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Media Studies

at The Frances Bardsley Academy For Girls, Romford · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionGood2024see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

The A-Level Media Studies course will provide students with the opportunity to investigate and study a broad range of media forms, which include both still and moving image texts. All students will develop a clear knowledge and understanding of how to analyse media texts as well as the ability to consider the importance of representations and how media producers construct these for their respective audiences. Students will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their creative and practical skills in the development of two separate coursework briefs, one conducted in Year 12 and the other in Year 13. The Year 12 coursework (AS) requires students to develop a script for a new crime drama and then work as part of a group to plan, film, edit and evaluate their own sequence. In Year 13 (A2), students will conduct an investigation into genre, narrative or representation and apply this to a music video of their choice. All students are then required to plan, film, edit and evaluate their own music video. There are two separate examination units: at AS all students will sit an examination, which is based upon a series of case studies and focus on the topics of representation and audience. There is also a textual analysis question, which focuses on the analysis of an unseen media text that will be either still or moving image. During the A2 aspect of the course, students will study a series of case studies from the world of film, television and computer games. These case studies will

What you need to get on

6 x GSCE Grades 9-4, including Media (if studied) Grade 9-6, English Language or Literature Grade 9-6.

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

  • The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls Sixth Form

    Brentwood Road, Romford, RM1 2RR

    DaytimeClassroom based
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