Esports Management, Production & Performance

This program prepares students for careers in sports and esports entertainment. Students completing the esports degree and certificates are ready for employment opportunities in the digital media industry and transfer into four-year degree programs. There is a wide range of employment possibilities for students training in esports, leading to careers in journalism, athletic teams coordination, sportscasting, and media production and management.

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Upon completion of the program, students will be able to analyze and articulate the theories and critical models of the gaming and media industries, demonstrating an understanding of the principles of esports announcing, production, and performance, including professional terminology and procedures. Students will also be able to demonstrate the essential oral and written communication tools needed to function professionally in a media television production environment, including the ability to coordinate and team sports.

In the first year and semester of this pathway, students should take GAME 1, Game Design Fundamentals (3), MEDIA 4, Introduction to Game Theory (3), and PRO CR 15, Sports Management (3). These classes will be the foundation of skills for the esports pathway. If students want to get an Associate’s Degree, students will have room in their schedule to take their required classes towards 60 units. In the second semester of their first year, students will take GAME 2, Game Design Mechanics (3) MEDIA 17, Sportscasting Spring Sports (3), and MEDIA 46, Television Production (3). Students will have taken most of the classes towards their certificate in their first year. In the remaining six (6) units, students will choose two courses from the required electives list, which includes the following: BUS 56, Understanding the Business of Entertainment (3) DM POST 3, Digital Video Fundamentals (3) DM POST 30, Digital Video Editing (3) DM POST 51, Digital Tracking and Integration (3) GR DES 71, Motion Graphics 1 (3) GR DES 71B, Motion Graphics 2 (3) JOUR 1, The News (3) JOUR 2, Intermediate Newswriting and Reporting (3) JOUR 7, Engaging Audience for Journalism and Social Media (3) MEDIA 16, Sportscasting Fall Sports (3) MEDIA 19, Broadcasting Workshop [Radio/Podcasting] (3) MEDIA 90A, Media Studies Internship (1) MEDIA 90B, Broadcasting Internship (2) PRO CR 80, Athletes and Leadership (3)

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
MEDIA 4	Introduction to Game Theory	3	S1
GAME 1	Game Design Fundamentals	3	S1
PRO CR 15	Sports Management	3	S1
GAME 2	Game Design Mechanics	3	S2
MEDIA 46	Television Production	3	S2
MEDIA 17	Sportscasting Fall Sports	3	S2
BUS 56	Understanding the Business of Entertainment	3	S3
PRO CR 80	Athletes and Leadership	3	S3

This program is cross-disciplinary with Game Studies, Media Production, Athletics, Business, Journalism, and Graphic Design disciplines. Students will get exposure to numerous career opportunities with this program and get a well-rounded certificate in esports. This is our proof of concept video that we did to demonstrate our goals for the program https://youtu.be/eRbNo7TYUME.

In the Fall of 2022, the California Community College Athletic Association is hosting its first esports tournament. This is a sign of more to come. While there are esports and gaming student clubs at Pierce, LA Mission, ELAC, and LA City Colleges, I did not find another esports program in the catalogs.

We believe this program will have an annual enrollment of 30 students.