Media Studies Summary
It is vitally important to have a critical understanding of the media as it is all around us and permeates our everyday lives, influencing how we think, behave, see one another and even see ourselves.
In A Level Media Studies you will study the things you no doubt enjoy – pop music, films, TV drama, advertising, newspapers and magazines, video games and social networking/ web 2.0.
Have you ever thought about the issues and debates, the contexts and ideologies at play behind these texts and the representations they offer us? If you want to find out more, learn how to deconstruct the media and become a media producer yourself then this is the course for you.
In studying A Level Media Studies, you will be involved in major projects involving digital, audio visual, moving image production and editing. You will develop the skills so desired by universities and future employers – working both independently on research, theories and concepts and also demonstrating the ability to work collaboratively, creatively, imaginatively, all the while managing your time effectively.
The Media is one of the largest employers of people in the country. Whether you want to direct film or television, or work in advertising, or represent another specialist subject in news or journalism, this subject could be your route to a successful, high-profile career.
