Postholders
Subject Team Leader: Mr Thorogood
Key information about subject:
This subject is only offered at Key Stage 4.
GCSE Media Studies is a complex subject which focuses heavily on how media products influence audiences and society as a whole. We also investigate how media industries make profit from creating a range of products/brands. Furthermore, we study how media has changed through history, with links to sociology and psychology.
Media texts studied include:
- TV
- Advertising
- Magazines
- Newspapers
- Online media and video games
- Music video
- Radio
Useful websites
General
https://www.bbc.com/education/subjects/ztnygk7
Yr10
http://www.eduqas.co.uk/qualifications/media-studies/gcse/
Yr11
https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/media-studies/gcse/media-studies-4810
Curriculum outline
Key Stage 4
Potential future career pathways in subject area
- Post-16 courses
- A Level Media
- A Level Film Studies
- BTEC Creative Media (L1-3)
Careers
- Journalism
- Creative media
- Broadcasting
- Advertising industries
- Marketing and events
- Graphics and design industry