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Courses
Media Studies
Medical Science
A Level EDUQAS
BTEC Level 3 PEARSON
WHY CHOOSE MEDIA STUDIES?
WHY CHOOSE MEDICAL SCIENCE?
We live in a media saturated society: we
watch the news every morning, we upload
photographs on Instagram to show our friends
what we are doing, we come home in the
evenings and stream movies, play videogames, and listen to music.
In Media Studies, students will interrogate the
media more closely, studying a range of set
media texts from the past 50 years to today,
creating products of their own and evaluating
to what extent we create the media and to what
extent the media creates us. We will consider
media products from a range of perspectives,
including the key media conceptual areas
(media language, audience, industry and
representation) and theoretical perspectives
(such as postmodernism, feminism, postcolonialism).
This course will teach you about human
physiology, health issues, treatments, disorders
and infectious diseases. You will develop
practical skills in Microbiology, as well as
developing research, data analysis and
evaluation skills.
HOW IS THE COURSE TAUGHT AND ASSESSED?
1 x 135 minute exam, 1 x 150 minute exam
(combined worth 70% of A Level) and a
coursework portfolio (worth 30% of A Level).
The course is taught through a mix of directed
lessons, small-group work discussion and
student-led presentations.
HOW IS THE COURSE TAUGHT AND ASSESSED?
The course is composed on 4 units, two of
which are assessed by a written exam. The
other two units are coursework based, requiring
students to research independently, write up
and reference sources. The course is designed
to lead students into university courses or
careers in healthcare and medical science.
SPECIFIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:
Grade 4 in English Language and in Maths
and either;
l Grade 5-5 at GCSE for Combined Science
(Grade 5-4 will be considered by the subject
lead)
or
l Grade 5 in Biology and one other Science
l
SPECIFIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:
l
Grade 4 in GCSE English Language.
Taking Media Studies has allowed
me to improve my understanding
of the media I interact with all the time. I
have been able to learn how messages are
created and how they affect audiences,
while also developing my own creative
ideas through my coursework of making a
music video and website.Yasmin
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