Home » About Us » Departments & Subjects
Media Studies
The overall aim of the department is to develop media literacy in the students, mainly as a means of enhancing enjoyment of the mass media but partly as a form of protection against its more seductive and pernicious excesses.
Key Stage 4
At Key Stage 4 we study the four key concepts of Media: language, representation, institutions and audience. These relate to a range of media forms and texts. The knowledge gained is used in the practical production aspects of the course.
Key Stage 5
Study of the key concepts is developed across a variety of media forms including the press, film, television, radio and the internet. Current media issues and debates are engaged with and practical production work is extended.
