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Media Studies A Level

at Longsands Academy, St. Neots · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionGood2024see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

In a world that is now more media reliant than ever and where media is an increasingly manipulative tool (fake news, Cambridge Analytica, Trump, Facebook etc). It is imperative that young people are educated in Media Studies. This exciting and vibrant course offers students the opportunity to study all areas of the Media including film, radio, magazines, music videos, newspapers, advertising, marketing, video games, TV, and online Media. Students will learn to critically analyse texts from each industry area and also create texts for the NEA controlled assessment unit, developing skills learned and putting them into practice. A level Media allows students to learn transferable skills that would be invaluable in any professional career or further education route of study and attain ability to explore, analyse and evaluate information and successfully communicate complex ideas.

What you need to get on

Students must have achieved at least five strong passes (to at least Grade 5) at GCSE level, including English Language 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

  • Longsands Academy

    LONGSANDS ROAD, ST. NEOTS, PE19 1LQ

    DaytimeClassroom based
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