Diploma in Esports

You'll cover the fundamentals of esports, including the practical and theoretical sides of the industry, the impact of physical and mental health, pro-athlete attitudes and values, esports business strategies and a range of digital technologies. You'll also choose to specialise in either business or information technology, completing foundational units in your chosen discipline from semester one.

Your course is split 50/50: four esports-specific units (48 credit points) and four pathway units (48 credit points) in business or IT. This means you're building real, transferable skills alongside your esports studies from week one.

As a diploma student, you'll learn in a supportive environment that will prepare you for future academic success. You'll be part of a community with opportunities to make friends and network, and benefit from:

• State-of-the-art learning spaces including access to QUT's purpose-built esports arena
• Support from educators who take a real-world focus and have genuine industry experience
• Smaller class sizes with more contact hours than a standard university lecture
• Dedicated academic support including study skills development, peer mentoring and one-on-one consultations

By the end of the year, you'll hold a completed diploma qualification. If you choose to continue, you receive a guaranteed offer into the corresponding QUT bachelor degree. Your diploma units transfer directly as first-year credit, with no additional application required.

Careers and outcomes

Graduates of this diploma will have a broad range of career possibilities across the esports industry and beyond. Esports is a billion-dollar global sector, but the skills you develop here, including business strategy, digital technology, data analysis, project coordination and content production, are the same skills employers are hiring for across marketing, tech, media, events and sport.

Within esports and gaming, graduates pursue roles including:

• Tournament and event operations, including logistics, venue management and live production
• Team management and coaching, including performance analysis and player welfare
• Marketing and sponsorship, including brand partnerships and audience growth
• Content and broadcast production, including livestreaming, commentary and social media
• Data analysis and performance technology
• Community management and fan engagement

When you continue into a QUT bachelor degree, the career possibilities expand further:

• Business graduates can choose from 12 majors including marketing, management, finance and entrepreneurship
• IT graduates specialise in computer science or information systems
• Games and Interactive Environments graduates move into game design, animation and software development

Course articulation

Once you have successfully completed this course, you will be automatically offered a place in:

• Bachelor of Business
• Bachelor of Games and Interactive Environments (available for commencement in Semester 1 (February) only)
• Bachelor of Information Technology

To achieve maximum credit (with your diploma grades) for your diploma and matching degree, you must complete a full information technology or business pathway.