Games design
- Computer networking
Internally
assessed coursework assignments.
Did you know?
The UK esports sector represents approximately 8% of the global
market. The UK esports sector supported £111.5 million in Gross Value Added
(GVA) in 2019.
In 2019 NewZoo reported an estimated
total revenue of $1.1 billion with a growth of 15% in 2020, encompassing
streaming, gaming and associate brand deals.
Discussions have already taken place
for Esports to become a future Olympic
subject.
Jobs that are available in these areas include:
- Esports player
- Team coach
- Events organiser
- Shoutcaster and presenter
- Social Media Influencer
- Video Production Editor
- Data Analyst
You
may be required to purchase a team kit consisting of a branded polo
shirt and cap.
Positive Futures is a set of essential qualities, embedded throughout your study programme, that we seek to develop in all students:
- Commitment
- Collaboration
- Confidence
- Resilience
You will also engage in the Positive Futures Careers Programme, developing key employability skills through a diverse range of activities including work placements, volunteering, employer talks, industry study visits and employment and university fairs.
For Level 3 Esports: 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (including English Language and Maths)
As a Bury College student you will have access to a wide range of enrichment opportunities which will contribute to your personal growth and development and support your academic studies.
These may include:
- Art Club
- Chess Club
- Dance, Drama and Singing Workshops
- Duke of Edinburgh Award
- Gaming Hub
- Music Club
- Pride Club
- Student Ambassador Scheme
- A wide range of sport including Badminton, Cricket, Football, Fitness Training, Nerf, Netball, Volleyball and Table Tennis.
Please Note: We attempt to ensure that all information contained within this website is correct and up-to-date. However, some details may change as we review and update our provision. Although every effort is made to provide the teaching, examination, assessment and other services detailed on this website and in our other publications, Bury College cannot guarantee the provision of such programmes, services, facilities and fees. Bury College reserves the right to amend, withdraw, alter or amalgamate any of the courses, locations and facilities detailed within at any time. Should circumstances require such amendments, Bury College undertakes to use all reasonable steps to minimise the resultant disruption to those services and most importantly to students.
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