Esports and Sports Media

Esports and sports media is a programme that sits at the intersection of two rapidly growing fields. Esports, which encompasses competitive gaming at all levels from grassroots to international tournaments, has developed into a significant industry with substantial audiences, professional teams, sponsorship markets, and broadcast infrastructure. Sports media is the broader field of journalism, production, commentary, and digital content creation through which sport of all kinds is communicated to audiences.

Studying them together prepares you for the distinctive and evolving roles that connect competitive gaming and sport with media production and storytelling.

At the University of Chichester, this three-year full-time programme gives you practical experience in broadcast production and journalism alongside analytical understanding of the esports industry and the sports media landscape. You will develop skills in video production, commentary, reporting, content creation, and digital media management, and you will apply them in the specific contexts of esports coverage and sports broadcasting. The programme takes seriously the rapid growth of esports as a cultural and commercial phenomenon, preparing you for roles that barely existed a decade ago and that are now significant professional opportunities.

Graduates work in esports broadcasting, commentary, content creation, social media management, event production, journalism, and the commercial roles within esports organisations including team management, sponsorship, and partnership. The sports media strand opens roles in sports broadcasting, digital journalism, and content production across traditional and emerging sports media. The combination is particularly suited to graduates who want to work in the content-driven, audience-facing dimensions of competitive gaming and sport.

Further study in journalism, media production, sports management, or related fields is open to those who wish to develop further expertise.