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Bachelor of Business Administration in Esports Management
Bachelor of Business Administration in Esports Management

Bachelor of Business Administration in Esports Management

  • ID:NU100010
  • Level:4-Year Bachelor's Degree
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20
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Admission Requirements

Entry requirements

  • Each student who has completed an application for admission and provided his/her high school transcript(s) and test score(s) is reviewed for eligibility to participate in the four-year BBA/MBA track. Admission to the BBA/MBA track from high school requires one of the following conditions:

    • 3.25 Cumulative GPA (CGPA) with 25 ACT/1210 SAT, or

    • 3.50 Cumulative GPA (CGPA) with no test score

  • A transfer student may also be eligible to participate in the four-year BBA/MBA track if, upon attending college-level institutions, he/she maintained an overall 3.25 GPA, earned a total of 23 credits or less (excluding Advanced Placement and dual enrollment credits) and, upon graduating from high school, met one of the criteria indicated above.

  • Each eligible student is mailed additional BBA/MBA and Honors Program materials with details on accessing the four-year BBA/MBA track Conditions of Acceptance and Enrollment Form. A completed BBA/MBA Enrollment Form must be received in order for a student to be officially enrolled in the four-year BBA/MBA track and register for the respective courses. The student is accepted into the four-year BBA/MBA track as a freshman and receives a provisional acceptance to the DeVos MBA program.

English requirements

Exam

Minimum Score

Undergraduate Programs

Graduate Programs

TOEFL

61 (iBT)
500 (iTP)

80 (iBT)
550 (iTP)

IELTS

6.0 overall band score

6.5 overall band score

EIKEN

Grade 2A

Grade Pre-1

IB

5 on English A1 or A2 exam

N/A (not accepted for Graduate admission)

Cambridge English Tests

FCE or CAE (minimum score of B2)

CAE or CPE (minumum score of C1)

ELS

Level 112

Level 112

ACT/SAT

ACT - 18 for both composite and English sub-score
SAT - 940 Overall; 460 for Evidence-Based Reading and Writing

N/A (not accepted for Graduate admission)

PTE Academic

50

58

GTEC

1126

1201

Course Information

Many of Northwood’s more than 20 business concentrations, such as sport management, cybersecurity and management information systems include aspects of gaming, data and analytics. The new esports curriculum also promotes experiential knowledge through internships, practical experiences and approved projects in the esports industry.

This hybrid program combines elements from various technological and digital disciplines to give students a well-rounded and marketable degree.

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Total Credits: 127

Freshman Year

First Semester

  • SPM 1010 Introduction to Sport Management

  • ECN 2210 Principles of Microeconomics

  • ENG 1150 Composition I

  • FDN 1110 Self and Service

  • MGT 2300 Principles of Management

  • MTH 1100 Finite Math, or MTH 1150 College Algebra

Second Semester

  • SPM 1030 Sport Communications & Public Relations

  • ECN 2220 Principles of Macroeconomics

  • ENG 1200 Composition II

  • FDN 1220 Leaders of Free Enterprise

  • MIS 1500 Business Productivity Software

  • MKT 2080 Principles of Marketing

Sophomore Year

First Semester

  • MIS 2140 Business Applications Programming I

  • ACC 2410 Fundamentals of Financial Accounting

  • HIS 2100 Foundations of the Modern World I

  • MTH 2310 Statistics I

  • SPC 2050 Speech

  • FDN 2250 Blueprint for Success

Second Semester

  • SPT 2100 Esports Event Management

  • ACC 2415 Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting

  • HIS 2150 Foundations of the Modern World II

  • NSC 2100 Environmental Science

  • PSC 2010 Introduction to American Government

  • SPT 2040 Practicum (recommended)

Junior Year

SPT 3040 Practicum II (required)

SPT 3990 Internship (required)

First Semester

  • SPM 3010 Sport Marketing

  • SPT 3000 Esports Performance Management

  • 3000/4000 PSY, or SOC Elective

  • FIN 3010 Financial Management

  • LAW 3000 Business Law I

Second Semester

  • MIS 3200 Database Design and Implementation

  • MIS 3300 Project Management

  • 3000/4000 HUM Elective

  • MGT 4250 Organizational Behavior

  • PHL 3100 Ethics

Senior Year

First Semester

  • SPT 3100 Esports Coaching Management

  • MTH 3400 Introduction to Data Science

  • SPM 4040 Sport Law

  • ENG 4010 Communication & Interpersonal Relations, or Advanced Studies in English, or Second Year Language Elective

  • PHL 4100 Philosophy of American Enterprise

Second Semester

  • SPT 4100 Seminar in Esports Management

  • 3000/4000 Civic Literacy Elective

  • MIS 3800 Information Security

  • 3000/4000 Global Understanding Elective

  • MGT 4800 Strategic Planning

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

  • Work for an Esports association or league

  • Work for a video game developer

  • Pursue a career in Esports event planning or broadcasting

  • Work for an Esports data and analytics company

Ability to settle

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