Welcome to GCE Media Studies By the end of this course you will: enhance your enjoyment and appreciation of the media and its role in your daily life develop critical understanding of the media through engagement with media products and concepts explore production processes, and technologies become independent in research skills and your application in your practical work; developing your own views and interpretations. 

GCE Media Studies Please see above logos for all other exam boards to personalise for your course

GCE Media Studies Please see above logos for all other exam boards to personalise for your course

GCE Media Studies

GCE Media Studies Department contact details Miss A Bell abell@toothillschool.co.uk Course requirements College entry requirements Grade 5 in GCSE English Literature and Language 2014/15 Department Performance 100% A*-C 2015/16 Department Performance 86% A*-C Example Desitination Summer Reynolds – Coventry University - Media Production Ellie Cruse – Lincoln University – Media Production

Commitment GCE Media Studies What skills are needed? Essay writing skills ICT skills – or an ability to want to use a range of technologies A passion for the media Expectations and workload 3 internal formal assessments completed per academic year 2 homework assignments completed per week alongside your independent study for your own case study and coursework High level of independent reading to support classroom learning An interest in current media affairs – you must engage in a range of different media texts! An understanding that the course is not just about making films!

Why GCE Media Studies? Journalism Marketing Advertising Public relations But - an awareness of how the world of media works can also support other careers, such as education. By knowing how the media operates you’ll be able to decode messages more skilfully, and engage with topics that interest you. Please choose ONE key reason why you think students would enjoy, or be successful, on this course…