Induction Schedule

Our aim is to ensure that you know what to expect from the course and provide advice and guidance on what you need to prepare for your studies. There will be activities that you may want to get involved in, both across the department and within Higher Education, and we will let you know more about these when you begin your studies.

We will be hosting a series of Freshers’ Fairs which you are welcome to attend:

• Monday 9 September – Atrium, Old Mill Lane campus, 9.30am – 11.30am
• Tuesday 10 September – Sports Hall, Honeywell Sports campus, 10.00am – 11.00am
• Friday 13 September – Wigfield Farm, 9.30am – 11.30am

To begin your preparation for the course, please read this web page which contains important information to ease you into life at Barnsley College University Centre and your course. If you require any further information specific to your course prior to starting, please feel free to contact us via the email addresses above.

You are required to attend an induction day. This will be held on Tuesday 17 September, 11.15am at SciTech Digital Innovation Hub room T310.

Enrolment Checklist

Proof of Qualifications

You must be able to produce certificates to prove that you have achieved the following:

• English at Level 2 or above (or approved equivalent)
• Mathematics at Level 2 or above (or approved equivalent)

Please bring proof of all your qualifications (original certificates) to your enrolment session. You will not be able to fully enrol on the course unless these have been presented to Barnsley College and failure to produce these will delay any loan payments, if eligible, being paid.

If you find that you do not have the original certificates, you will need to obtain copies from the awarding body as quickly as possible prior to enrolment.

Please check with the school or college you attended for information on contacting the relevant awarding body.

Preparation and Preliminary Reading

It is strongly recommended that you purchase your own copy of the following books, which will be used as set texts and will be useful throughout your Esports course:

• Chaloner, P., (2020). This is Esports and how to spell it. Bloomsbury.
• Marshall, J. (Ed.). (2017). Contemporary debates in education studies. Routledge
• McCullough, B. P., & Kellison, T. B. (Eds.). (2020). Routledge handbook of sport and the environment. Routledge.
• Armour, K. (Ed.) (2013). Sport Pedagogy: An Introduction for Teaching and Coaching. Routledge. Also available via e-book from Barnsley College

We offer Digital courses for adults (FREE study available)

Whatever your starting point, we have courses (many of which are FREE!) to increase your all-round digital skills, or to develop your knowledge in specific areas.

View our Digital courses for adults page for more information.

Study Skills

These books will also be very useful and available in the library, though it is recommended that you purchase your own copy of at least one study skills text:

• Burns, T and Sinfield, S. (2003). Essential Study Skills: The Complete Guide to Success at University. London: Sage.
• Cottrell, S. (2015). Skills for Success: The Personal Development Planning Handbook. Third edition. Basingstoke: Macmillan.
• Cottrell, S. (2005). Critical Thinking Skills: Developing Effective Analysis and Argument. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

Internet and Online Resources

The following sites will be useful to familiarise yourself with:

• www.afpe.org.uk
• https://britishesports.org/
• https://www.digitalschoolhouse.org.uk/
• www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-health-england
• www.sportscoachuk.org
• www.sportengland.org
• https://liquipedia.net/
• https://www.espn.com/esports/
• https://www.hltv.org/
• https://www.thescoreesports.com/
• https://dotesports.com/

Journal Article Databases

The following sites will be useful for reading and utilising journals:

• Google Scholar – scholar.google.co.uk
• Open Athens (e.g. SPORTDiscus) – openathens.net
• SAGE Journals – journals.sagepub.com
• Springer Journals – link.springer.com

Kit

All Esports students will be expected to wear the esports kit.  You can order the kit here*: Capelli Sport – The Link (synckit.co.uk)

* The webpage comes live in September 2024.

Personal Development Opportunities

As a Esports student at Barnsley College University Centre, you are eligible to enrol onto a competitive industry-discounted qualifications to work alongside your new HE programme:

Professional Development Opportunities with Gym Group