A-level Media Studies engages students in the in depth study of media products in relation to the four areas of the theoretical framework: media language; media representation; media industries; and media audiences. Students are required to study media products from all of the media forms, including print media, broadcast and e-media. In addition to the broad coverage of media platforms, students will engage in the in depth study of different types of media products. Each in depth study will link the specified media form to all four areas of the theoretical framework. Close Study Products will provide examples for the three media forms for which in depth study is required. For the coursework, students will create a media product in response to a brief set by the exam board. This brief will be released in the year preceding the exam. Students can respond to the brief using any one of the media forms detailed in tables released by the exam board.
Automatic entry onto Level 3 courses includes students achieving 4 x Grade 9-4 or equivalent at GCSE alongside a Grade 4 or above in English and/or Mathematics. Students with either English and/or Mathematics at Grade 3 or below will have individual meetings to determine the most suitable pathway within the Sixth Form.
70% of the course is assessed through external examinations. There are 2 2-hour written exams, worth 35% each. 30% of the course is assessed internally through a non-exam assessment, which is also externally moderated. This provides the opportunity to apply the theoretical framework to a cross-media production, from a selection of set briefs provided by the awarding body annually. All summative assessments take place at the end of the 2-year study.
About Education Provider
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Local Authority | York |
| Ofsted Rating | Outstanding |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Hull Road, York, YO10 5ZA |
A-level Media Studies engages students in the in depth study of media products in relation to the four areas of the theoretical framework: media language; media representation; media industries; and media audiences. Students are required to study media products from all of the media forms, including print media, broadcast and e-media. In addition to the broad coverage of media platforms, students will engage in the in depth study of different types of media products. Each in depth study will link the specified media form to all four areas of the theoretical framework. Close Study Products will provide examples for the three media forms for which in depth study is required. For the coursework, students will create a media product in response to a brief set by the exam board. This brief will be released in the year preceding the exam. Students can respond to the brief using any one of the media forms detailed in tables released by the exam board.
Automatic entry onto Level 3 courses includes students achieving 4 x Grade 9-4 or equivalent at GCSE alongside a Grade 4 or above in English and/or Mathematics. Students with either English and/or Mathematics at Grade 3 or below will have individual meetings to determine the most suitable pathway within the Sixth Form.
70% of the course is assessed through external examinations. There are 2 2-hour written exams, worth 35% each. 30% of the course is assessed internally through a non-exam assessment, which is also externally moderated. This provides the opportunity to apply the theoretical framework to a cross-media production, from a selection of set briefs provided by the awarding body annually. All summative assessments take place at the end of the 2-year study.