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GCE A Level in Media Studies

at Darrick Wood School, Orpington · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

Students explore the workings of the modern-day mass media and the theories and debates surrounding it. A large emphasis is placed on the analysis of media texts across the broadcast, print and online platforms. Students learn how to read the language of the media and apply the key ideas to specific media texts including radio and television programmes, magazines, newspapers, adverts, and online content. They will have the opportunity to use new media technologies to create a media production of their own, such as a music video, radio programme or specialist magazine.

What you need to get on

5 in two written subjects including Media Studies if taken at GCSE

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

  • Darrick Wood Sixth Form

    LOVIBONDS AVENUE, ORPINGTON, BR6 8ER

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 1 September 2026 · ORPINGTON

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