There is a focus on a number of different areas- from newspapers to video games, television drama to advertising. Theories are also used so that students can evaluate their relevance to specific case studies. In addition, Media Studies has NEA (Non-Examined Assessment) where students get to make their own media text, learning independence and practical skills.
Students in Year 10 will be beginning their OCR GCSE Media Studies (J200.)
Component 01: Television and promoting media
There are two sections:
Component 02: Music and news
Component 03/04: Creating media
At the end of Year 11, students will take two exams.
Students in Year 12 will begin their OCR Media Studies A Level (H409)
Component 01: Media messages
Students study news and online, social and participatory media in depth and learn about how media language is used to construct representations and meaning in a variety of set media products.
In addition, students engage in an overarching in-depth study of the online, social and participatory media forms that they meet in their work on sections A and B.
Component 03/04: Creating Media
Students will get to make either a print or video production from a set brief and accompanying webpages.
Component 02: Evolving media
Students consider how media industries are evolving and using technology to reach, target and address audiences through a variety of set media products. Students also consider the media language, representations and messages and values communicated by long-form television drama and how these dramas are produced and consumed globally.
Years 10 and 11: Students have an assessment per term related to the Unit they are studying. At the end of Year 10, students will create an NEA task, planning and making their own music magazine production.
Years 12 and 13: Students are assessed through timed class and homework essays throughout the two year courses. The summative examinations for each subject are at the end of each courses and are worth 70%, with the remaining 30% achieved from a Non Examined Assessment.
As a new and dynamic subject, Media Studies can lead into a number of careers. As the role of the Media increases in our everyday lives, it is more than likely that new, as yet unforeseen, jobs may be created.
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