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If you have an interest in the gaming industry, this one year course has been designed to provide you with the foundation skills, knowledge and understanding necessary to progress to further study and training on a range of media related courses, such as Digital Games Design or Esports. In the wake of the pandemic, the gaming industry has seen massive growth, and by 2025 is expected to be worth an estimated 7.1 billion pounds.This course will give you an introduction to the industry and teach you a range of technical skills designed to help you transition into one of our Level 3 courses. The transferable skills that you will also learn on this course will give you a good starting point into many possible careerroutes.Alongside this course, you will also study English Language and/or Mathematics, if necessary. We also play in British Esports Student Champs tournaments and you will have the chance to be part of the team competing in Valorant, Rocket League, Overwatch and League of Legends.
Five GCSEs at grade 3 including English Language or Mathematics.
The course covers introductory knowledge and real life working skills. It sits on the Creative Media specification, but is adapted to specialise in the gaming and esports industries. You will study seven introductory units and a final unit which will determine your overall grade.Unit 1 – Introduction to creative media methods and skills.Unit 2 – Introduction to production techniques in creative media.Unit 3 – Understanding an audience in creative media production.Unit 4 – Contextual research for creative media.Unit 5 – Exploring audio production and technologyUnit 6 – Exploring visual production and technology.Unit 7 – Exploring interactive media production and technology.Unit 8 – Personal project and presentation in creative media production.Unit 8 is a self-directed project that allows you the freedom to explore an area of industry that you are most interested in.
You will be taught by lecturers who teach across our Level 3 gaming and esports provision. The course will be delivered through lectures and workshops, with a mixture of practical projects and written assessments for you to complete.
You will produce a range of projects over this two year course, all of which are assessed by coursework. You will complete a number of formative units where you will be given feedback and then, at the end of each year, a final major project that will determine your grade.
Optional trips from £25 each.
