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Esports Management and Entrepreneurship, Certificate

Start your career in the esports industry. Learn how to apply management and entrepreneurial concepts to the field of esports though a combination of classwork and experiential educational activities.

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What You’ll Learn

Our Esports Management and Entrepreneurship Certificate program will prepare you for both employment and start-up opportunities in the fast-growing esports industry. You’ll learn the fundamentals of esports business and management, including the baseline concepts of small business management and venture creation, as well insights into the marketing and management of esports organizations. You’ll know how to compose an effective business esports plan and have the management skills and tools to initiate, plan, and execute projects.

Our School of Management programs encourage and promote an entrepreneurial mindset, and this certificate will equip you with an understanding of esports and the current market, as well as the tools to operate in the quickly evolving esports landscape.

Career Options

Brand Developer
Content Producer
Development Specialist
Esports Team Manager
Marketing Director
Program Manager

“We’ll help you learn how to start your own esports business or develop the management and leadership skills to thrive in any esports organization.”

Hallie Zwibel, D.O., MPH, FACOFP, FAAFP

Director of Esports Medicine, NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine

Exceptional experiences.
Outstanding outcomes.

443M

Esports fans worldwide

MORE+

US$1.1 billion

Esports international revenues as of 2020

5%

Percentage of business schools worldwide (including New York Tech) with AACSB Accreditation

“BEST”

Program of Distinction: Business (2023–2024 Colleges of Distinction)

Accredited

The School of Management's Bachelor of Science and Master of Business Administration programs are accredited by AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business).

How You’ll Succeed

By the completion of the certificate program you will be able to

Communicate clearly and work effectively with teams in the esports industry.
Integrate functional disciplines to effect sound policymaking and esports business planning, including supporting or developing a business plan for an esports organization and solving business problems specific to the industry.
Utilize research to support business innovation for an esports organization.

Some credits/courses taken in this certificate program can be applied to the Business Administration, B.S.

Accredited

The School of Management's Bachelor of Science and Master of Business Administration programs are accredited by AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business).

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