Media Studies

Course summary

This WJEC Eduqas Media Studies specification provides a coherent and in depth approach to studying the media. The set texts that need to be understood and analysed include music videos, print adverts, video games, newspapers, science fiction television series, magazines, radio and social media influencers. Students will also study the respective industries, for example ownership of film studios (like Disney) and their significance. The course explores applicable contexts, for instance the representation of gender in the media over time, cultural movements such as the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement and historical influences such as the consumer boom of the 1950s. The application of theorists develops higher order thinking skills and the Controlled Assessment component encourages creativity and technical expertise in media production tasks.