Esports Business Management

Press start on your career in esports management

Program Fast Facts

  • Start date: May 1, 2024
  • Self-paced
  • Online
  • $1,249 Tuition

Program Details

 

You’ll learn how to:

  • Apply business principles like accounting and finance to the esports industry
  • Build esports teams
  • Determine and design streaming strategies
  • Develop lucrative partnerships with sponsors
  • Engage fans to expand your reach
  • Plan, manage, and promote esports events and tournaments
  • Use data analytics to present statistics about performance

Who should attend?

The esports field is growing quickly, and individuals with a variety of professional backgrounds and career interests would be strong candidates for admission, including:

  • Game developers who want to gain business acumen
  • Passionate gamers who want to learn more about other aspects of the industry
  • Marketing professionals
  • Sports management professionals
  • Event planners
  • Broadcasters and communications professionals
  • Entrepreneurs

How You'll Learn:

You will interact with the course content and receive feedback on submitted assignments through a learning management system (LMS) called Headlamp

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