Key Staff
Mrs R Griffiths
Course Information
Our aim in Media Studies is to foster an inquiring mindset and promote both theoretical and practical understanding. You will analyse many forms of Media, including – but not limited to – television, film, gaming, and advertising. You will learn to think more deeply about the world and question the information around them, allowing you to develop their own political, moral, and social views in a world where you are surrounded by media industries who are trying to influence you.
KS4 Media – What will I learn?
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. This includes the role the media plays in creating, enforcing and breaking stereotypes, and how these stereotypes have changed over time, thanks to the influence of the media.
Media texts studied include:
- TV, film production and radio
- Advertising and online media
- Magazines and newspapers
- Video games and music videos
The WJEC Eduqas specification in GCSE Media Studies aims to:
- acquire knowledge and understanding of a range of important media issues
- develop appreciation and critical understanding of the media and their role both historically and currently in society, culture and politics
- understand and apply specialist subject-specific terminology to analyse and compare media products and the contexts in which they are produced and consumed in order to make informed arguments
Course Guide