Course summary

INTRODUCTION Welcome to College of Esports BA (Hons) International Esports Business (with Foundation Year) with our unique TRI-Curriculum approach. This course examines esports through the lens of professional gaming 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 international business, allowing you to learn through the lens of your passion. Your modules have been carefully selected to create an enjoyable and engaging journey as well as challenging for you as a student. This blend will provide a strong foundation in all that is international business within the context of esports and ensure that via your TRI-Curriculum, you will be able to apply your knowledge through work experience within the industry from an early stage. Modules such as International Esports Business Environment and Employability Skills can be put into practice in year one with our external partners and your own business ideas, supported by Entrepreneurship in Esports module. Importantly, the ability to vocationally 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 achievements to support employability. Thus, we will work together on your exit strategy from the early stages in your degree programme. As you progress into your second year, Esports & Social Enterprises and Esports Business & Events dovetail perfectly with the more traditional subjects such as Leading, Managing & Coaching and Esports Business & Events. Underpinning these vocational and practical subjects comes Esports Regulation, Rules & Risks to ensure all that you do is delivered appropriately. As your journey matures into your final year, the module of Strategic Entrepreneurship and Esports Industry & Finance will ensure that your understand how to put into practise your knowledge to date effectively and in the real-world. THE AIMS OF THIS COURSE:

• To prepare you for a 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.

• To prepare you with the competencies needed to adapt and thrive in life’s continuously changing environments, employment and an increasingly diverse global society.

• To prepare your moral and ethical compass through opportunities to reflect personally and professionally, make an active contribution as global citizens.

• Academic Skills and Personal Development

• Esports Contemporary Issues in Esports

• Employability Skills in Esports

• Leadership Through Esports

• Approaches to Personal and Professional Development

• Foundations of Leadership and Management

• Employability Skills

• Entrepreneurship in Esports

• The Global Sports Management and Events Industry

• International Business Environment

• Enquiry Based Learning and Research Practice

• Leading, Managing and Coaching

• Workplace Learning and Employability

• Esports and Social Enterprises

• Esports Business and Events

• Esports Regulation, Rules and Risks

• Research Project

• Leading, Managing, Coaching and Mentoring

• Professional Development Placement

• Strategic Entrepreneurship

• Esports Agency, Promotion and Consultancy

• Esports Industry and Finance