To support the increasing demand for skills in the esports industry and its overall growth around the world (and especially here in Philadelphia), Drexel University will now offer students an official esports degree program starting this semester.

In the last few years, the city has doubled down on the industry, with plans for an esports arena, new global esports ventures, and startups like Nerd Street Gamers seeing exponential growth. While many colleges and universities offer extracurriculars in esports, Drexel is setting out to make the industry an official area of study within the LeBow College of Business, the university announced this week. The major consists of required core classes within the business school, plus game design and management classes within the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design.

The school is eyeing the growing industry and the regional jobs that will follow in the coming years as a key motivator in establishing the program, it said. Jeffrey Levine, an assistant clinical professor at LeBow, will lead the program.

READ FULL ARTICLE HERE