A Level Media | Furness College

A Level Media

You will be interested in the modern media as well as wanting to produce your own media work.

Students often progress to further work in a media related area, whether academic or vocational. Others access a wide range of other degrees. Knowledge and understanding of the media is increasingly valued across industry as an important aspect of living and working in the digital age.

You will be introduced to the fundamentals of media texts, concepts and contexts, developing an ability to interpret a media text as well as to study a broad, cross-media topic like broadcast or film fiction, documentary, lifestyle, music, news or sport. You will research, plan, produce and evaluate examples of products typical of the modern broadcasting, web-based or print media. Later on, you’ll deepen your understanding of the media, drawing in some media theory and discussing modern media issues and debates.

Lessons will involve a variety of teaching methods and learning activities, including pair and group work, discussion and individual research. Teaching of the theoretical topics will be followed by opportunities to put such theory into practice.

Course Content

What Modules will you Study?

Fundamentals of media text

Skills required to make video and audio

Building a website

Writing a journalistic piece to animate

How to meet the changing demands of the modern audience

How long is the course?

Full time over 2 years

Where will I learn?

The Sixth Form - Rating Lane Campus

How much will this course cost?

Please refer to the College fees policy, for more information please contact Student.Services@furness.ac.uk

Entry Requirements

What are the entry requirements?

A Level programme - General Entry Criteria

3 GCSEs Grade 4 or above, plus 2 GCSEs grade 5 or above, must include
English Language or English Literature and maths.

An average GCSE grade of 5.0 or above.

Ctec/Mixed programme -
General Entry Criteria

A minimum of 5 GCSEs grade 4 or above, including English and/or
maths.

An average GCSE grade of 4.0 or above.

If you have Grade 3 in English Language, you may be able to study GCSE
English Language alongside your A Levels. Please note that we cannot offer GCSE
English and GCSE Maths resits as part of the same study programme. If you need
to retake both English Language and Maths, please contact us for advice about
your options.

Our A Level courses may be studied as a programme of three A Level subjects
or as a mixed programme with one or two vocational subjects. Please check
individual course pages for entry requirements.

Honours programme students will have a minimum average GSCE score of 6.0. In
addition to studying three A Level subjects, Honours students will be enrolled
on an Extended Project Qualification (EPQ). The Honours Programme prepares
students for university, supporting development of key skills such as
independent research and report writing.