Media Studies
Media Studies is an exciting course that allows students to develop or demonstrate their creative skills, as well as develop analytical skills with a mixture of practical and theoretical work. Studying media will give the opportunity to:
- Further develop your skills as an independent learner – the course relies on you researching, planning and producing media texts that are original to you.
- Allow you the freedom to be creative and interpretative.
- Learn how to use creative software, including Adobe Photoshop and Premier Pro.
- Understand media in a historical, social, cultural, economic and political context.
- Develop knowledge and understanding of the theoretical framework: Media language, Representation, Industries and Audiences.
Year 12 Curriculum
Component 1 – Investigating the Media
You will apply the theoretical framework to the following media industries:
- Advertising and Marketing.
- Film (cross media study).
- Music video.
- Newspapers.
- Radio.
- Video games.
Component 2
Media forms and Products in depth.
- Global age of Television
Component 3
- Planning and creating a media production (audio-visual and a website).
Year 13 Curriculum
Component 1 – Investigating the Media
- Video Games.
- Radio.
Component 2 - Media Forms and Products in Depth.
- Magazines.
- Online, social and participatory media.
Component 3 –
- Production completion.
C DEARIE, Teacher in Charge of Media Studies