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Media Studies

In our media-saturated age, it is vital that people can evaluate competing sources of information, and communicate effectively

Eduqas Specification

It has been reported that adults in Great Britain are consuming media for almost 8 hours a day: watching films and television, reading newspapers, and sifting through online media. Media Studies is a vital tool in understanding the media’s significance and its power.

You will study

As an A Level Media Studies student, you will analyse how media products use language and representations to create meaning. You will learn about the media industry and how the industry affects how media products are made. You will investigate media audiences, exploring who are the people who watch, read and consume the products and considering how different people might respond to products differently, and why. You will study many different media forms, such as:

  • Television
  • Online Media 
  • Advertising and Marketing 
  • Film Marketing 
  • Magazines  
  • Newspapers 
  • Social and Participatory Media 
  • Music Video 
  • Radio 
  • Video Games

You will explore and apply critical perspectives including those of world-renowned media and cultural theorists. You will also have the opportunity to apply what you have learned through the production of your own media texts, exploring and creating media forms such as music videos, magazines, television, websites and film marketing.

Assessment

Component 1 – Written examination: 2 hours 15 mins, 35% of qualification 

Component 2 – Written examination: 2 hours 30 mins, 35% of qualification

Component 3 – Non-exam assessment: Cross-Media Production, 30% of qualification 

What skills will I develop?

Media Studies will help you to develop valuable transferable skills such as critical thinking, analysis, research, planning, skills of enquiry and evaluation, practical skills, creativity, time management, essay writing skills and more.

Careers/Further Education

Over one hundred universities offer courses in Media, Communications and Cultural Studies in the UK. An A Level in Media Studies helps you to progress to these courses, as well as to those in other areas such English, Humanities and Social Sciences.

For more information please contact Mrs Chanter

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Our Schools

Synergy Multi-Academy Trust comprises fifteen Norfolk schools serving children between the ages of 2 and 18. Our schools work collaboratively together to raise standards and provide education of the highest possible standard, offering the best of opportunities for pupils. The Trust was initially established in 2015. We believe that all of our schools have strengths and areas to develop, and that all can improve through sharing expertise and wisdom. The Trust understands that there will be excellent practice in each school, and that every school will be able to contribute to the development of the Trust as a whole.

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Synergy Multi-Academy Trust

Synergy Multi-Academy Trust comprises fifteen Norfolk schools serving children between the ages of 2 and 18. Our schools work collaboratively together to raise standards and provide education of the highest possible standard, offering the best of opportunities for pupils. The Trust was initially established in 2015. We believe that all of our schools have strengths and areas to develop, and that all can improve through sharing expertise and wisdom. The Trust understands that there will be excellent practice in each school, and that every school will be able to contribute to the development of the Trust as a whole.

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