Media Studies

Applications Open: Open Now!

Applications Close: Wednesday 7th January 2026

Entry Requirements: Minimum entry requirements are 5 GCSEs at Grade 4 or above, which MUST include English Language and Mathematics, plus any additional individual subject requirements.

How to Apply: Applications are only accepted via Kent Choices.

How can we interpret the world around us? Whether that be through access to the digital innovations of the last thirty years or through the traditional channels of print and broadcast, we are bombarded with thousands of messages on a daily basis.

The A Level Media Studies course aims to equip students with the critical and practical skills to allow them to make sense of the increasingly complex times in which we live.

Assessment: 70% written exam, 30% coursework. The two year course is divided into 3 components.

• Component 1: Media Products, Industries and Audiences

• Component 2: Television in the Global Age, Magazines: Mainstream and Alternative, Online Media

• Component 3: A cross-media production from a choice of briefs set by the awarding body, applying knowledge and understanding of the key concepts studied.

General entry requirements: Grade 4 in English Language and Maths together with 3 other GCSE grades at grade 4 or above is the minimum requirement to enter Hillview Sixth Form.

SUBJECT SPECIFIC CRITERIA:

Grade 5 or above in GCSE English Language. Grade 4 or above in GCSE Maths. APS of 4.5 or above.

Media Studies students can progress into a wide range of careers such as journalism, marketing, graphic design, film production, public relations and publishing.