Media Studies - NCEA Level 2
Entry Requirements: 14 credits at Level 1 English, or at Head of Learning's discretion.
Course Outline:
Level 2 Media Studies provides an introduction for students who are new to the subject. Students both analyse media texts and produce their own. The general theme for the year is you – the teenager! We will look at how teens engage with a variety of media texts. In the first portion of the course, the focus is ethics and the media. Students will produce a podcast on an ethical issue within the media combining primary and secondary research. Moving into term two the shift is toward visual media. We will look at how a particular group are represented in the media, before undertaking a close narrative analysis of a film or television series. Finally, in term three the class will look at a media product specifically focusing its production. Our last unit is a genre study of the 'teen' genre.
Assessment:
- Internal credits - up to 13
- External credits - up to 7
- Total credits - up to 20
University Entrance Literacy:
Up to 4 University Entrance Reading credits
Up to 3 University Entrance Writing credits
This course leads to: Level 3 Media Studies
Contact: Mr Costas Thrasyvoulou
