Code: A1WMS
A Level Media Studies is designed to enhance your enjoyment, understanding, and appreciation of the media and its role in your daily life. The course introduces you both to media ideas and the practice of production, which gives you the chance to develop a real understanding of media platforms, the contemporary media landscape, and the influential role of the media in today's society.
You will have the opportunity to work with digital video equipment.
Component 1: Media Products, Industries and Audiences
Component 2: Media Forms and Products in Depth
Component 3: Cross-media Production - Non-Exam Assessment
(NEA/coursework) module
Year 12:
We study 6 industries in this year from a range
of theoretical frameworks (ways of understanding and analysing the media)
Year 13:
We study 3 industries in this year from all
4 frameworks:
Minimum Entry Requirements:
All Loughborough College
Sixth Form courses have minimum entry requirements of at least five GCSEs at
grade C or above, including English Language and Maths.
Subject Specific Entry Requirements:
GCSE English
Language at grade 5.
Media Studies naturally lead to careers in journalism, marketing, advertising or public relations. However, an awareness of how the world of media works can also support other careers, such as social work, law, medicine, and education. By knowing how the media operates, you'll be able to decode messages more skillfully and engage with topics that interest you.
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