Media Studies A Level Level 3, Full Time, 2 years 3
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In Norwich
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Norwich
Entry Requirements
Applicants should have a minimum of six GCSEs at Grades 9-4, with a Grade 5 in English. Students do not need to have completed GCSE Media, however if it has been taken, a minimum of a Grade 5 should have been achieved.
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Career Progression
The course will also develop skills in creative media production, collaboration, time management, critical analysis and interpretation, essay writing and debating that can be useful in a wide range of careers. You will also develop skills in using Adobe Creative Cloud software e.g. Photoshop, Premiere Pro, InDesign, After Effects, Audition.
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Subjects
- Media
- Full Time
- Media Studies
- English
Course programme
Summary
You will study the theoretical framework of media - representation, audience, media industries, media language - through critical analysis of media texts and practical production work.
Through the analysis of both contemporary, global and historical media you will appreciate how important the media is in our lives, both as consumers and producers.
Throughout the course you will study nine (9) media forms: television, film, radio, newspapers, magazines, advertising & marketing, online, social & participatory media, video games and music videos.
You will also create a media product, developing practical production skills and using our excellent media resources such as high quality digital camera, lighting kits and sound equipment.
You are likely to do well in this subject if you are interested in the media, not just for their content, but also for the organization/institution and meanings behind them. An interest in analysing how meaning is constructed in media products, an the academic ideas and arguments surrounding this is beneficial. You will also need to be creative and well-organised to complete your practical work.
Media Studies can be taken with any other subject, but students often choose to combine it with English, Film, Art, Photography, Textiles, Sociology, History, Business Studies, Drama and Psychology.
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Media Studies A Level Level 3, Full Time, 2 years 3