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
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.
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.
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| Region | East Midlands |
| Local Authority | Leicestershire |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Burnmill Road, Market Harborough, LE16 7JG |
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
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.
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.