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UNCW Esports Classes

UNCW offers two certificates and a minor that have a gaming focus. At the undergraduate level we have the Esports Performance and Management Certificate and a Game Engineering Minor. At the graduate level we offer the Esports Performance, Management, & Leadership, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate. See descriptions for both esports certificate below. More about all of these programs can be found in the UNCW academic catalogue.

 

Undergraduate Programs:

Esports Performance & Management Certificate (Fully Online)

15 credits
All undergrad students can enroll. There is no order or courses.

Required courses:

MIT 470 - Introduction to Gaming and Esports
MIT 472 - Streaming audio and video for Esports and Gaming
MIT 473 - Esports Media and Content

*MIT 473 counts as a University Studies Information Literacy Course

Then choose 2 courses (6 credits) from the following:

Esports:
MIT 498 - Gaming and Esports Performance and Practice Internship
MIT 476 - Esports and Gaming Capstone
MIT 150- Game Theory (This course is part of our Game Engineering minor)

Marketing:
MKT 340 - Principles of Marketing
MKT 342 - Social Media Marketing
MKT 345 - Sports Marketing

Communication:
COM 280 - Introduction to Digital Media Production
COM 380 - Field Video Production 1
COM 382 - Studio Video Production 1
COM 355 - Communication Analysis
COM 465 - Media and Popular Culture

Film Studies:
FST 200 - Introduction to Film Study
FST 201 - Introduction to Film Production
FST 301 - Film Tools and Techniques
FST 302 - Intermediate Film Production
FST 394 - Sound Design

Business Management:
EBD 280 - Entrepreneurship for Non-Business Majors
EBD 281 - Creativity and Innovation
EBD 301 - Managing Money in an Entrepreneurial Venture
EBD 302 - Growing and Managing the Business
MGT 350. Principles of Management

Tourism, Recreation, and Sport:
REC 270 - Program Planning and Leadership
REC 391 - Sport, Culture and Society
REC 380 - Marketing for Recreation, Sport Leadership and Tourism
REC 381 - Meetings, Expositions, Special Events and Conventions
REC 393 - Campus Recreation and Sports Administration
REC 394 - Recreational Sports and Fitness Facility Operations
REC 396 - Leisure, Health, and Wellbeing
REC 397 - Collegiate and Professional Sport Management

Graduate:

Esports Performance, Management, & Leadership, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate
15 credits

The following courses are required:

MIT 570 - Esports and Gaming Fundamentals
MIT 572 - Streaming for Esports & Gaming
MIT 573 - Media Design & Development for Esports
MIT 575 - Esports and Gaming Performance, Management Internship
MIT 576 - Esports and Gaming Performance, Management, and Leadership Capstone

UNCW Esports Lab
Modular Unit R21, Room 2110A (Across from Cameron)
Click for Map

Open Lab Hours Fall 24

Mon: 230-730pm
Tues: 330-730pm

Wed: 230-730pm

Thurs: 330-730pm

Fri: Closed
​​Saturday: Closed
​Sunday: Closed

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About UNCW Esports:

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Founded in Fall 2019, UNCW Esports has rapidly expanded to encompass a thriving club, competitive teams, a dedicated lab, academic certificates, and a range of campus and community events. Our mission is to create an inclusive space for both casual and competitive gamers at UNCW. We actively build connections with the local and statewide Esports community, including other clubs, companies, and schools.

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