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The KS5 Media Curriculum
At KS5 in Media Studies, we use the Eduqas Exam Specification. Students study and analyse a range of different media texts and types across the two-year course. Students are offered the opportunity to develop a thorough and in-depth understanding of key issues, using a comprehensive theoretical framework and a variety of advanced theoretical approaches and theories to support critical exploration and reflection, analysis and debate. The study of a wide range of rich and stimulating media products is central to the specification, offering opportunities for detailed analysis of how the media communicate meanings in a variety of forms. Learners will work from the product outwards to debate key critical questions related to the social, cultural, political and economic role of the media. Through studying media products holistically in relation to all areas of the theoretical framework, learners will engage with the dynamic relationships between media products, media industries and audiences. Learners will also consider established media forms alongside more contemporary forms, developing an awareness of emerging and evolving media.
Students also develop their own production of different media texts for their coursework. The exam board provides a brief of the task each year. Students are then guided through the creative process of designing, producing and editing their work.
