BA Esports with Foundation Year
About this course
BA (Hons) Esports with Foundation Year is a four-year undergraduate degree combining competitive gaming technologies, broadcast production, and digital media studies. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Project Management, Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Design & Creative Practice. The course includes a compulsory foundation year designed to build academic practices and research skills before progressing to degree-level study. The first year focuses on foundational study through Study Skills for Success, Creative Research in Media and Design, Contextual Studies in Media and Design, and Major Project (Foundation Year). Year 2 introduces core concepts through Principles of Esports, Podcasting, Video Production for Esports, Game Design and Concept, Introduction to Media Ethics, and Personal Livestreaming, alongside optional modules like Industry Experience. Year 3 advances professional competencies via Esports Event Fundamentals, Esports Team Game Analysis and Data Management, Professional Skills and Live Brief, Social Media Marketing and Community Management, Research Project, and Multi-Camera Livestreaming. The final year culminates in advanced broadcast and project work through Planning, Pitching, and Production, Advanced Esports Broadcast, Creative Practice in Games, Emerging Technologies in Esports and Livestreaming, and Esports Major Project.
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Entry requirements
72 UCAS points required from level 3 qualifications. These can include: A-Levels at grades B and C (if you have two A-Levels) or grades D, D and D (if you have three), or above BTEC Extended Diploma with Merit, Merit, Pass Access to HE Diploma T-Levels You also need GCSE English and Maths (grade 9-4 / A*-C) or Level 2 equivalents.
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What students say
Based on about 15 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 88%
- Learning opportunities: 83%
- Assessment and feedback: 84%
- Academic support: 88%
- Organisation and management: 57%
- Learning resources: 86%
- Student voice: 83%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 25 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 70%
- Left higher education: 30%
What graduates do next
Based on about 7 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Further study: 25%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 30%
- Sales occupations: 15%
- Media Professionals: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Other Educational Professionals: 10%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 90 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 3%
- East Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 12%
- London: 67%
- South East: 8%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 75%
- Access course: 15%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
- No formal qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Gold for student experience, Bronze for student outcomes.
Modules
- English Literature I: History, Form and Genre
- English Literature II: Critical Approaches (double credit module)
- Video Production
- Video Documentary Production
- Foundations of Creative Writing
- Personalised Learning
- Study Skills for Success
- Creative Research in Media and Design
- Contextual Studies in Media and Design
- Creative Sectors in Media and Design
- Major Project (Foundation Year)
- Literature and Modernity
- The Canon Reloaded
- Media Content Production
- Industry Experience
- Visual Media Cultures
- Worldbuilding
- Principles of Esports
- Podcasting
- Video Production for Esports
- Game Design and Concept
- Introduction to Media Ethics
- Personal Livestreaming
- British and Irish Drama since 1945
- Contemporary Writers and the City
- Dissertation
- Video Essays
- Bodies, Identities, Futures
- Writing for Performance
- Project (mini)
- Esports Event Fundamentals
- Esports Team Game Analysis and Data Management
- Professional Skills and Live Brief
- Social Media Marketing and Community Management
- Research Project
- Multi-Camera Livestreaming
- Planning, Pitching, and Production
- Advanced Esports Broadcast
- Creative Practice in Games
- Emerging Technologies in Esports and Livestreaming
- Esports Major Project
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Esports with Foundation Year at University of West London earn?
The median salary is £20,000 after 3 years, £24,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £17,000 and £31,500. The £24,000 median after five years is £2,000 less than the UK median for Media studies.
What do graduates of BA Esports with Foundation Year at University of West London do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Esports with Foundation Year at University of West London?
88% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Esports with Foundation Year at University of West London?
The typical offer is BC at A level. The average entrant had 96 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Esports with Foundation Year at University of West London?
70% of students continued into their second year, and 30% left higher education.