Diploma in Esports

This course is the first and only of its kind in Australia. You’ll cover the fundamentals of esports, including the practical and theoretical realms of esports, the impact of physical and mental health in the industry, esports pro-athlete attitudes and values, esports business strategies and a range of digital technologies. You’ll also choose to specialise in business, creative industries/communication or IT.

You’ll receive a direct pathway into bachelor degree study at QUT in business, creative industries, communication, games or information technology.

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 our purpose-built gaming arena
• support from educators who take a real-world focus
• smaller class sizes and more contact hours.

Careers and outcomes

With the Diploma in Esports you can kick start your career in esports team management, esports coaching and support, video game conceptualisation and development, marketing and consumerism, social media content creation and streaming, data analysis, event management or talent management.

Possible careers:

• esports individual and team coach
• game developer
• esports consumerism
• video gaming influencer
• coder/programmer
• esports team manager
• professional esports athlete
• broadcaster
• event manager
• content creator.

Course articulation

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

• Bachelor of Business
• Bachelor of Creative Industries
• Bachelor of Communication
• Bachelor of Information Technology

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