SMGT3181

This course explores the esports industry from the perspectives of successful sport performance and health and wellbeing in the video game industry. This course offers students the opportunity to learn about the emergence of esports and examine the challenges facing esports programs from a performance, health, and wellbeing point of view. Students will also explore esports in society by examining topics such as: diversity, equity, and inclusion, corruption, and match fixing. In this course, students will learn how to ethically develop competitively successful esports programs while ensuring the physical and mental health of esports athletes. Upon conclusion of this course, students will understand the role of esports in sport from the perspective of the program manager and the participant in preparation for embarking on a successful career in the field.

Every Fall & Spring