Examination Board: AQA
Course Content
Introducing AQA's new course specification for Media Studies for AS and A Level. This new redrafted specification
has been designed to:
- Provide comprehensive and integrated coverage of media theory and practice with special emphasis on emerging technologies
- Cover audiences as both producers and consumers of media texts
Provide opportunities for candidates to investigate personal media interests and including a choice of cross-media studies
- Offer a rolling programme of production briefs and pre-set topics
- Prepare your students for progression into work or higher education in a range of media-related areas
Assessment
The course consists of six modules, three modules for each year of study.
Four modules are assessed through examination (60% of the course) and two modules (40% of the course)
are assessed through coursework.
The coursework is split over the two years.
The full specification can be found at http://www.aqa.org.uk/qual/pdf/AQA-5571-6571-W-SP-09.PDF
