Esports – Newhouse/Falk (Combined Program)
Class of 2028 Major Requirements: Esports – Newhouse/Falk (Combined Program)
First Year:
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| Grammar Competency (note 2)*Students must pass a grammar competency exam in order to graduate. Scroll down to notes section for more detail. | ||
| COM 117 | Multimedia Storytelling (Fall) | 3 |
| SPM 205 | Principles and Contemporary Issues in Sport Management (Fall) | 3 |
| SPM 214 | Writing for Sport Communication (Spring) ADV 206 should be taken before ADV 208. Junior transfer students only may petition to take them in the same semestStudents should not take both ADV 201 and ADV 20ADV 206 should be taken before ADV 208. Junior transfer students only may petition to take them in the same semester. |
3 |
Second Year:
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| VIS 207 | Introduction to Graphic Design (Fall)A-K fall; L-Z sdf springA-K fall; L-Z springA-K fall; L-Z spring// No restriction for junior and senior standing | 3 |
| SPM 245 | Race, Gender and Diversity in Sport Organizations (note 11)* (Fall)The University’s IDEA requirement is satisfied by taking SPM 245. ADV 206 should be taken before ADV 208. Junior transfer students only may petition to take them in the same semester. |
3 |
| Track |
Esports Tracks Business and Management • Communications • Media and Design
|
21 |
| SPM 215 |
Principles of Sales in Sport (Spring) (prereq)*SPM 205 |
3 |
| SMC 330 |
Topics in Esports and Media (Spring) |
3 |
Third Year:
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| SMC 345 | Communication Ethics in Sports (Spring) ADV 208 (A-K spring; L-Z fallA-K in fall; L-Z in spring. |
3 |
| SPM 342 | The Business of Esports (Spring) | 3 |
| SPM 354 | Esports and Event Management (Spring) | 3 |
Fourth Year:
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| SMC 405 | Esports Event Production (Spring) ADV 509 should be taken before ADV 425. Marketing minors and Whitman dual majors may petition to substitute MAR 356 for ADV 509. This substitution will not count toward Newhouse credits; these students must take 3 credits of a Newhouse elective to meet their total Newhouse credit requirement. |
3 |
| LAW REQUIREMENT: CHOOSE 1 COURSE BELOW (Spring) | ||
| SPM 415 COM 505 COM 506 COM 507 COM 509 |
Sport Law (prereq)*SPM 205 Communications Law for Journalists Communications Law for Television, Radio and Film Communications Law for Advertising and Public Relations Communications Law for Public Communicators |
3 |
Minimum total credits: 63
Notes
- Students in this major are interdisciplinary and will be a part of both the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics and he S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
- Esports majors do not follow the Newhouse or Falk A&S core, rather they follow a specifically designed blended A&S core.
- Students have 22 A&S elective credits. They can choose to take any A&S course or declare an 18 credit A&S minor to fulfill this requirement.
- The list of A&S electives are suggested but students are not required or limited to taking the listed courses.
- The University’s IDEA requirement is satisfied by taking SPM 245.
- Students must complete a grammar competency as part of their degree requirements. There will be two ways students can satisfy this competency:
- First, by passing a grammar competency exam during their first semester on campus. The exam will be given twice – once before the end of the first week of classes and a second time prior to registration the next semester. A passing grade on the exam will fulfill the competency requirement.
- Secondly, by passing COM 101, a 0-credit remedial grammar course which will be mandatory for students who fail the grammar competency exam. This course can be repeated until a passing grade is earned and the competency is met.
- Students cannot internally transfer from this major into another Newhouse major without having taken COM 107 Communications & Society.
- It is strongly recommended that all students except those in the Esports Media & Design track take COM 107 Communications & Society as one of their open elective credits. It is strongly recommended that students it the Esports Media & Design track take VIS 457 User Interface and User Experience, VIS 467 Immersive Design and CIN 503 Virtual Production to fulfill their six credits of open electives and three credits of track electives.
- Tracks. Students are strongly encouraged to declare their track of study when they enter the major, however must declare by the end of their sophomore year.
- Students in the Esports Business & Management track must declare their track when entering their first semester. These students are required to take MAT 221 Elementary Probability and Statistics and MAT 284 Business Calculus.
- Students in the Esports major can apply up to six credits of internship towards their degree.
- The Global Experience is fulfilled by taking MAX 132 Global Community; however, students are encouraged to go abroad.
- Esports students may not study off-campus for more than one semester.
Track 1: Business Management Track
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| SPM 348 | Analysis of Digital Media in Sport (Fall 3rd Year) | 3 |
| EEE 370 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises (Spring 3rd Year) | 3 |
| SPM 324 | Sports Sponsorship and Promotion (Spring 3rd Year) | 3 |
| SPM 437 | Sport Venue Management (Fall 4th Year) | 3 |
| EEE 451 | Finance for Emerging Enterprises (Spring 4th Year) (prereq)*EEE 370 | 3 |
| SPM 454 | Esports Business Practicum (Spring 4th Year) | 3 |
| ELECTIVE: CHOOSE 1 COURSE BELOW | ||
| EEE 424 | Entrepreneurial Deal Making | 3 |
| EEE 453 | LaunchPad | 3 |
| FIN 301 | Essentials of Finance (prereq)*ACC 151 or ACC 201 | 3 |
| SPM 225 | Managing the Sport Organizations (prereq)*SPM 205 | 3 |
| SPM 305 | Principles of Sport Hospitality Management | 3 |
| SPM 345 | Technology in Sport Management (prereq)*SPM 205 | 3 |
| SPM 365 | Sport Economics | 3 |
| SPM 444 | Sports Marketing Management | 3 |
| SPM 449 | Technology in Game Day Operations | 3 |
ADV 421
Track 2: Communications
| Course | Course Title | Credits |
| MND 545 | Virtual Reality Story Telling (Spring 3rd Year) | 3 |
| SMC 210 | Topics in Communications for Esports: (Spring 3rd Year) (prereq)*COM 117 – Esports and Advertising – Public Relations Principles – The Cognitive Demands of Video Games |
1 each |
| SMC 404 | Esports Shoutcasting (Spring 3rd Year) | 3 |
| SMC 424 | The Sports Media Pitch (Fall 4th Year) | 3 |
| SMC 475 | Esports Industry Practicum (Fall 4th Year) | 3 |
| SMC 483 | Esports Communications Capstone (Spring 4th Year) | 3 |
| ELECTIVE: CHOOSE 1 COURSE BELOW | ||
| MMI 425 | Advanced Media Business | 3 |
| MMI 510 | Topics in Entrepreneurship: – Entrepreneurial Thinking for Media Professionals – Esports and Entrepreneurship – Sports in the Metaverse |
1 each |
| SMC 210 | Topics in Commnications for Esports: (prereq)*COM 117 – The Emotional Demands of Video Games _ The Physical Demands of Video Games – The Social Demands of Video Games |
1 each |
| SMC 403 | Sports Contents for Social Platforms (SPRING ONLY) (prereq)*COM 117 | 3 |
| SMC 442 | Sports Production | 3 |
Track 3: Media & Design
| Course | Course Title | Credits |
| CAR 101 | Introduction to 3D Animation (Fall 3rd Year) | 3 |
| CPS 196 | Introduction to Computer Programming (Fall 3rd Year) | 3 |
| VIS 237 | Game Experience Design (Fall 3rd Year) (prereq)*VIS 207 | 3 |
| VIS 337 | Motion Graphics for Production (Spring 3rd Year) (prereq)*VIS 207 | 3 |
| VIS 437 | Design and World Building for Esports (Fall 4th Year) (prereq)*VIS 337 or VIS 447 | 3 |
| VIS 487 | Graphic Design Capstone (Spring 4th Year) (prereq)*VIS 467 | 3 |
| ELECTIVE: CHOOSE 1 COURSE BELOW | ||
| CAR 111 | Introduction to Programming for Visual Art | 3 |
| CAR 201 | Intermedia 3D Animation (prereq)*CAR 101 | 3 |
| CAR 230 | Topics in Computer Gaming I | 3 |
| CIN 323 | Cinematic Light and Lens (prereq)*CIN 313 or TRF 452 or VIS 413 | 3 |
| CSE 283 | Introduction to Object-Oriented Design (prereq)*CIS 151 | 3 |
| CSE 384 | Systems and Network Programing (prereq)*CSE 283 or CIS 351 | 3 |
| MMI 365 | Web Development & Design for Media | 3 |
| MMI 510 | Topics in Entrepreneurship: – Entrepreneurial Thinking – Esports and Entrepreneurship – Sports in the Metaverse |
1 each |
| MND 545 | Virtual Reality Storytelling | 3 |
| SMC 422 | Sports Production | 3 |
| TRF 441 | Visual Effects for Live Action (prereq)*SMC 405 or TRF 205 or VIS 301 | 3 |
| TRF 445 | Post-Production Practices (prereq)*SMC 405 or TRF 205 or VIS 301 | 3 |
| TRF 447 | Animation for Film and TV (prereq)*SMC 405 or TRF 205 or VIS 301 | 3 |
| VIS 457 | User Interface and User Experience Design (prereq)*VIS 327 | 3 |
| VIS 467 | Immersive Design (prereq)*VIS 447 and VIS 457 | 3 |