Media Studies

What is Media Studies?

Media Studies A- Level is the critical examination of media products, e.g. Film, TV and print, and the way in which we interact with them. Many different media industries are studied, such as film, magazine, music videos, computer games, radio and TV texts. Students are also expected to develop and create their own products using the skills and ideas they have acquired.

Why should I take Media Studies?

The Media industries are one of the fastest growing employment sectors in the North West and students have a number of progression opportunities following their Level 3 studies. Students who have completed an A-Level course in media Studies have gone on to a variety of exciting study and employment opportunities, including journalism, film and TV work and developing digital content for online businesses.

What will the course entail?

We offer the EDUQAS revised curriculum. The new examination format is an exciting and rigorous course designed to introduce students to the critical and theoretical understanding of media products from a range of historical and cultural contexts. The course also offers students the opportunity to develop their own creative and practical production skills in the planning, production and presentation of media texts. Photography and graphic design skills are developed across this aspect of the course as students are given a brief to create a film/ games marketing campaign or a selection of magazine pages and they will use Photoshop to create professional standard products.

The A-Level course is a unitised qualification:

Students in the sixth form benefit from high-quality curriculums. As a result, they achieve well in both academic and vocational courses.
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