BSc (Hons) ESports (with Foundation Year) Bachelor's degree at Northampton

This module introduces students to the growing coverage of esports and to support students to develop a range of skills connected to researching, writing and producing journalism and content about esports. It develops students technical and editorial expertise across multimedia journalism.

This module provides an introduction to how psychological theory and research can be applied to enhance health, wellbeing, and performance in sport and exercise settings. A significant emphasis will be placed on how practitioners intervene with athletes and `at-risk¿ populations through the use of digital technologies alongside more traditional face-to-face methods.

By the end of this module, students will be able to outline/explain different gameplay principles across esports game genres, analyse performance, and show an understanding of esports coaching techniques. Students will also be able to plan, monitor and evaluate progress towards developing academic and industry relevant knowledge and skills.

The purpose of this module is for students to develop an understanding of how to organise and run small scale esports events. Students will be able to identify, explain, and understand the contribution of fundamental principles associated with the planning and delivery of successful esports events.

This module will introduce the concept of marketing and communications from a digital perspective. It will provide students with an opportunity to explore current and emerging practices in marketing communications as well as valuing the importance for creating effective engagement through identifiable target audiences within an esports context.

The purpose of this module is to develop student undertanding of the relationship between business and esports. This module introduces theories and techniques for assessing business applied to the esports industry. Students will explore the changing business processes, in order to add value to the business and its customers.

The purpose of this module is to explore the way biological macromolecules interact to sense external and internal stimuli and transmit signals to effect responses by altering cellular processes. This will be examined at the molecular, cellular and systems level and students will gain an appreciation of the complexities of biochemical systems and an understanding of how to evaluate the techniques used to study them and the data that is generated.

The purpose of this module is to explore how esports events are designed and delivered. Students will gain knowledge into management practices, and principles associated with planning and running esports events to meet stakeholder needs, considering principles relating to the marketing, financing and resourcing of successful esports events.

This module will enable students to gain experience of working within applied esports settings to develop essential professional practice knowledge and skills. Students will work in either esports coaching or media related settings, learning how to plan, deliver, and evalute applied interventions both safely and effectively.

The purpose of the module is to develops students¿ understanding of research within the esports context. The module emphasises critical data interpretation, ethical responsibility, and independent project management, preparing students to conduct robust research or research-informed work within the esports sector.

This module appreciates the dynamic digital lanscape and provides students with the knowledge to apply traditional marketing theory to the digital environment. Digital tools available to sport marketing professionals are examined and critiqued. Through practical workshops, students develop a range of digital creativity and digital literacy skills.

The purpose of the module is to develop students' knowledge of talent identification and talent development processes in sport. Learners will develop knowledge of talent development theory and applied talent development practices in sport, exploring the personal and environmental factors important to successful talent development, as well as the barriers to effective talent development.

This module introduces students to the expanding range of roles within modern esports broadcasting, from hosts and analysts to interviewers, desk talent and production staff, and to explore the format and delivery of professional quality stream. By choosing this designated module, learners can specialise in on-air talent or production, gaining versatile, industry-aligned skills that enhance employability.

The purpose of this module is to provide an opportunity for students to apply knowledge, concepts, and research techniques to a question or problem within the football industry. The dissertation builds and expands on students' prior knowledge of research acquired at levels four and five. It aims to foster the development of expertise in methodology and skills in the planning, conducting, and writing up of research reports. This form of independent, experiential learning will require students to

The purpose of this module is to build on knowledge and understanding from the experiences gained at level 5. Students will put into practice the skills and knowledge they have acquired and apply this to work-based challenges and scenarios in esports. Students will reflect upon their development and readiness to meet the demands of their specific area of potential employment.

This module provides students with business knowledge and awareness of the financial, cultural and management of a global esports industry. Students, critically evaluate, discuss, analyse and synthesize various aspects of trading that are common in the global esports market. Models of trading, cultural aspects, risk are studied arising in emerging to international transactions.

Students will learn how to support highly successful athletes get into the `zone¿, and the skills needed for delivering peak performances in esports. You will critically explore how important psychological factors such as mental toughness and resilience can be when seeking peak performances every time.

The purpose of this module is to focus on the development and building of professionally relevant content on a variety of platforms which will enable the student to develop applied skills in real time, relevant marketing communications and content creation applied to the esports industry.

The purpose of the module is to examine contemporary social and welfare issues in a range of sporting contexts. The module will use a multidisciplinary approach, drawing on sociology, policy and relevant research. Case studies will be used to encourage debate and discussion around these contemporary issues and associated strategies.

This module allows students to critically examine the interdependence between sport and the media on a global scale. Students will explore socio-political and economic influences on sport media representation, the role of global audiences and fans in sport communication, and the relationship between sport, media and identity formations across nations.

The purpose of this module is for students to develop an appreciation of the complexities involved in staging an esports event. Students will be required to work collaboratively with each other and external partners to deliver an esports event that adopts research-informed good practice in event management.