BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Esports

The Esports industry is one of the fastest-growing sectors globally. This program will enable you to make full use of all Esports contexts and possibilities and unleash your creativity through a broad range of technical tools and resources. Our curriculum is efficient. You will be able to experiment with different media. You will develop the collaborative, communicative, and problem-solving skills that you will need to succeed and make your mark in this exciting and varied industry.

Our brand new Esports studio has enjoyed significant investment, and you will find yourself in one of the best-equipped Esports educational studios in the country. Yourself and your peers will make use of top-of-the-range equipment designed to help build your experience of the industry and gain genuine insight into its processes.

You will experiment with Esports genres and formats, live broadcasting, Twitch streaming, team gaming, individual performance, health, wellbeing and fitness, Esports industry skills, filmmaking, video editing, motion graphics, Adobe Illustrator and After Effects, and much more.

You will have the unique opportunity to join a team as part of Morley College Chelsea and begin competing against other College teams in an Esports game of your choosing. You will analyze yourself and others' performance, creative bespoke games, and skill development plans to optimize you and your team's abilities.

A part of the course will deepen your awareness of media messages' impact, and you will spend time discussing and analyzing elements of culture and context. You will be encouraged to collaborate and form part of exhibitions and cross centre projects. You will be guided to fully understanding the evolution of media and how your future fits within it. The course will help you organize, plan, and deliver ambitious projects for varied audiences and contexts.

You do not need to have prior knowledge of - or experience in - Esports as a subject before applying. We will teach you what you need to know!

If you have not achieved a grade 4 in both English and Maths at GCSE, you will need to study these qualifications alongside your Esports course here at Morley College.

You need to be aware that this is a fast-moving, proactive, and forward-thinking course, placing you at the centre of contemporary media industry education. As such, you will be expected to put the time outside of course hours to achieve a high standard of work.

As this is an online plus course, the different units' practical aspects will be delivered at the Chelsea Centre for the Creative Industries whilst adhering to social distancing guidelines. Theoretical content, as well as group and individual tutorials, will be delivered online using Microsoft Teams.