Media Studies
Study Overview
The study of Media is deeply embedded within life and culture at a local, national and global level. It entertains, teaches, informs and shapes audiences’ perception of their lives and the world in which they live.
Stories in all their forms are at the heart of the media and its relationship with audiences. Through stories, narratives are constructed that engage, and are read by, audiences. Representations of ideas, realities and imagination are constructed and deconstructed, remixed and reimagined with ever-increasing technological sophistication, ease and speed to engage audiences. Students will explore and question notions of influence, power, audience, agency and the role that media plays in shaping views and values.
After exploring the influential nature of the media and developing an understanding of the manner in which it influences, students will apply this knowledge and produce a Media production of their own, putting into practice all that they have learned.
Units
Unit 1: Media forms, representations and Australian stories
Unit 2: Narrative across media forms
Unit 3: Media Narratives, contexts and pre-production
Unit 4: Media production: agency and control in and of the media
Assessment
Audio-visual or video sequence
Radio or audio sequence
Photographs
Print layouts
Sequences or presentations using digital technologies
Posters
Written responses
Oral reports
Prerequisites / Suggested Prior Studies
It would be of benefit if impervious years students have undertaken either Animation, Lights Camera Action or any Visual Art subject. However, there are no prerequisites for entry to Units 1 and 2. Media Studies 1 and 2 are recommended before undertaking Media Studies 3 and 4.
Future Pathways
Media Studies will help develop valuable transferable skills such as critical thinking, analysis, research, planning, skills of enquiry and evaluation, practical skills, creativity, time management, essay writing skills and more.
It is because of these wide ranging and transferable skills that Media Studies can lead into a number of different tertiary courses. Here are just a few:
Cinema and Screen Studies
Creative Writing and Literature
Digital Advertising Technology
Games and Interactivity
Journalism
Media Industries
Media Studies
Professional Writing and Editing
Public Relations
Social Media
Sports Media
Jobs in the Media field are also wide and varied. Here are a few:
Communication
Marketing communications
Content creation
Journalism
Video editing
Communications manager
Copywriting
Repórter
Photographer
Production Assistant
Videographer
Website content writer
Public relations officer
Film director
Broadcast journalism
Executive Producer
Sports
Digital content Producer
Video
Marketing Communications Manager
Assistant supervising producer