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Option Subject – GCSE Media Studies

Course Overview

Media Studies will broaden your mind and change the way you see the world around
you. We are constantly surrounded by Media texts of all different types, and this course
will help you understand the meanings and purposes of these texts, as well as helping you
to understand the processes used to create them.

Papers Topic area Weighting
Media 1 Language & 50%
Representations
Industry & Audience 50%
Media 2 Television Close Study 50%
Products
Newspapers, Online Media, 50%
Social Media & Video
Games

This course can guide many students in careers such as…

Journalism, Media, Advertising, Marketing, Teaching and IT careers.

Specification: AQA GCSE Media Studies.

Final exam: Two exams of equal weighting sat in June.

Non-exam assessment: One piece produced in Year 11.

Course Code: 8572.

Exams & Non-Exam Percentage of Comprising of Completed
Assessment course
Non-Exam 30% Creating a media product Spring Y11
assessment
Paper 1 35% Language, Representation, Year 11
Industry & Audience
Paper 2 35% Close Study Products & Media Year 11
Types

Who should I speak to about this subject? Mr R Osborne (Director of Communications).