Minor in Esports

Introduces the foundations of esports management. Teaches students the various functions of the esports as a business. Discusses the contemporary issues including the rapid expansion of the sport. Provides a basic understanding the structure and governance of the esports industry. Topics include: esports sponsorship, athlete management, intellectual property, media rights, esports and culture, and the intersections of law, business and communications as they relate to the management and regulation of esports.

Course will synthesize and apply knowledge gained from various perspectives in business and media from prior courses. Students will complete a semester-long individual project in an area of industry interest & may work collectively to produce and promote an on-campus esports tournament.

Analyzes how marketing, promotion, and public relations principles apply to the sport industry. Explores issues in marketing of the sport enterprise, sport-related events and venues, and products and services. Focus is on the marketing of sport as a product and on the marketing of non-sport products and services using sport as a promotional tool. Addresses unique challenges and limitations as well as new trends in sport marketing.
Prerequisite: Take MK-201

Examines principles and fundamentals of managing and financing sport and entertainment venues. Focuses on developing knowledge and skills necessary to develop, design, and manage sports, recreation, and health/fitness facilities. Emphasizes design analysis, operations, and event management. Includes site visits.
Prerequisite: Take SM-206

Sporting culture impacts the American public through economic and ideological institutions that structure our perceptions of the world. In contemporary society, sport is both big business and personal recreation, and yet despite its influence on American culture, sport remains a relatively unexplored segment of popular culture. In this class we will pay particular attention to the images and narratives of sporting media that construct representations of class, masculinity, gender, and nation in and around everyday mass-mediated athletic activities. Sport, Culture, & the Media is an examination of sports and media in our everyday lives.
Prerequisite: TAKE CM-101

Focuses on the fundamentals needed to implement a program in sports information, publicity, and promotions. Preparing of news releases; writing local and hometown features; publishing programs and brochures; compiling statistical breakdowns; dealing with the local, regional, and national press; and promoting specific events, teams, and individuals are included.
Prerequisite: TAKE CM-101

Designed to provide training with tools necessary for editing digital audio and video. Course examines the construction of stories and messages in the digital media that surrounds us. Students will become more effective creators and consumers of media culture.
Prerequisite: TAKE CM-101

This course provides a hands-on introduction to the Game Design and Development program and allows students to learn about the program in more detail by completing hands-on learning exercises in a laboratory environment. Designing the vector gaming environment; storyboarding; tween and frame-by-frame animation; using functions to control animation timelines; using random number functions to instantiate digital objects; artifact movement utilizing vector plot points.

An object-oriented approach to programming digital objects using Unity and C#.
Prerequisite: Take GDD-125 or CS-125

3D game creation using Unreal Engine. Included topics are Blueprint scripting, the Unreal level editor, actors and components, materials, lighting, user interface elements, physics, and audio.
Prerequisite: Take GDD-125