Media Studies Key Facts - GCSE Single Award If you enjoy any aspect of the media - films, pop music, magazines, How the course is assessed: television, radio - Media Studies is the subject for you. It is a mixture of 1 hour and a half written exam (40%) and 3 controlled applied skills and analysis work. Half your work will be looking at current assignment units (60%) Media products. The other half will be creating your own Exam Board: AQA Over the two you will study a wide range of Media. The main focus is on Magazines, Films and Advertising. Post 16 progression routes: AS and A2 in Media Studies, Film Studies or You will develop your hands-on skills using video cameras, digital cameras Photography. and audio recording tools. Then you can edit your raw materials with BTEC Media Production. editing software such as Adobe Photoshop and Premiere. The course also includes tasks in poster design, creating advertising Other information: campaigns and storyboarding video. Almost all of your coursework will be This would be a really good choice if you would like a done on PCs. career in the Media. It is also useful for any subject where you are asked to analyse texts and understand As well as the hands-on work you will also study and analyse the Media audience reaction such as English, History, that already exists. A large part of the course will consist of written work Psychology or Sociology. and essays. Some of the written work will require detailed study of aspects of the Media. Student voice: best thing about Media is that it teaches you to ‘The You will learn about the way the Media business works. How it has understand how it all works and how the audience is changed and its appeal to the audience. You will study the way the media manipulated. I can’t watch an advert now without represents people, groups and events. How it entertains and informs thinking about how they are persuading me to buy the people and how the media is controlled and regulated. product.’ Year 11 Media Studies student.
Media Studies - GCSE Single Award Key Facts If you enjoy any aspect of the media - films, pop music, magazines, television, radio - Media Studies is the subject for you. It is a mixture of applied skills and analysis work. Half your work will be looking at current Media products. The other half will be creating your own Over the two you will study a wide range of Media. The main focus is on Magazines, Films and Advertising. You will develop your hands-on skills using video cameras, digital cameras and audio recording tools. Then you can edit your raw materials with editing software such as Adobe Photoshop and Premiere. The course also includes tasks in poster design, creating advertising campaigns and storyboarding video. Almost all of your coursework will be done on PCs. As well as the hands-on work you will also study and analyse the Media that already exists. A large part of the course will consist of written work and essays. Some of the written work will require detailed study of aspects of the Media. You will learn about the way the Media business works. How it has changed and its appeal to the audience. You will study the way the media represents people, groups and events. How it entertains and informs people and how the media is controlled and regulated. How the course is assessed: 1 hour and a half written exam (40%) and 3 controlled assignment units (60%) Exam Board: AQA Post 16 progression routes: AS and A2 in Media Studies, Film Studies or Photography. BTEC Media Production. Other information: This would be a really good choice if you would like a career in the Media. It is also useful for any subject where you are asked to analyse texts and understand audience reaction such as English, History, Psychology or Sociology. Student voice: ‘The best thing about Media is that it teaches you to understand how it all works and how the audience is manipulated. I can’t watch an advert now without thinking about how they are persuading me to buy the product.’ Year 11 Media Studies student.
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