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Media (GCEA)

at Loxford School, Ilford · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionOutstanding2023see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 hoursFull timeFree

What the college says

Students will study a range of range of rich and stimulating media products, offering opportunities for detailed analysis of how the media communicate meanings in a variety of forms. Through this course, students gain a developed understanding of the key theoretical approaches, theories, issues and debates within the subject, enabling them to question and critically explore aspects of the media that may seem familiar and straightforward from their existing experience. Building on this, students will also extend their engagement with the media to the less familiar, including products from different historical periods and global settings, those produced outside the commercial mainstream and those aimed at or produced by minority groups, providing rich and stimulating opportunities for interpretation and analysis. The study of relevant social, cultural, political, economic and historical contexts further enhances and deepens students’ understanding of the media, as they explore key influences on the products studied. Learning about the media involves both exploring and making media products and these two activities are fundamentally related in this course. Students will have exciting opportunities to develop media production skills and create a product (such as a music video, TV show sequence, magazine pages etc.) for an intended audience, applying their knowledge and understanding of media language, representation, media industries and audiences in response to a choice of brief

What you need to get on

To study any combination of 3 A levels, you must have at least 5 GCSE grades above a level 5, including English and Maths.

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

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