Media

Course summary

The world of 2020 is a world of soundbites! Do you know how to get yours heard? In a world of ever-changing media, GCSE Media Studies is an interactive and engaging course which aims to broaden students’ minds and develop their understanding of the media landscape. Students will cover all aspects of the media including language, representation, industries, and audiences given them an overall and indepth understanding of how media represents the world. Media Studies GCSE is an academic course with 70% based on two final written exams which involve analysing and responding to questions based on the key concepts. Students will study a series of texts, covering a range of media forms, which have been set by the exam board. The remaining 30% of the qualification consists of non-examined, internally assessed, work. For this, students will use ICT programs such as Photoshop as well as gaining experience in techniques such as storyboarding, photography, and the use of video cameras.