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Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production and Technology: Esports Production

at DCG, Derby · other provider

Level 3Applied and BTECDiploma36 weeksFull time£7,395

What the college says

Do you enjoy gaming?Do you love the idea of competitive gaming and the challenge of difficult games? Would you like an understanding of how the professional Esports industry works? Perhaps you’d like a career as a professional gamer or to study Esports at university.Established in association with the British Esports Federation, this course will give you a solid foundation in understanding how the Esports industry works. It is a career-focused course with industry endorsement that will enable you to develop your underpinning knowledge, technical and transferable skills and to gain experience in a variety of different sections of the Esports industry.Equivalent in size to three A-levels, the Extended Diploma is designed to be studied as part of a two-year study programme. This will allow you access to employment in a wider range of Esports areas and beyond: media, business, marketing, games, journalism and coaching. This qualification also offers you the opportunity to progress to higher education, freelance work (self-employment) and apprenticeships. If you would like to develop a range of skills within the Esports and related industries, then this is the qualification for you.

What you need to get on

Typically, you will have at least five GCSEs graded 9 - 4, including English Language and Maths. Alternatively, you may have equivalent intermediate qualifications at Merit grade or above, along with GCSE grade 4 in either English Language and Maths.Importantly, a university application will probably require five GCSEs graded 4 or above, including both English Language and Maths GCSE at grade 4 or above.

How you are assessed

One subject in depth, assessed largely through coursework and projects.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • DERBY COLLEGE @ THE JOSEPH WRIGHT CENTRE

    Cathedral Road, Derby, DE1 3PA

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 7 September 2026 · Derby

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