The three-year course will teach you how to organize eSports events
a Staffordshire University It will be the first college in the UK to offer a degree in eSports.
The course runs for three full-time years, and focuses on the management side of the scenario, teaching students how to organise, narrate and broadcast small and large gaming events such as league of legends, Dota 2, Counter Strike, Overwatch that it Hearthstone. Aspects such as public relations, marketing and laws will also be covered in the course.
According to the DotEsports website, the British Esports Association is helping the university find people in the region to help develop the course.
But the cost is not cheap. According to information received from Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS)The first year alone costs £10,900 – around R$47,000, not including expenses such as accommodation, for example.
To learn more about the course, visit the university’s official page here.
E-sports at university
Recently, more and more universities (and even schools) are open to eSports, and some even offer scholarships to students who compete in this field – e.g. University of California, California, in the United States of America. Here in Brazil, colleges are starting to compete in college leagues, to help Riot Games I opened UniLoL portal.
Despite the growth, few universities offer courses as focused on eSports as Staffordshire University. However, it is possible to find colleges in China and Malaysia Offering courses About competitive games, e.g Dota 2.
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