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Creative Media Production & Technology – Esports

BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma

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Availability & Details

ESports - UAL Level 3 Diploma AF1-ESPO3E/C01

Venue
Alton Campus

Type of study
Vocational

Dates
(2 years)

Examination board
University of the Arts London

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Overview

This course will give you the skills and knowledge you need to set you on the path to success as an Esports professional. This is more than just gaming and it is not just about becoming a pro Esports player; this is a course that gives you a range of skills required to be part of a rapidly growing industry that includes shoutcasters, coaches, event managers, business individuals, social media managers, marketing executives… to name just a few.

With ongoing digitalisation, technological advancements, and in the wake of the pandemic, recent figures show that this industry contributes 111.5m to the UK GDP each year with over 1.2 million adults in Britain saying they watch Esports and other competitive gaming events currently. These figures will continue to grow with Esports now being recognised by the IOC.

We have excellent links with industry specialists and are one of only three UK colleges with an education partnership with Fnatic. They are one of the industry leading Esports companies and our partnership offers us access to webinars, Fnatic HQ visits, events, Q&As with current staff and loads more. We also work with other companies such as Vulpine Esports and X7 Esports. For progression we have partnerships with the Universities of Chichester & Portsmouth who both have Esports degrees.

Alongside this course, we currently play in British Esports Students Champs tournaments and you will have the chance to be part of the team competing in Valorant, Rocket League, Overwatch and League of Legends.

You will need five GCSEs at grade 4 or above including Maths and English.

This course includes a mix of practical and theory units that will not only develop your practical and analytical skills in coaching, shoutcasting, video production but will also look at the fundamental industry needs of content creation and event management. All of this is underpinned by key theoretical understanding, along with health and wellbeing and business enterprise awareness.

You will bring all of this knowledge together in a project that you will have creative control over; giving you the opportunity to explore the area of industry that you would like to progress into.

This full time course is taught in our Gaming & Creative Digital Studios. We provide specialist knowledge and skills to prepare you for the fast-growing Esports industry.

This is a career-focused qualification with industry endorsement that enables you to learn underpinning knowledge, develop technical and transferable skills and gain experience in a variety of different sections of the Esports industry.

You will produce a range of projects over this two year course, all of which are assessed by coursework. You will complete a number of formative units where you will be given feedback and then, at the end of each year, a final major project that will determine your grade.

The UAL Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production and Technology - Esports gives students the ability to experience different subject pathways within the course, allowing them to find their speciality as they progress.
This course is recognised as an excellent pathway to progress onto Higher Education and into the workplace. We have partnership links with the Universities of Portsmouth and Chichester.
There are many different opportunities within the Esports industry. Here are just a few of these:

– Professional player
– Shoutcaster/host
– Coach/analyst
– Journalist/content creator
– PR/Marketing executive
– Product manager
– Sales/partnerships manager
– Admin/referee
– Organisation owner/manager
– Community/social media manager
– Broadcast/production crew
– Event manager
– Agent
– Other roles (statistician, lawyer, finance, support etc)
– Other gaming careers (developers, publishers, distribution etc)


College is definitely worth all the effort you put in, you get to meet lots of different people and it’s amazing.

Ebony Puttock, A Level student

My experience at the College was great, it’s very different to school, and I think it’s a good step to going to university. The support was amazing, I loved all of my teachers, they helped me through everything. The College is friendly and you will succeed.

Heidi Adamson Brattland, A Level student

The tutors were really supportive and it was all thanks to them that I have achieved what I have. I’ve also made loads of great friends and really enjoyed my time at the college.

Lizaveta Sinkerich, A Level student