Esports and Gaming Administration, B.S.
[Esports and Gaming Administration]
With professional gaming tournaments attracting millions of viewers worldwide, the industry has grown into a multi-billion dollar market. The Esports and Gaming Administration Major prepares students to be at the forefront of a burgeoning field, gaining practical experience and connections that will prepare them for successful careers applicable to any innovative and exhilarating industry. This major will give students the opportunity to analyze and evaluate games as well as their themes, mechanics, and other components. Students will apply principles of marketing, sales, and distribution to the specific conditions of the games industry.
ESPORTS & GAMING ADMINISTRATION B.S. DEGREE
Minimum Total Hours: 120
Total Liberal Arts Hours Required: 60
General Education Requirements: Per Core Curriculum Requirements list (see General Education Council). Exceptions: only one fine arts course is required; must take BUAD 2600 for the behavioral science requirement; must take ECON 2010 for the history, economics, or social sciences requirement; Mathematics requirement met through the major. Students in the Esports and Gaming Administration major must have taken two years of foreign language in high school or one semester in college.
Minimum Requirements: Overall and major GPA of 2.5; no grade less than C- in the major; minimum grade of C- in COMM 1105, COMP 1010, COMP 1020, and MATH 2400.
Transfer Requirements: See institutional transfer policies.
Application to Major: Application to Major form can be secured from the Undergraduate Business Department and submitted during the second semester of the sophomore year. A minimum grade of C- in MATH 2400 and in all business courses within the major is required for acceptance to the major. Minimum overall and major GPA's of 2.5 are required to be accepted and to remain in the major. Falling below an overall or major GPA of 2.5 removes students from the major and precludes them from taking upper-level courses.
Major Requirements: 71 hours as follows:
- Common Professional Core (59 hours):
- ACCT 2010-Principles of Accounting I;
- ACCT 2010L-Principles of Accounting I Lab;
- ACCT 2020-Principles of Accounting II;
- ACCT 2020L-Principles of Accounting II Lab;
- BUAD 1010-Introduction to Business;
- BUAD 2100-Business Law I;
- BUAD 3210-Corporate Finance;
- BUAD/SOCS 3410-Organizational Leadership;
- BUAD 3500-Internship Prep;
- BUAD 3800-International Business;
- BUAD 4500-Internship;
- CSCI 1030-Introduction to Microsoft Excel;
- CSCI 1510-Introduction to Management Information Systems;
- ECON 2020-Principles of Macroeconomics;
- ECON 2050-Personal Economics;
- MGMT 2020-Principles of Management;
- MGMT 2200 Intro to Human Resources;
- MGMT 2500 Game-Based Learning and Strategic-Decision Making;
- MGMT 3600 Creative Problem Solving;
- MGMT 4020 Managerial Toolbox;
- MGMT 4200-Strategic Management;
- MRKT 2010-Principles of Marketing;
- MATH 2400-Statistics
- Esports and Gaming Administration Requirements (12 hours):
- XGMDV 1100 Introduction to Games
- XESGA 1010 Intro to Esports Management
- XESGA 3010 Convention Event & Trade Show Planning
- XESGA 4010 Distribution of Games