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Leisure and Sport Management, Esports Coaching Concentration, B.S.


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Department of Health and Human Performance  
615-904-8478
Rudy Dunlap, program coordinator
Rudy.Dunlap@mtsu.edu

The major in Leisure and Sport Management, Esports Coaching Concentration requires 49 hours and provides knowledge, skills, and experiences for students interested in preparing for positions in the esports industry. A minor or advised electives of approximately 15 credit hours may also be chosen.

Academic Map


Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Leisure and Sport Management, Esports Coaching Concentration, B.S., Academic Map   

Degree Requirements


True Blue Core (TBC) 41 hours
Major Requirements 49 hours*
    Leisure and Sports Core   16 hours
    Esports Coaching Concentration   12 hours
    Interdisciplinary Esports/Gaming Focus   21 hours
Optional Minor or Electives 30-36 hours
TOTAL 120 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the True Blue Core curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill True Blue Core requirements, the number of elective hours will increase. 

Major Requirements (49 hours)


True Blue Core (41 hours)


True Blue Core (TBC)  requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category.

The following course required by the program meets True Blue Core requirements:

Interdisciplinary Esports and Gaming Focus (21 hours)


Optional Minor/Advised Electives (30-36 hours)


Curriculum: Leisure and Sport Management, Esports Coaching


Freshman Fall


Subtotal: 15 hours


Freshman Spring


  • 3 credit hours (HSSR)
  • Information Literacy 3 credit hours
  • Creativity and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours
  • Scientific Literacy 4 credit hours
  • Human Society and Social Relationships/Elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 hours


Sophomore Fall


Subtotal: 15 hours


Sophomore Spring


Subtotal: 16 hours


Subtotal: 15 hours


Subtotal: 15 hours


Senior Fall


Subtotal: 15 hours


Senior Spring


Subtotal: 13 hours


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