A Level - Media Studies

Course summary

Why Study Media? • A contemporary, accessible and creative course • Develop your critical and reflective thinking • Develop practical skills that can be directly transferred to a work environment • Develop the soft skills that employers seek – organisation, team work, negotiation, resilience, taking initiative etc. • Empower yourself to critically engage with the information that surrounds you • Employment in the UK creative industries is growing at four times the rate of the UK workforce Why Study Media at Burntwood Sixth Form? • Experienced and dedicated staff • Designated Media Technician to support your work • Contemporary resources that reflect the Media today • Shoot and edit your own music video as your coursework • Three fully equipped Mac suites dedicated to Media Studies • Industry standard digital media equipment and software, including Adobe Photoshop, After Effects and Premier Pro • Access to creative facilities across the school – recording studio, performance spaces, photography studio • Residential trip to the Aesthetica Short Film Festival in York • Annual trip to the Media Magazine Conference in London