Media Studies Aims

​At Sewell Park Academy we view the media as a powerful force in our modern world. Studying Media Studies allows students to get a better understanding of the different ways that they consume products and are targeted by different media organisations. This subject helps students to understand the world in which they live. Teaching Media Studies supports our students with their key analytical skills necessary for many other subjects. 

 

As part of this course students will learn to:

• appreciate the different forms of media and their impact on different audiences  

• develop their analytical skills across a range of media texts

• explore the social and historical context of different forms of media

• learn challenging terminology and theory that can be applied in analytical writing

• develop practical skills by providing opportunities for creative media production

• understand future opportunities linked to Media Studies

 

Academic Literacy

Media Studies requires students to use a new range of vocabulary in their writing and creative tasks. They learn this throughout the course, frequently returning to key terms and embedding them in extended writing. 

 

The subject also requires students to read a wide range of media texts. Whether this is a film extract or a magazine article. They will become familiar with how language is adapted for audiences and purposes. 

 

Big Ideas / Future You

​​Within this subject, students are exposed to many possible Future Yous within the industry. This could be special effects, camera work or director. As part of the course involves a practical component, students have the opportunity to experiment with these Future Yous.