Media studies is about the active exploration, analysis, creation, and enjoyment of the media and its products. Media studies examines the dynamic role of the media in society, how the media constructs messages about individuals, communities, and cultures and how media products are produced, controlled, and distributed.
Through media studies students gain the knowledge and skills to conceive, plan, design and make media products that engage audiences.
This course offers a combination of both internal and external credits
This course offers UE literacy credits
Course endorsement available
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The study of the media enables us to be critical consumers. It also helps us learn the skills to use the media to make positive changes in the world.
In this course you will learn about media production, the effect that the media has on society and details of media industries.
You will make a short film (trailer), study the representation of women in music videos, watch sitcom TV shows and analyse their features, investigate an ethical issue and study narrative structure in a show.
Your work will be assessed through two internal achievement standards and an external achievement standard.
Standard AS91249 - Narrative conventions (internal)
Standard AS91250 - Representation (internal)
Standard AS91251 - Genre (external) - UE Lit Writing
Standard AS91253 - Production (make a short film) (internal)
Standard AS91254 - Ethical issue (internal)
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For further information you can contact:
Head of Media Studies - Matt Cowens - cow@pc.school.nz
Or
Careers Department - careers@pc.school.nz