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GCSE Media Studies
Course Overview
This is a GCSE course involving written
essays, planning assignments, creating
practical production pieces in preparation
for doing your coursework.
You will also spend some of the course
preparing for the written examination on
special topics chosen by the WJEC exam
board, for example, films, advertising,
posters, newspapers, CDs and TV drama
Course Structure
Your course is 60% coursework, which you will start
in the first academic year and complete in Yr11.
You will complete two text investigations on set
topic/texts.
You will also complete a media production consisting
of research, planning, the actual creation of a
practical production and an evaluation.
The other 40% is a written examination on set topics,
which takes place in the second year. This will
involve written and creative design tasks in response
to previously unseen material.
Topics For Study For The
Exam
The topics that will be on the exam are as follows:
•In 2014 – the topics are TV Crime Drama and TV
Magazines.
•In 2015 – the topics for this year of examination are
yet to be confirmed, but could be from any type of
media area, including radio, tv, film, magazines,
websites etc.
Topics for study in class
You will explore a range of topics from the following
•Music
•Television Drama
•Advertising
•Animation
•Magazines
•Lifestyle and celebrity
•News and newspapers.
•Film advertising and trailers.
•Radio.
•Pop music Videos.
The Media Studies Framework
The Media Studies framework will be used to
explore all topics. It is based on:
Media Texts – the actual products and how they
relate to:
•Genre
•Narrative
•Representation
Organisations – that are media related:
•Marketing and Promotion
•Regulation and Control
•Personal, social and Ethical Dimensions
Skills You Will Develop

Academic writing
 Analytical and evaluation skills
 A wide range of practical production talents
(no previous experience necessary)
 Design, planning, drawing, creating, devising,
filming, teamwork and organisational skills
Things you may need

You will need to be extremely well motivated
as you will be expected to work outside the
class, sometimes organising yourself to meet
and work with others.
 You will need extreme amounts of patience as
care and attention to detail is crucial