Media/Film/Tv Studies
The Robert Smyth Academy - Leicestershire
01858440770
Burnmill Road, Market Harborough, LE16 7JG
Course summary

This subject investigates many areas of the mass media – film, music, newspapers, advertising, and image production, the internet, and video games. Given that teenagers are widely knowledgeable about the mass media, you will already have great funds of information about this subject upon which to draw. As an academic area of study, media studies is nowadays very widely taught at degree level and some of its concepts are shared with English or literary studies. Elsewhere the subject forms significant overlaps with design, economics, history, psychology, and sociology. Component 1: Meanings and representations in the media Component 2: Media forms and products in-depth Component 3: Cross-media production

Entry requirements

In order to gain entry into Robert Smyth Academy Sixth Form you will need a minimum of 40 points, including a grade 4 in English and maths, from your best eight GCSEs Grade 4 in English.

How you'll be assessed

Over the two-year A-Level course, there is a combination of examined theory and analysis (70%) and creative coursework (30%) The A Level course has three components, two of which are examined and one is a non-examined assessment.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionEast Midlands
Local AuthorityLeicestershire
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressBurnmill Road, Market Harborough, LE16 7JG