MEDIA STUDIES

Assessment

2 exams worth 35% each, duration 2 hours for each: Component 1 - Media Language, Media Representations, Media Industries and Media Audiences Component 2 - An in-depth study of television, music industry, magazines, and online, social and participatory media/video games One coursework element worth 30% of the qualification: Creating a cross-media production Students are given an annually-changing brief set by AQA and produce a cross-media production for an intended audience.