BA (Hons) ESports Bachelor's degree at the University of Chichester
BA (Hons) ESports at University of Chichester. You'll study in English and graduate with a nationally recognised Bachelor's degree. The university, founded in 1839, holds Gold for teaching quality in the Office for Students' TEF 2023 and is ranked 63rd overall in the Complete…
About this course
Join our highly-rated esports degree programme to study all aspects of the esports industry, compete in tournaments and work with industry partners. From the provider’s course page.
BA (Hons) ESports is a Bachelor's degree (BA (Hons)) at the University of Chichester, based in Bognor Regis Campus. It runs 3 years, studied full-time.
For Business and management graduates from this provider, 90% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, 60% in highly skilled roles, typical earnings around £28,000. (HESA Graduate Outcomes / LEO, via Discover Uni.)
For the typical curriculum, specialisations, career paths and graduate earnings for Business & Management, see the sections below.
Course evidence score
The arithmetic mean of the official measures available for this course: NSS satisfaction, graduate activity and continuation.
Published threshold met NSS publication requires sufficient responses; small differences are not a rank. NSS mean of 7 published themes (Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Limited evidence Published sample: 10; treat comparisons cautiously. Cohort 2021-23. Graduate Outcomes work or further study 90% (2022-23; Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Published threshold met Discover Uni suppresses continuation data below its publication threshold. Cohort 2022-23. Continuation 95% (2022-23; Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Curriculum & modules
Real modules published for this course, grouped only where the source gives a year, stage or level.
Year One 5 modules
- Ethics and Codes of Conduct
Module details
As a major growing activity with ambitions to be recognized as a sport, esports faces several issues regarding conduct and authenticity. This module explores the range of emerging player and team codes of conduct from games companies, leagues, events promoters and national governing bodies. You will discuss ethical questions concerning behaviours, drug taking for enhancing performance, social interactions and expectations of players and audiences alike. You will also examine the possible wide-ra
- Introduction to Esports: History & Context
Module details
This module will introduce you to the history, development and current trends of the esports world. Esports is a rapidly growing industry, with global tournaments offering multi-million-pound prize funds and predicted growth of the sector set to explode into multiple billions in future years. You will examine how competitive gaming competitions grew from Stanford University's Spacewar competition in 1972 to the mass participation global events seen today. The module will take a specific look int
- Media Production for Esports: Marketing/Casting and Content
Module details
This module promotes a range of important skills which you will develop throughout your degree. It offers a first taster into the world of media production within esports such as casting, presenting, streaming, video editing and creating graphics.
- Skills Development 1: Single & Team Games Analysis
Module details
This module focuses on individual and team-based games from a player's perspective. You will enhance your individual skillset and harness a greater understanding of the need to work in unity across a number of team-based titles. You will examine a wide range of individual and team-based titles, explore the best strategic approaches, reflect on performance, and implement new ideas based on an emerging understanding of analysis. Game analysis is also essential to authenticity for coaches, broadcas
- Sports Science: Flow State
Module details
In this module you will explore 'flow' in positive psychology, which also known as being in the 'zone'. Flow is a mental state of operation where a person is fully immersed in a feeling of energised focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the activity they are performing. Flow is characterized by being completely absorbed in what you are doing, and the resulting loss in your sense of space and time. In eSports the 'flow state' enables players to react and implement moves more quickly and effec
Assessment: You will be assessed through a report or case study.
Year Two 4 modules
- Online Event Production
Module details
In this module, you will immerse yourself in the world of online event production and management across two semesters as you prepare for your final year live event. You will explore the complexities behind running tournaments, such as: game selection single- or multi-player how many players/rounds and timings from start to finish. Your events will probably start as small events for closed groups, and progress during the year to be more dynamic, professional and open.
Assessment: You will be assessed through a reflective commentary and a portfolio of work.
- Skills Development 2: Strategy & Gameplay
Module details
This module builds on Skills Development 1. You will continue to develop your awareness of analysis and strategy with a focus on the opposing players/teams in team-based and individual player gaming, and how to plan strategic performances in response to the strengths and weaknesses of your opposition. You will develop a reflective approach to analysing personal performance strengths and weaknesses to identify the skills you need to train to improve your gameplay.
- Sports Science: Physicality of Gaming
Module details
An understanding for the physical demands of the esport player in competition is essential when examining the requirements for optimal participation and performance in esports. This module aims to develop knowledge of the nature of the physical demands in response to active involvement in playing esports. This module will address the physical demands and preparation for esports performance with consideration of the role of the central nervous system, energy demands, nutrition, supplements, repet
- Business of Esports
Module details
Esports is a rapidly growing industry, with global tournaments offering multimillion pound prize funds and predicted growth of the sector set to explode into multiple billions in future years. This module examines the business approaches used across the esports industry, as you explore: the structures regarding business the emergence of venture capitalist involvement the role technology plays the quest for Olympic recognition publishers and developers professional leagues and regulatory bodies.
Year Three 5 modules
- Live Event Production
Module details
On this module, you will work closely with BA (Hons) Sports Media cohorts, who will provide production and event filming support, to organise and deliver a one-day live event covering a number of games and competitions. In addition, you will fully engage with events management, finding sponsorship, establishing branding and advertising the event.
- Skills Development 3: Coaching, Management & Performance
Module details
This final skills module focuses on the role of the coach and manager and their impact on performance. Using the skills you gained in previous modules you will analyse and reflect on number of games as you coach and manage your team/s in and out of competition. You are expected to show professionalism at all times and clear leadership qualities as you develop a much deeper understanding of the role and the importance of team work to achieve successes above targets.
- Independent Research Project
Module details
This module enables students to work on an independent research project to pursue specialist interests and enhance their knowledge of the esports sector.
- Immersive Technologies and the Competitive Game Player
Module details
Professional esports players are using virtual and augmented reality devices and more sophisticated and realistic haptic controllers for training and competition. As their place in esport grow, so does the need to understand how these devices impact players in terms of their competitive physical performance, psychology and emotional response, and depth of immersion. On this module you will investigate the complex relationships between the competitive game player and new audio-visual and haptic t
- Sports Science: Psychology of Esports
Module details
One of the fundamental concerns of sports psychologists and coaches is enabling an athlete to perform to their potential in training and competition. Researchers and practitioners must understand the psychological pressures inherent in training and competition and the potential consequences of these pressures to support athletes appropriately. Given the team nature of esports, you must also consider the factors which impact the effectiveness of group functioning and the potential consequences to
Source: provider course page. Modules can change; required/optional status, credits, descriptions and assessment are shown only when explicitly published.
Course in depth
What this course covers, who it suits and where it leads.
What you'll study
This degree combines esports industry knowledge with core business and management study. You'll usually begin with foundations in management, marketing and business economics, then progress to operations, organisational behaviour and strategy. Throughout, the course integrates esports throughout rather than treating it as separate from business. In your final year, you'll typically choose specialist pathways such as entrepreneurship, international business, digital business, consulting, marketing or people and HR, and complete a capstone project or live venture work. You'll also have opportunities to compete in tournaments and engage directly with industry partners.
Who it's for
This course suits students interested in the esports industry and business fundamentals. Most accepted students arrive with A-levels or equivalent qualifications; the typical UCAS tariff among recent entrants was 96–111 points. You'll explore specialisations such as marketing, finance, HR, operations, strategy, international business, entrepreneurship, supply chain and consulting.
University & format
This is a 3-year full-time BA (Hons) degree studied at the University of Chichester, a university founded in 1839, based at the Bognor Regis Campus. Instruction is in English. The University is a recognised UK degree-awarding body, and received a Gold award for teaching quality in the Office for Students' TEF 2023.
Student satisfaction
How students on this course answered the National Student Survey, by theme.
Share of students responding positively.
Published threshold met NSS publication requires sufficient responses; small differences are not a rank. NSS mean of 7 published themes (Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Applicant information
The next application dates for this course, followed by facts the provider publishes.
- 2027 entryCompleted applications can be submitted
Your application needs a reference before you can send it.
- 2026 entryFinal date for 2026 applications
Applications must reach UCAS by 18:00 UK time.
- 2026 entryLast day to add a Clearing choice
Check that this course still has a vacancy before adding it.
- 2027 entryEqual-consideration deadline
18:00 UK time for most undergraduate courses.
Show 5 later dates
- 2027 entryUCAS Extra opens
Applicants who used all five choices and hold no offer may be able to add another choice.
- 2027 entryLast day applications go directly to providers
Applications received after 18:00 UK time are entered into Clearing.
- 2027 entryClearing opens
Eligible applicants can see vacancies and release themselves into Clearing.
- 2027 entryFinal date for 2027 applications
Applications must reach UCAS by 18:00 UK time.
- 2027 entryLast day to add a Clearing choice
Check that this course still has a vacancy before adding it.
The provider publishes contextual-offer information. Eligibility and any reduced offer are applicant-specific.
See and book current events. Dates can fill or change.
Entry & how to get in
Who gets in
What recently admitted students actually held, official admissions data, not a stated requirement.
UCAS tariff of entrants
Grades are the A-level equivalent of each points band. Tap a band to check your own chances below.
Qualifications held on entry
| Qualification | Share |
|---|---|
| A-levels or equivalent | 90% |
| another higher-education qualification | 10% |
Entry & your chances
An honest read from the official entry data, plus your personal match.
Accepted students came in with a broad spread of qualifications and UCAS points. If you're worried about grades, this course has historically taken a wide range, and contextual offers may apply.
Will you get in? Plot your grades
Pick your predicted A-levels and watch your UCAS points land on the real spread of students admitted to this course.
Each bar is the share of admitted students in that UCAS-points band (lower → higher). Grades show the A-level equivalent.
Based on the official admitted-student tariff distribution. Many universities make contextual (reduced-grade) offers, so a result below the range doesn’t rule you out.
How to apply
Undergraduate applications go through UCAS. Here’s what matters for this course, the right deadline, the grades to aim for, and the steps in order.
- 1Register on UCAS Hub
Create your UCAS application and add this course. One application covers up to five choices.
- 2Write your personal statement
A single statement covers all your choices, so keep it broad enough for similar courses while showing genuine interest in this subject.
- 3Submit by 13 January 2027, 18:00 UK time
UCAS equal-consideration deadline for most undergraduate courses. Source: UCAS 2027 dates.
- 4Reply to your offers
When decisions are in, pick a firm (first) choice and an insurance (back-up) choice with slightly lower grades.
- 5Results day & confirmation
On results day (mid-August) your place is confirmed if you meet the offer. Just missed? Talk to the university, or find a place through Clearing.
Fees & funding
What this course costs and how UK student finance covers it.
Tuition per year
Provider fee page (England 2026/27 cap where not stated).
Check fees at University of Chichester →For students who normally live in England
2026/27 Student Finance England figures. Maintenance support is means-tested and this two-point view is not an entitlement calculator. The course total uses its published length and home fee where both are available; a missing full-time fee uses the clearly labelled England-cap scenario, while part-time fees and unknown lengths are never guessed. Use the official calculator. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland use separate systems: SAAS, Student Finance Wales, and Student Finance NI.
Starting on or after 1 January 2027?
The Lifelong Learning Entitlement is a separate system. A new learner’s tuition entitlement is currently stated as £39,160 (about 480 credits at 2026/27 fee levels), subject to prior study and eligibility. Check the official LLE guide.
Paying for it
- Tuition Fee Loan: can cover eligible tuition up to the applicable limit and is paid straight to the provider.
- Maintenance Loan: up to £10,830/yr away from home outside London (England, 2026/27), means-tested on household income.
- Repayment: 9% of income above £25,000, nothing below it; written off after 40 years.
- Earn alongside: most students work part-time in term, part-time roles on the StudySmarter job board.
England figures shown; Scotland, Wales & NI run their own schemes, check gov.uk.
Scholarships & bursaries you could qualify for
That does not mean no funding exists. Check the university directory for current amounts, eligibility and application dates.
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Careers & earnings
What Business & Management graduates actually earn, from real outcome data, 15 months, 3 years and 5 years after graduating.
Graduate earnings: this course
| When | Median | Typical range | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 months after | £28,000 | £28,000 – £32,500 | 10 |
| 3 years after | £24,000 | £20,000 – £29,000 | 190 |
| 5 years after | £31,000 | £25,000 – £40,000 | 190 |
Nominal earnings for graduates of this course/subject at this provider. Limited evidence. Published sample: 10; treat comparisons cautiously. Cohort 2021-23.
Graduate outcomes, 15 months on: this course
- 1Graduate / AnalystOn a scheme or first role · 0–2 yrs
- 2Specialist / ManagerOwning an area, marketing, finance, ops · 2–5 yrs
- 3Senior / Head ofLeading a function and a team · 5–10 yrs
- 4Director / FounderRunning a business unit or your own company · 10+ yrs
How pay grows: this course vs Business & Management nationally
National figures for Business & Management graduates, HESA Graduate Outcomes (15 months) and the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset (3 & 5 years). These are national, not university-specific; actual pay varies by employer, region, role and experience. Different cohorts, so the bars are not one group over time.
Work out your pay
Headline figures hide a lot. Calculate realistic take-home pay for this field by role, region and experience, then check your CV before you apply.
What happened to 100 students?
Choose an outcome to translate the published percentage into a simple 100-person view. Each dot represents one percentage point, not an individual tracked student.
were in work or further study
15 months after graduation
Source: Discover Uni, using Graduate Outcomes and continuation data. Cohorts: 2022-23. Limited evidence. Published sample: 10; treat comparisons cautiously. Cohort 2021-23. Each tab is a separate published measure; categories can overlap and should not be added together.
Value compared with similar courses
How this course’s 5-year median earnings compare with Business & Management courses at the same study level.
Compared with 3,421 courses with compatible official earnings data. This is a course-value comparison, not a quality ranking.
UK occupations graduates enter
Published graduate destinations, joined conservatively to UK SOC 2020, ONS pay and Skills England demand.
- Managers, directors and senior officialsSOC 2020 1 · 10% of published destinations · ASHE median £51,733
- Administrative occupationsSOC 2020 41 · 10% of published destinations · ASHE median £27,006
- Sales occupationsSOC 2020 71 · 10% of published destinations · ASHE median £15,975
- Artistic, literary and media occupationsSOC 2020 341 · 10% of published destinations · ASHE median £33,824
- Business and public service associate professionalsSOC 2020 35 · 10% of published destinations · ASHE median £38,760
Discover Uni JOBLIST/JOBTYPE; ONS ASHE 2025 provisional, all employee jobs; Skills England Occupations in Demand 2025. SOC is shown only for an exact normalised label match; demand is shown only at exact four-digit SOC. Published sample: 40; response rate: 60%. Pay describes the occupation across workers, not a guaranteed graduate salary.
Job market & outlook
How Business & Management graduates fare in the labour market, and how AI is reshaping the work.
How AI is changing the work
AI doesn't replace the profession, it shifts it: routine tasks get automated, while judgement, working with people and using AI well become more valuable.
What AI takes off your plate
- Routine reporting and data pulls
- First-draft decks and copy
- Standard forecasts and reconciliations
- Scheduling and admin workflows
More human than ever
- Strategy and judgement under uncertainty
- Leading, negotiating and selling
- Sense-checking and owning what AI produces
- Relationships with clients and teams
The strongest graduates pair subject depth with the ability to use AI tools critically.
Roles & employers
Where Business & Management graduates typically go, indicative destinations from graduate career data. Each role links to live openings on the StudySmarter job board.
Roles graduates go into
Where they work
- Consultancies
- Corporate graduate schemes
- Retail & FMCG
- Startups & scale-ups
Jobs after this course
Current roles from the StudySmarter job board that suit Business & Management graduates.
Business Director, Marketing ScienceXcedeBusiness ManagerLGPS CentralBusiness Change ManagerIGA Talent SolutionsBusiness Case ManagerPeregrineBusiness DirectorMedialab GroupBusiness Rates SurveyorW TalentIs this course right for you?
The essentials UK applicants ask about: finance, outcomes, entry and quality.
Student finance
For comparison, the standard full-time England tuition cap is up to £9,790 per year in 2026/27; the actual fee varies by course and provider. If you normally live in England, eligible students can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan, plus a Maintenance Loan for living costs. Under Plan 5 you repay 9% of income above £25,000, nothing below that, and the balance is written off after 40 years.
Where graduates go
90% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, with a median salary of £28,000. See the full breakdown in Careers & earnings above.
Your entry chances
Use the UCAS points calculator above to see how your predicted grades compare with admitted students, and whether a contextual offer could apply.
Official-data snapshot
Averaging the official measures published for it, this course scores 8.6 out of 10: NSS 73.4% · in work or study 90% · continued 95%.
Who studies here and in this subject?
Provider- and UK subject-level context.
The University of Chichester
Business and management across the UK
HESA student record 2024/25. Counts are rounded.
Local crime-data context
A neutral snapshot around the published teaching location.
Around Bognor Regis Campus
1,261 street-level reports returned within roughly one mile across 2026-04 to 2026-06.
Police.uk street-level API. Approximate locations, not confined to campus. England, Wales and Northern Ireland; not Scotland.
Is Business & Management right for you?
Tick what applies to you and see how good a fit it is.
International students
What applying to University of Chichester from outside the UK involves: fees, English, visa, funding and living costs.
Tuition fees
International tuition is £16,800 / year for this course (from the provider’s fee page). You’re not eligible for UK Tuition Fee or Maintenance Loans, so plan for fees plus living costs upfront.
English language
Most UK undergraduate courses ask for around IELTS 6.0–6.5 (no band below 5.5–6.0), or an accepted equivalent. If you’re just short, most universities run a pre-sessional English course that counts towards the requirement.
Student visa
You’ll usually need a Student visa (Student Route). After you accept an offer the university issues a CAS; you then show funds for fees plus about £1,023–£1,334/month living costs and pay the Immigration Health Surcharge for NHS access.
Scholarships & funding
Many universities offer international/global scholarships (often £2,000–£6,000/yr), check University of Chichester’s funding pages.
Living costs
Budget roughly £1,100–£1,400/month outside London and £1,400–£1,800/month in London for rent, food and travel; the figure also matters for your visa.
Working while you study
A Student visa usually allows up to 20 hours/week in term time and full-time in holidays, useful alongside study, though not something to rely on for fees.
Visa rules and fees change. Always confirm the current requirements with University of Chichester and gov.uk before you apply.
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