Media/Film/Tv Studies

Course summary

Media Studies offers students the opportunity to develop a thorough and in depth understanding of key issues, using a comprehensive theoretical framework and a variety of advanced theoretical approaches and theories to support critical exploration and reflection, analysis and debate. The study of a wide range of rich and stimulating media products is central, offering opportunities for detailed analysis of how the media communicate meanings in a variety of forms. Students will work from the product outwards to debate key critical questions related to the social, cultural, political and economic role of the media. Through studying media products holistically in relation to all areas of the theoretical framework, students will engage with the dynamic relationships between media products, media industries and audiences. Students will also consider established media forms alongside more contemporary forms, developing an awareness of emerging and evolving media. How is the course taught? Media Studies A Level is structured across 3 Components: • Component 1: Media Products, Industries, and Audiences • Component 2: Media Forms and Products in Depth • Component 3: Cross-Media Production