DipHE Esports Enterprise and Management Foundation degree at the University of Salford

Explore and evaluate the ever-growing esports industry, examining how it began and continues to develop across the globe. Identify and explain how organisations have grown within the esports sector and how new genres and games emerge with the support of communities and grassroots initiatives. Learn basic research skills to investigate the industry's early development and demonstrate an understanding of how sustainability has become an increasing focus since its surge in popularity.

Explore how data drives business success and learn about essential tools for data collection, analysis and decision-making. Learn how to use data to make and justify business decisions and develop your professional digital skills to ensure you meet the growing demand for these in the modern workplace. Learn how to communicate in collaborative digital environments to a high professional level using a range of industry standard tools, and be introduced to emerging tools for AI and automation.

Explore the practical application of marketing principles through real-world business projects. Gain experience in project definition, planning and delivery while developing essential teamworking and professional skills. This module bridges theory and practice, preparing you to design and implement effective marketing campaigns in dynamic business environments.

Start of your professional career, laying the foundation that will support you in being a successful graduate. Research potential career options and map-out skills and opportunities to be developed through your second and third years. Build a graduate portfolio, and demonstrate employability skills, identify your strengths and weaknesses to create a personalised and targeted plan alongside your programme pathway.

Examine the twin forces shaping the future of business: the urgent drive toward sustainability and the disruptive potential of emerging technologies. Explore ecological economics, climate change and the global energy transition alongside the dynamics of digital transformation, including artificial intelligence, Industry 4.0 and 5.0, robotics, automation, 3D printing, the Internet of Things, blockchain and virtual reality. Through case studies and applied learning, develop the ability to lead and

Learn the key aspects of using beginner and intermediate level broadcast and streaming technologies in practice, specifically in terms of content creation such as livestreaming and video editing. Provides fundamental understandings of these technologies due to their importance in the esports industry, particularly its entrepreneurial nature. Build on your practical creative skills, using technologies such as the facilities in the Esports Lab and Media Suite.

Learn the foundations of project planning, designing and theming of an esports event as you work in groups to develop your event concept to a panel of industry experts. Working collaboratively, develop a proposal for the concept and design an esports event for live broadcast, which considers the critical elements of event planning, project management, finance, logistics, marketing, risk, consumer experience and live delivery of your event.

Module runs in collaboration with Young Enterprise (UK) who focus on enhancing and embedding entrepreneurial learning and enterprise in education through adopting experiential learning. Create and manage your own start-up enterprise as part of the Young Enterprise (UK) programme. Work in teams and supported by industry mentors. Apply business decision-making tools, develop creative solutions and engage directly with customers, stakeholders and advisors.

Develop your ability to lead customer experience strategy through critical thinking, data-driven insight and purposeful decision making. Innovate by exploring creative approaches to value creation, applying curiosity and evidence to design engaging, customer-centric experiences that inspire change. Emphasis is placed on analysing and improving customer journeys, fostering relationship-based value and delivering service excellence through adaptive and reflective practice.

Learn the key aspects of using industry-standard, advanced level broadcast and streaming technologies in practice, specifically in terms of production of large-scale esports broadcast events. Provides a fundamental understanding of these technologies due to their importance in the esports industry. Learn the broadcast and streaming requirements for a professional studio livestream. Build on your practical creative skills, using technologies such as facilities in the Esports Lab, Media Suite and

Work with your peers to deliver a live esports broadcast. Working collaboratively, and with input from stakeholders and industry partners, implement the event plan, define and allocate team roles, develop your content and organise any teams required to participate in the event. Execute the event marketing plan, build your event brand and plan all the logistical and technical operational activities required for delivery of an online event broadcast.

Build on the embedded employability skills developed during year one of the programme. Through engaging in various professional development and reflection activities, identify or realise, evaluate, plan and lead on the development of your future-focused knowledge, skills, behaviours and activities required to help secure your professional career aspirations. Develop knowledge on how to access career-specific and professional graduate-level job opportunities through exploring graduate-level labou