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Media Studies A Level

at Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College, Coventry · college

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionOutstanding2023see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

This course provides students with the opportunity to develop the critical tools necessary to carry out their own readings of the mass media. Students will build upon their own interests, knowledge and enjoyment of media technologies. Throughout the course, theory is combined with practice as students develop the production and editing skills needed to create original and effective media texts. In this A Level, students will acquire and apply a theoretical framework for the critical analysis of media texts through the Theoretical Framework of Language, Audience, Representation and Industry. Students will study a range of set texts from both history and modern day, and apply a variety of theories including: Semiotics, Narratology, Structuralism, Postcolonialism, Regulation and many more. Students will apply these concepts through examining texts covering cultural, historical and social significance. This framework will then be demonstrated through practical coursework, where students are given the opportunity to respond to a brief and create a professional and original media product.

What you need to get on

5 grade 5s, including GCSE English and Mathematics

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

  • Blue Coat Church of England School & Music College

    Terry Road, Coventry, CV1 2BA

    DaytimeClassroom based
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