A Level Media Studies

Learn to engage critically with the wide range of media you encounter in everyday life.

A level Media Studies course gives you a broad experience of many different aspects of the media, plus the opportunity to carry out your own research and produce your own print and video products.

About the Course

The A level Media Studies course offers you experience of a range of media forms, including newspapers, video games, music video, advertising and online media. You can also work creatively to produce print and video products. Media Studies equips you with the skills and knowledge to engage critically with the wide range of media you encounter in everyday life.

You will learn to use digital video cameras and digital editing equipment to create your own video work. There will also be opportunities for trips and extra-curricular activities.

Opportunities unique to this course

Students on the course have opportunities to meet and learn from music video directors, TV directors and many more industry professionals. Opportunities to participate in regional and national courses with the BFI and Watersprite film festival are also possible.

Component 1 – Exam

Section A: Analysing Media Language and Representation

Consists of two written exams and one non-examined assessment:

Paper 1: Media products, industries and audiences (2hr 15mins, 35%)

Paper 2: Media forms and products in depth (2hr 30mins, 35%)

Non-examined assessment: Creation of a music video & magazine article (30%)

You need to be qualified by both the relevant Admissions Score AND the predicted GCSE grade for each A level you apply for.

Please go to the College website to find the most up-to-date entry requirements for each A level that we offer: https://www.hillsroad.ac.uk/study-with-us/a-level-subjects

You can also visit www.hillsroad.ac.uk/apply to find out more about making your application.

Students can progress to studying media at university either through a practical or a theoretical route. This can then lead to many careers within the creative industries such as video games design, TV production, journalism and film marketing.

For more information and to read the FAQs for this subject visit www.hillsroad.ac.uk/media-studies