Year 1
Investigating Media Products, Language and Representations: This unit explores media language and representation which will begin to develop your skills in being able to analyse and evaluate a range of different media forms, from Film and radio to Newspapers, video games and advertising. You will consider how representations relate to social, cultural, historical, political, and economic contexts. You will also explore a range of theorists who present their approaches to these contexts. You will examine case studies such as Black Panther and the Assassins Creed franchise to explore these concepts.

1. ‘Investigating Media Forms and Products’: You will explore three media forms in depth: Television, Magazines, and online media. You will explore the contexts and operations of these industries as well as the works of theorists who have written about these. You will also examine at how audiences interpret, consume, and interact with works in these categories.
2. ‘Media Production’: This unit is a non-examination assessment from a choice of briefs from the Board applying knowledge and understanding of the theoretical framework.

Year 2
You will further your understanding and consolidate your learning with further units in:

1. Media Products, Industries and Audiences: this unit assesses media language, representations and media contexts. This assesses language in two mediums including marketing, advertising, newspapers or music video
2. Media Forms and Products in-depth: this unit seeks to assess further types of media including film, radio and video games
3. Cross Media Production’ This unit is a non-examination assessment and is a response from a choice of briefs set applying knowledge and understanding of the theoretical framework and digital convergence.

An A Level in Media provides a combination of theoretical and practical skills that are widely desired within the creative industries Jobs including Broadcasters, Journalists, and Public Relations Officer.

Media Studies provides students a combination of theoretical and practical skills that are widely desired and they typically either go on to study the subject at university or seek employment within the creative arts or media industries, however the skills you develop in the Media Studies A Level can be transferred to a range of different degrees. Common subject combinations with Media Studies include Art, Politics, Psychology and Sociology.

We offer a fantastic series of media relevant degree options at our WISE campus for those who are looking to stay local to the Bristol/South Gloucestershire area. Our WISE campus offers state of the art facilities, to find out more about this option please visit https://he.sgscol.ac.uk/.