BA (Hons) Esports at University of Staffordshire

Programme overview

The BA (Hons) Esports covers the esports industry from production and livestreaming to team management, marketing and business development, alongside academic perspectives on the esports community. Students learn in a 60-seat arena, multi-camera broadcast studio and production galleries.

Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years with a placement year; 4 years with a foundation year | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 covers Digital Marketing and Content Curation, Esports in Context, Live Broadcasting Technologies and Resourcing and Operations; Year 2 covers Community Management, Event Planning and Strategy, Production Design and Experience and Research Methods in Esports; Year 3 includes Corporate Social Responsibility, a Final Year Project and Global Esports. Standard, Event Business Management and Live Production routes are offered.

Career pathways

Esports production, event business management, marketing and related media and sport careers.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer: 112-120 UCAS points; A-levels BBC; BTEC DMM. Access to HE Diploma: Pass with a minimum of 80 UCAS tariff points (a reduced tariff offer applies to Access applicants). UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma: Merit overall. OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: DMM. T Levels: eligible applicants are asked to achieve a minimum overall grade of P (A*-C) or Higher Pass. Offers are also made to applicants with Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales, Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers and the Irish Leaving Certificate, normally in line with the standard entry requirements and possibly with specific subject grades.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Tuition fee for the first year where a foundation-year or placement-year route is chosen is as published; placement-year and foundation-year fees are not included here. Source

International applicants: GBP 17,285 a year (2027/28). Tuition fee for the first year where a foundation-year or placement-year route is chosen is as published; placement-year and foundation-year fees are not included here. Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years with a placement year; 4 years with a foundation year

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