Media Studies A Level

This course aims to provide candidates with a framework for analysing the media and requires them to explore representations and audience/user responses. Candidates will be encouraged to explore the media through the study of genre, narrative, representation and to make connections between the texts. In the developing area of interactive media, this involves considering users and their interaction with texts. It will be important for candidates to be provided with a range of global examples which will enable them to understand and interpret the media independently. The representations of social/cultural groups, events, issues and their underlying messages and values will be explored, using a range of approaches. A coursework component will challenge candidates to produce their own media texts, demonstrating their command of theoretical content and digital applications.