Media Studies Level 3
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Ms L. Scott Araya.
We are all exposed to media on a daily basis. So how savvy are you?
News, culture, social and interactive media, advertising, popular music, mobile technologies, print media, television, film, the internet, it surrounds us no matter where we look. The media can shape how we navigate and understand the world around us.
Do you want to explore how we use media to inform and entertain us? Do you ever think about how we use it socialise with others and to share our thoughts and beliefs?
As you make sense of a variety of media, purpose, audience and the conventions of genre, this course will offer you the opportunity to build your skill base. Taking media studies as one of your subjects will also help you think critically, hone some Adobe skills, and get creative.
You will write media texts, design and plan a product and use creativity and collaboration skills to produce something worthy. There will be plenty of discussion, reading, and if you like to engage in debate and social movements this course will also provide you with some scope for how media is shaped and constructed.
Course Overview
Term 1
During Term 1 we will discuss contemporary media of various kinds and the ways in which it shapes us, as well as how we shape the media. We will begin working on AS. 91492 Demonstrate understanding of the media representation of an aspect of NZ culture/society and begin preparing for our external 91493 Demosntrate understanding of a relationship between a media genre and society.
Term 2
Along with continued preparation for our external, we will be working on AS. 91494 Produce a design for a media product that meets the requirements of a brief. Students might also want to be writing media texts for a specific purpose.
Term 3
Students will be working on AS.91495 Produce a media product that meets the requirments of a brief. This year, we will be focusing on the documentary genre.
Term 4
Students will be focusing on preparation for hte external examination.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is approved for University Entrance.
External
NZQA Info
Media Studies 3.2 - Demonstrate understanding of the meaning of a media text through different readings
NZQA Info
Media Studies 3.5 - Produce a design for a media product that meets the requirements of a brief
NZQA Info
Media Studies 3.6 - Produce a media product to meet the requirements of a brief
NZQA Info
Media Studies 3.8 - Write a media text to meet the requirements of a brief
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 16
Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.
Pathway Tags
Animator/Digital Artist, Actor, Advertising Specialist, Copywriter, Sales and Marketing Manager, Art Director (Film, Television or Stage), Artist, Artistic Director, Film and Video Editor, Sound Technician, Dancer, Cafe Worker, Entertainer, Film/Television Camera Operator, Counsellor, Managing Director/Chief Executive, Psychologist, Journalist, Graphic Designer, Communications Professional, Editor, Make-up Artist, Director (Film, Television, Radio or Stage), Radio Presenter, Workplace Relations Adviser, Media Producer, Production Assistant (Film, Television, Radio or Stage), Lighting Technician, Primary School Teacher, Librarian, Recreation Co-ordinator, Television Presenter, Marketing Specialist, Data Analyst,