Esports Production MSc
- Level(s) of Study: Postgraduate taught
- Start Date(s): September
- Duration: One year, full-time
- Study Mode(s): Full-time
- Campus: Confetti Nottingham
- Entry Requirements:
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Introduction:
Studying an Esports Production postgraduate degree means that you’ll learn specialist skills, which will allow you to keep up with the demands of this growing and developing industry.
You will research and innovate in esports production through the use of cross-discipline, industry-standard technologies. You’ll immerse yourself within the Confetti campus and access leading, emerging and disruptive production technologies through our ground-breaking, purpose-built esports complex and content creation facility, Confetti X.
You’ll be part of live esports productions with recognised industry contacts as a technology specialist, building and mastering your project management skills that will allow you to collaborate, manage and lead on strategic developmental goals in broadcasting, positioning yourself as a leader and pioneer impacting the direction of the esports industry.
Throughout this course you can expect to:
- Undertake comprehensive research to contribute to knowledge in the field of esports production technology.
- Research and critically evaluate the potential for innovation in the application of esports production technology.
- Systematically evaluate emerging production technologies outputs from a national and international perspective.
- Research emerging markets in esports with regard to distribution, online platforms and diverse target audiences.
- Critically reflect and respond to professional standards, ethical consideration, diversity of workforce and sustainability within the production of a self-directed professional level project.
- Systematically develop and produce esports content, demonstrating innovation, originality and high production values.
- Exercise initiative, project management and problem solving in a range of complex situations and evaluate results.
- Develop, execute and critically reflect on innovative productions within a specialist area
- Demonstrate high level leadership and management through problem solving.
- Research career aspirations through defining personal objectives in line with future industry developments.
- Demonstrate leadership and autonomy when embarking on personal employability and entrepreneurship goals at the forefront of esports production and technologies.
This course is taught at Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies in Nottingham.
What you’ll study
On this Masters degree you’ll work on live esports productions with globally-recognised industry contacts, building a great portfolio and positioning yourself as an expert in the esports industry.
- Research and Innovation (60 Credit Points)
- Concept Development and Project Management (60 Credit Points)
- Production Technology and Audience Response (60 Credit Points)
Engage in high level research and critical thinking, developing a deep understanding of innovations and disruptions alongside data analysis within the esports broadcast and technology industry.
- Critically review and synthesise a wide range of production technologies to support your enquiries within the field of esports production and apply results
- Research and evaluate audience participation, industry platforms and commercial outputs and critically appraise the implications this has for your own proposal
- Analyse current issues and industry priorities at local, national, European and global level and critically assess strategic opportunities when leading a commercial production
- Critically justify your proposed esports production format, demonstrating originality in line with industry expectations
- Execute high levels of initiative and autonomy when establishing project management workflows and defining innovative solutions
- Propose esports technology innovations and advancements and critically reflect on the potential within the future broadcasting industry
- Define personal goals relating to emerging career opportunities and critically appraise your progress towards objectives
- Communicate research clearly and effectively in multiple formats and critically reflect on industry responses
Through exposure to national and international markets, recognised esports organisations and emerging technologies; focus your career, develop your network, enhance your technical skillset and begin to fulfil your concept.
- Undertake research at the forefront of production technology to inform and gain new insights in the management and execution of an original esports production
- Analyse the impact of emerging technologies and apply in relation to your personal concept within a commercial environment
- Select and systematically evaluate broadcast production technologies in creation of original content for the esports industry
- Integrate knowledge of the relationship between current professional and ethical standards within the context of leading and project managing your own professional production
- Generate innovative solutions that can be applied in multidisciplinary areas and that push the boundaries of technical capabilities
- Demonstrate originality in the application of production technology during rigorous testing and experimentation and critically reflect on results
- Propose original, sustainable workflows and critically review and respond in the implementation of technology in the context of your production
- Manage your professional development by identifying and generating industry relevant content in line with your career aspirations.
Implement and deliver your concept, collect and analyse data, and evaluate your impact and contribution to the esports production industry.
- Collect, organise and synthesise complex research data to form sound conclusions and critically evaluate in reference to future industry productions
- Critically evaluate and justify your personal career development in response to audience perspectives and global cultural impact
- Critically reflect on professional protocols and ethical standards within the industry relevant in the realisation of your creative output.
- Evaluate advanced production methodologies in solving complex problems and apply theory to practice
- Identify, plan and deploy technology for use within an esports production and apply technology solutions and strategies to enhance the achievement of aims and desired outcomes
- Communicate conclusions and critically reflect on audience experience when dealing with complex and contemporary issues in esports
- Exercise initiative when working collaboratively on complex esports productions and in response to audience feedback and industry requirements
- Demonstrate your ability to independently lead, project manage and critically reflect on performance to support your continuing professional development
- Demonstrate self-direction, originality and innovation when applying and adapting methods, and act autonomously in planning and implementing tasks to professional standards
How you’re taught
The three key approaches to learning and teaching for this course are:
- Active Collaborative Learning
- Learning through Research
- Online or Blended learning
You will participate in workshops, lectures, small group and one-to-one tutoring designed to help you develop the practical and thinking skills that you will need in your chosen career. There is also a collaborative project along with online practice supporting portfolio development.
How you’re assessed
Assessment
You will be assessed in a number of ways, including:
- Written Assignments
- Reports
- Presentations
- Creative outputs/production
- Portfolio
Formative assessment is what we call the opportunities you have to produce and get feedback on work that will help you to prepare to complete your summative formal assessment. There are specific named activities in your assessment and feedback plan which you will be asked to complete and submit for feedback. Additionally, peer, class and individual feedback on your ongoing work is formative.
Assessment tasks are designed to challenge you over the year to increasingly demonstrate your own creativity, reflect your own interests and include independent research.
Careers and employability
After an action-packed, intellectually-stimulating degree, you’ll leave Confetti with a host of invaluable technical and critical thinking skills that will allow you to work in the esports industry, with a focus on production and technology. As technology continues to develop, you’ll be one step ahead in being able to adapt to emerging technologies.
You could find yourself working in areas such as event management, broadcast and production, marketing, games design, event production, or in a role as an analyst, streamer, observer, shoutcaster or consultant.
Campus and facilities
You’ll have access to some of the best esports facilities in the UK.
Confetti X
Confetti X brings together years of expertise in live events, content creation, streaming and competitive gaming.
The complex is a space for students to access the very best facilities and technology for esports production and other emerging technologies. It'll be home to a busy schedule of amateur and professional tournaments, productions and other esports-related events; all of which will offer up unique work experience opportunities for students studying on the course.
Here are just some of the features:
- A 100-seater 4k sqft multi-event esports venue and content studio
- 4k broadcast and content creation infrastructure
- Virtual live productions with Unreal Engine
- 10m x 4m 4K LED video wall with LED wings
- Multiple shoutcaster and analyst studio
- Multiple streaming cubicles
- Green screen studio for virtual sets
- Scrim rooms and private warm-up rooms for competitors
Specialist kit
Each of our esports studio spaces are kitted out with top of the line gaming and streaming gear, allowing our students to effectively and simultaneously study, game and stream.
You’ll have access to:
- Esports scrim room and studio fully equipped with Alienware machines and peripherals
- Games Studios fully equipped with Workstation PCs
- Latest industry-standard software packages including Autodesk Suite, Adobe Creative Cloud, Unreal Engine, Unity and more
- Hardware suites focused on research and development in Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Motion Capture
Our esports scrim rooms and studios have:
- Alienware Aurora R12
- 11th Gen Intel Core i9 processor
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GPU
- 32GB RAM
- 2x Alienware 240Hz Gaming Monitors
- A combination of Razer and Alienware peripherals including webcams, microphones, headphones, keyboard and mice.
- Corsair T1 Race Gaming Chairs
Entry requirements
- A minimum of a 2:2 honours degree, or an appropriate equivalent, i.e. a professional qualification, from a recognised British or overseas institution, in a related subject, such as Games Technology, Games Production, Esports Production, Technical Theatre, Technical Events, Live Sound, Event Production, Broadcast Technology, Film/TV Technology, Film/TV Production, any degree with 'Live Broadcast' in the title
- If you don't hold a relevant degree, you should include a link to related industry assets you have been involved in making: eg live streams and links to commercial work if available. Write a short statement on the techniques you used to create them.
- Non-standard applicants with at least three years' industry experience are also welcome to apply.
- Applicants who do not fully satisfy the general criteria will be considered if they are able to demonstrate that they are capable of successfully undertaking and completing the programme at the required standard. Eligibility may be determined by means of an interview for some applicants.
- Applicants who have been taught and assessed in languages other than English should have an English language equivalent to IELTS 6.5.
Personal statement:
You should include in your personal statement why you want to study this course and describe your knowledge of the esports industry and relevant production technologies. Please also detail any experience of organising people or relevant projects.
Interview:
You'll be invited to an informal interview after you submit your application, to determine your project ideas, your fit with the course, and to discuss your aspirations.
Getting in touch
If you need more help or information, get in touch through our enquiry form
- A minimum of a 2:2 honours degree, or an appropriate equivalent, i.e. a professional qualification, from a recognised British or overseas institution, in a related subject, such as Games Technology, Games Production, Esports Production, Technical Theatre, Technical Events, Live Sound, Event Production, Broadcast Technology, Film/TV Technology, Film/TV Production, any degree with 'Live Broadcast' in the title
- If you don't hold a relevant degree, you should include a link to related industry assets you have been involved in making: eg live streams and links to commercial work if available. Write a short statement on the techniques you used to create them.
Personal statement:
You should include in your personal statement why you want to study this course and describe your knowledge of the esports industry and relevant production technologies. Please also detail any experience of organising people or relevant projects.
International qualifications
We accept qualifications from all over the world – check yours here:
English language entry requirements
You can meet our language requirements by successfully completing our pre-sessional English course for an agreed length of time, or by submitting the required grade in one of our accepted English language tests, such as IELTS:
Would you like some advice on your study plans?
Our international teams are highly experienced in answering queries from students all over the world. We also have members of staff based in Vietnam, China, India and Nigeria and work with a worldwide network of education counsellors.
Fees and funding
Postgraduate fees and living costs
Preparing for the financial side of student life is important, but there is no need to feel anxious and confused about it. We hope that our fees and funding page will answer your questions.
We are pleased to offer a 20% alumni discount for graduates of Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies and Nottingham Trent University. Terms and conditions apply.
Postgraduate loans
The government introduced a new postgraduate loan scheme for Master degrees. The loan will be a contribution towards the costs of study and it will be at the student's discretion to use the loan towards fees, maintenance costs or other costs. Find out more on our postgraduate loans page.
Scholarships
We award scholarships to those students who can demonstrate excellent achievement, passion and dedication to their studies. To find out more visit our Postgraduate Scholarships web page.
Postgraduate fees and living costs
Preparing for the financial side of student life is important, but there is no need to feel anxious and confused about it. We hope that our fees and funding page will answer your questions.
Scholarships
We offer scholarships of up to 50% of your tuition fee. You can apply for your scholarship when you have an offer to study at NTU.
Living costs
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Paying fees
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Would you like some advice on your study plans?
Our international teams are highly experienced in answering queries from students all over the world. We also have members of staff based in Vietnam, China, India and Nigeria and work with a worldwide network of education counsellors.
How to apply
If you are interested in joining us in September 2025, this course will be open for applications through the applicant portal from September 2024. Courses starting in January 2026 will be open for applications from July 2025.
Applications for this course can be made via the NTU Applicant Portal - click on the Apply button at the top of the page to be taken straight through to the Portal.
For a step-by-step guide to making an application through our Applicant Portal, please visit our postgraduate application pages.
Writing your application
Be honest, thorough and persuasive in your application. Remember, we can only make a decision based on what you tell us. Make sure you include as much information as possible, including uploading evidence of results already achieved, as well as a personal statement.
Advice for non-standard applicants
We welcome applications from applicants without prior qualifications. However, in this instance, you must have proven experience in industry, which demonstrates appropriate knowledge and skills at honours degree (undergraduate) standard.
If you are applying without prior qualifications, you will need to submit comprehensive details of your achievements with evidence to substantiate your claim (any documentation can be uploaded to the My Documents section of the Applicant Portal). This type of application will be considered with respect to the University’s provision for ‘accreditation for prior experiential learning’. Decisions regarding the accreditation of prior learning are a matter of academic judgement.
Keeping up to date
After you’ve applied, we’ll be sending you important emails throughout the application process - so check your emails regularly, including your junk mail folder.
Getting in touch
If you need more help or support, you can call our Admissions Team on +44 (0)115 848 4200, or email applications@ntu.uk.
Good luck with your application!
If you are interested in joining us in September 2025, this course will be open for applications through the applicant portal from September 2024. Courses starting in January 2026 will be open for applications from July 2025.
Apply online through our NTU applicant portal.
Application advice
Apply early so that you have enough time to prepare – processing times for Student visas can vary, for example. After you've applied, we'll be sending you important emails throughout the application process – so check your emails regularly, including your junk mail folder.
Writing your personal statement
Be honest, thorough, and persuasive – we can only make a decision about your application based on what you tell us:
Would you like some advice on your study plans?
Our international teams are highly experienced in answering queries from students all over the world. We also have members of staff based in Vietnam, China, India and Nigeria and work with a worldwide network of education counsellors.
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