Course Summary
Media Studies allows students to examine the influence of the mass media upon themselves and different groups of people. Through examining how the media work students also learn how to create their own media texts and evaluate the success and effect of these texts upon an audience. Students will study: representation in the media; audiences and their response to media texts; the genre of texts; the narrative in media texts and the organisations that produce and distribute media texts. Students will learn about the key media industries in our society – advertising; film; TV; radio; newspapers; video games; online media and magazines. Students find the course interesting and stimulating as they learn to look at the world in a new way and realise how much the media manipulates them.
Careers / Progression
An AS/A level in Media studies carries the same value as any other option subject in terms of many university or employment requirements. The course is particularly suited to anyone interested in a future career in journalism or a media orientated career.