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A Bachelor of Science in E-Sports is in the works

Attention, gamers: there might be a college program in electronic sports (e-sports) in the near future!

According to a report on GMA News' "Saksi," e-sports agency Tier One Entertainment, in partnership with Lyceum of the Philippines University, has been working on a draft curriculum for a Bachelor of Science degree in E-Sports.

They intend to pass it on to the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) in March this year.

Tier One was founded by e-sports veteran Tryke Gutierrez and cosplay and gaming star Alodia Gosiengfiao.

"We are weeks away from reaching one of the biggest milestone in Philippine esports history," Gutierrez said in a Facebook post.

"In the recent years, multiple universities around the world have opened their institutions to esports courses and as one of the biggest esports market in Asia, this is Philippines' turn to take that leap," he added.

If all goes well, a full course on E-sports might be available for students by 2020.

"The goal has always been to create more opportunities for gamers in Asia," Gutierrez said in another post.

"If this curriculum gets approved, we won't just be providing post career opportunities for gaming but we will have a new generation of graduates ready to work in the esports industry," he added.

—Margaret Claire Layug/JCB, GMA News