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Welcome to the Media Department

Department Staff

Ms E. Hall (Head of Department)

 

 

GCSE Media Studies

WJEC Eduqas Media Studies

Aims

The specification offers students opportunities to:

  • Draw on their existing experience of the media and study products they wouldn’t normally engage with.
  • Make connections between different media forms and products, between different products and their context and between theory and practical work.
  • Engage with a range of rich and stimulating media forms and products.
  • Develop media production skills, applying knowledge and understanding of media language and representation to media forms and products

Why choose GCSE Media?


Media Studies is fast becoming one of the most relevant subjects for young people to study. Through class discussion and instruction pupils will begin to understand how the various Media Industries have an enormous effect on all of our lives. Students will also learn how to talk and write about texts such as DVD covers, film trailers and music videos. This will also help them with their GCSE English which now requires pupils to analyse media texts. The practical element of the course helps enhance students' ICT skills. Above all this is a fun, innovative and enjoyable course that will enable pupils to fulfil their own potential. An excellent option!

 

Unit 1 – Exploring the Media 40% 

Section A: Exploring Media Language and Representation


• Two Questions: candidates respond to material based on stimulus material chosen by WJEC.


Section B: Exploring Media Industries and audiences


• Two Questions: Stepped questions assessing knowledge and understanding of media Industries and audiences.


Written paper - 1 hours 30 minutes
Unit 2 – Understanding Media Forms and Products 30% 

This unit has a focus on all areas of theatrical framework: media language, representations, industries and audience through in-depth study of products.

  • Section A: Television: Two questions to be answered.
  • Section B: Music: Two questions to be answered

Written Examination - 1 Hour 30 minutes

Unit 3- Non-exam Assessment 30%
This unit draws together knowledge and understanding of the media theatrical framework gained throughout the course. The unit requires students to apply their knowledge and understanding of media language to an individual production for an audience in response to a set of briefs outline by WJEC Eduqas.