WELCOME TO THE MEDIA STUDIES DEPT
New Course Starting in September 2008
OCR Exam Board
Media Studies AS H140
Media Studies A2 H540
Staff:
Mr C Foley - Curriculum Leader Media Studies and English Teacher
Ms K Connell - Teacher of Media and English
What the new syllabus has to offer.
- The new Specification reflects the growing importance of media studies as a subject and allows students to engage with contemporary media
- The course offers a mix of theoretical and practical work, with a widespread choice of briefs which allows students to choose topics of interest with an element of flexibility
- It is up to the minute as the course has been designed in consultation with industry media experts allowing for progression into this field of work if desired
- There are four units over the two year course now rather than the previous six. Two out of these four units are coursework based and now represent 50% of the A-Level. The coursework allows for a much more ij depth portfolio of work to be created covering a more widespread selection of media working together.
AS Media Studies
Mandatory/Optional? |
Unit title and description |
Assessment method and weighting |
Mandatory |
G321: Foundation Portfolio in Media- candidates prepare two paired media artefacts from a series of briefs |
Coursework AS Level 50% |
Mandatory |
G322: Key Media Concepts (TV Drama) – Candidates gain an understanding of textual analysis, representation, institutions and audiences |
2 hour exam AS Level 50% |
A2 Media Studies
Mandatory/Optional? |
Unit title and Description |
Assessment Method and Weighting |
Mandatory |
G324: Advanced Portfolio in Media – Candidates engage with contemporary media technologies to produce a media portfolio |
Coursework |
Mandatory |
G325: Critical Perspectives – Candidates cover Theoretical Evaluation of Production alongside a study of contemporary media issues |
2 Hour Exam |
