Media/Film/Tv Studies
Course summary
A Level Media Studies offers you the opportunity to study a range of media theories and apply your knowledge of these to the set products. The course will develop your skills as a media producer through creating a range of moving image and print products. You will analyze a range of different media products, including Minecraft, Stranger Things, Deutschland 83 and The Guardian newspaper, to find hidden meanings and to learn about the industries that create them and audiences that consume them. You will then put what you have learned into practice through designing and making a range of media products for yourselves, including a music video, a website and a newspaper front cover. The course also examines who makes the media, who consumes the media and what messages and values are found within it.
Entry Requirements
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| Requirement | Rule | You |
|---|---|---|
GCSE qualifications | 5 gcse qualifications at grade 4.0 or above | — |
Film Studies | Grade 6 in Film Studies | — |
Media Studies | Grade 6 in Media Studies | — |
Business | Grade 6 in Business | — |
Geography | Grade 6 in Geography | — |
History Alternative route | Grade 6 in History | — |
Religious Studies (Philosophy & Ethics) Alternative route | Grade 6 in Religious Studies (Philosophy & Ethics) | — |
Drama | Grade 6 in Drama | — |
English Literature | Grade 6 in English Literature | — |
English Language | Grade 6 in English Language | — |
As published by the school
- Grade 5 or above, and at least one grade 6 or above, in GCSE English Language plus one other written subject, such as History, Geography, Humanities, English Literature, Business, Media Studies, - Religious Studies, Drama and Film Studies - Three further GCSEs at grade 4 or above If you wish to study 4 A Levels, you will need 7 GCSEs at grade 7 or above, including two at grade 8. All applicants must have an interview to confirm that A Levels are suitable for them.
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Assessment
The course is assessed as three units, two of which are exams taken at the end of the second year of study: Component 1: Media Messages (35%) Component 2: Evolving Media (35%) The third element is a Non-Exam Assessment (coursework) which provides the remaining 30% of the programmed.
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