Media Studies
Course Content
Lessons per Week: 3
Examination Board: OCR
Homework: 90 mins per week
Staff to Contact: Mr E. Meade, Mr W. Furnell and Ms N. D'Silva-Collins
• Do newspapers provide us with the truth? • Why are "Romantic Comedies" so addictive?
How do advertisements persuade us to spend money? • What makes horror films frightening?
Who is in control behind the scenes? • Are the media prejudiced against us? • Who pays for
all this?
Just some of the questions covered in this exciting and relevant GCSE course. The media play
an increasingly important role in today's society. They provide us with information and
entertainment and communicate social values both explicitly and implicitly. This course follows
three broad and interrelated study themes:
- Media Forms and Representations
- Media Organisations
- Media Audiences
Apart from questioning and analysing the media, students will undertake a range of practical
activities. Some of this can be used for coursework assessment.
We now have additional ICT facilities allocated to Media Studies. This will provide an exciting
opportunity to experiment with video and audio editing as well as desk top publishing and other
ICT based presentations.
Course Materials
A range of media texts are used throughout the course. Students are encouraged to view television selectively, visit the cinema, take note of radio formats and review current newspaper and magazine features. We provide students with most resources - worksheets, books and pamphlets. From time to time they will be asked to purchase newspapers and magazines or make visual or audio recordings.
Examinations
Two controlled assessments are completed over the 2 year course - an individual Media
Portfolio and a Production Portfolio. Together, these account for 60% of the final grade. A 1¾
hour written paper will be sat in the final term. This paper accounts for 40% of the final grade.
Group Organisation
There are three groups for Media Studies and they are set by ability.
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