Curriculum - Media Studies

Media Studies gives students the chance to develop a critical understanding of the role of the media in daily life. It gives students the tools to deconstruct the messages that surround them and make sense of the world they live in. Students have a unique opportunity to study the most up-to-date developments in an ever changing industry.

Studying this subject will teach vital life and technical skills that every employer seeks:

• Good communication: written and audio-visual

• Being able to work as part of a team

• Research skills which can be applied to any area

• The ability to organise workflow to meet deadlines

• How to analyse texts

• Learn how to film and edit video and sound

• As part of curriculum support, trips are planned to support students’ knowledge of the subject where possible

• Intervention/catch-up sessions run once a week

Students study a number of topics including:

• Introduction to the Media key concepts

• Film Studies

• Film Promotion: No Time to Die and The Man with the Golden Gun

• Magazines: GQ and Vogue

• Advertising: NHS 111 and Quality Street

• Newspapers: The Guardian and The Sun

• Radio: Desert Island Discs

• Video Games: Fortnite

• Coursework: Creating a Media Product

• Television Crime Drama: Trigger Point and The Sweeney

• Music Videos: Stormzy, Taylor Swift and TLC

• A Level Film Studies

• CTEC Digital Media

• A Level Media Studies