SJL Sixth Form Prospectus 2025 - 2026 (5) - Flipbook - Page 63
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Sir John Lawes School
Media Studies
Board: EDUQAS (A680QS)
INTRODUCTION
To choose Media Studies A Level, you do not need to have studied Media Studies at GCSE level.
Therefore, no previous experience is required as everyone starts at the same point, although obviously an
interest in the media, its construction and influence, is essential.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
We would expect you to achieve a grade 6 or above in GCSE Media or Film Studies or grade 6 or
above in English (if Media or Film have not previously been studied). All students must have an
APS of 4.5 or above.
COURSE CONTENT
Component 1
Students will study towards a 2 hour 15 minute exam that will test them on how media texts use media
language, construct representations and the contexts that influence them, alongside audience response
and industry practice. They will cover contemporary identities, representation of gender, ethnicity and
reality as well as explore the positioning of audiences and institutional influences across a range of
different platforms including advertising, film marketing, video games, music videos and newspapers.
Component 2
Students will learn about 3 areas of the media in depth; TV in the Global Age (case studies include Peaky
Blinders and The Bridge), Magazines (Mainstream, Vogue vs alternative, Big Issue) and Media in the Online
Age (case studies include KSI and Attitude Magazine).They will be required to study the two texts in depth
and comparatively, which are set by the exam board. The exam is 2 hours 30 minutes long, in which
students need to write many extended answers.
Both exams are sat at the end of the 2 year course.
