Bachelor of Science in Esports Management
The Bachelor of Science in Esports Management focuses on the business side of this fast-growing industry. The global esports industry is growing at a rate of 40% a year and is expected to top $1.5 billion dollars (US) in revenue by 2020 and a global audience of over 580 million. With growth comes opportunities in the form of demand for professionals with the right mix of education, passion, and experience. Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Esports Management learn how to plan and execute small and large scale events utilizing the latest in streaming technology, develop business plans to develop teams, create online communities, and promote events through digital technology. Esports Management students will also explore the culture of esports, its audience and fan base, and four dominant game genres that make up the industry. Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Esports Management will be taught through traditional face-to-face to classes with a potential for hybrid classes, for appropriate courses.
New Courses:
Spring 2019: Esports Business Models GAME4400-W03
Esports Management Advisory Board
For more information email: Alan.Ritacco@becker.edu
| Fall Semester | Course Name | Credits | Spring Semester | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freshman Year | |||||
| MGMT1001 | Introduction to Esports Management | 3 | MGMT1201 | Competitive Gaming: Culture, Climate and Team Development | 3 |
| CORE1001 | Managing Transitions: Change as a Norm | 3 | GAME1120 | Introduction to Game Design | 3 |
| PSYC1001 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 | CORE-ENGL | The New Normal: Exploring Unstructured Problems | 3 |
| MATH2101 | Applied Business Statistics | 3 | ECON1200 | Global Economics: Micro and Macro Perspective | 3 |
| MGMT1000 | Introduction to Business Models | 3 | MGMT2400 | Supply Chains and Innovations | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||||
| Sophomore Year | |||||
| Fall Semester | Credits | Spring Semester | Credits | ||
| MGMT2201 | Esports Planning and Strategy | 3 | MGMT2900 | Business Career Exploration | 3 |
| MKTG2004 | Marketing I - Creating, Marketing, Branding and Sales | 3 | ACCT3100 | Accounting and Finance II - Financial Decision Making | 3 |
| ACCT2100 | Accounting and Finance I - Concepts and Tools | 3 | MKTG3004 | Marketing II - Analyzing Marketing, Branding and Sales Strategies | 3 |
| CORE3100 | Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset | 3 | MGMT2301 | Esports Event Management | 3 |
| ENGL1003 | Writing about Literature | 3 | Science Elective w/ Lab | 4 | |
| 15 | 16 | ||||
| Junior Year | |||||
| Fall Semester | Credits | Spring Semester | Credits | ||
| MGMT3101 | Esports Business Models | 3 | MGMT4003 | Developing Business Leadership | 3 |
| MGMT3301 | Esports Game Technology | 3 | Science Elective | 3 | |
| General Education Elective | Humanities and Fine Arts Elective | 3 | |||
| Open Elective | 3 | Open Elective | 3 | ||
| Open Elective | 3 | Open Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||||
| Senior Year | |||||
| Fall Semester | Credits | Spring Semester | Credits | ||
| MGMT4900 | Career Internship | 3 | MGMT4302 | Esports Capstone II | 3 |
| MGMT3401 | Esports Industry Trends | 3 | MGMT4401 | Building and Sustaining Community in the New Age of Participation | 3 |
| MGMT4301 | Esports Capstone I | 3 | General Education Elective | 3 | |
| Business Elective (3000+) | 3 | Business Elective (3000+) | 3 | ||
| Open Elective | 3 | Humanities and Fine Arts Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||||
| Total Credits: | 121 |
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