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A level Media Studies

at Waddesdon Church of England School, Aylesbury · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

Media Studies is a course that will be new to most students. It is designed to develop students’ awareness, appreciation and ability to understand and critique the role of the media and specific media texts. Students will evaluate audio-visual texts (tv, film, radio, advertising and marketing, video games and music videos); online texts (social and participatory media, video games, music video, newspapers, magazines, advertising and marketing) and print texts (newspapers, magazines, advertising and marketing). The course has a practical and applied element as the coursework is worth 30% of the A level grade. For the coursework, students will produce a media product (like a newspaper spread, music video, website or advertisement) of their choice that will be as close to what is produced in industry as possible. Creativity and ICT skills will certainly help with this. If students would like to work on their coursework outside of school, Adobe programmes (available through an Adobe Creative Cloud subscription) are incredibly helpful in allowing the production of a high-quality product.

What you need to get on

Waddesdon Points System to enter the Sixth Form explained in the prospectus. Minimum of 4 in GCSE English Language.

How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • Waddesdon CE School

    Baker Street Waddesdon, Aylesbury, HP18 0LQ

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 6 September 2027 · Aylesbury

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