Media Studies

AS & A2

Qualification To Start The Course

Four GCSEs at grade C or above including English. Priority will be given to students with at least a B in English.

Description Of The Subject

The course includes in-depth critical study of a wide range of media and products, practices, institutions and audiences associated with these. Emphasis will be given to the study of contemporary British media in an historical and international context. The course will cover mainstream areas such as television, radio, film, the press and advertising, as well as the less familiar forms.

What You Will Do

Students will be required to produce and evaluate their own media texts, as well as analysing texts. There will be access to a wide range of resources. Assessment will take place through a combination of a practical work, extended analytical course work, assignments and modular examinations.

Future Prospects

Media studies is valued and accepted by most institutions of higher education and by employers. The course develops the critical and analytical skills required for further academic study in all arts-based subjects and provides the grounding in practical skills expected in the workplace.