Media Studies
at Kettering Science Academy, Kettering · school or sixth form
What the college says
This course enables students to demonstrate their creative and technical competence with new digital media whilst also allowing them the autonomy to design and create features which reflect their own media tastes. Students who successfully complete this course will be prepared to study a degree in film production, illustration, journalism, marketing, media, communications or photography.
What you need to get on
This course is open to students who have achieved a grade 5 in GCSE media or a grade 5 in English language or a grade 5 creative subject such as art and photography.
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
Kettering Science Academy
Deeble Road, Kettering, NN15 7AA
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Start dates
- 1 September 2026 · Kettering
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