Media Studies at Sixth form gives you the skills to analyse and interpret the messages communicated by the world’s increasingly dominant media institutions. This challenging yet fulfilling course focuses on exploring how the media works and how meaning is communicated through sounds, words and images. The course aims to help you understand, criticize and enjoy media products by combining research tasks with practical projects. By understanding more about professional practice and how the media industry is run, you will develop a stronger appreciation of the significance of what you read, see and hear; you will also acquire a greater awareness of how the media represents our world.