A-level Media Studies

£495.00

A foundation in Media Studies is your gateway to a dynamic and influential career in the ever-evolving global media landscape. This subject offers an exciting opportunity to engage with emerging technologies, explore the power of social media, television, radio, and digital platforms, and develop the critical skills needed to analyse, create, and evaluate media content.

Through a blend of practical projects, research, and theoretical analysis, you will gain a deep understanding of media production, audience engagement, and industry trends. Additionally, this course hones essential communication skills, preparing you for a range of careers in journalism, digital marketing, film production, broadcasting, public relations, and more.

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250 – 300 Study Hours

Level 3 Difficulty

Up to 56 UCAS Points

Eduqas Awarding Body

Course Overview

You will be required to complete the three standard written exams.

Official exams

  • 2 hours, 33.3% of marks
  • 2 hours, 33.3% of marks
  • 2 hours, 33.3% of marks

We provide a guaranteed exam space in one of our exam centres around the Country, to take away the hassle of needing to find your own.

Assignments
During your course, you’ll be required to complete the following:

  • 1 introductory assignment
  • 10 assignments

These do not contribute towards your final grade but provide you with an opportunity to submit work to your tutor for marking and feedback. This will help you to gauge your progress as you work through the course.

Course Content

A-level Media Studies

You will study various media forms—advertising, film, magazines, music videos, newspapers, online media, radio, TV, and video games—through age-appropriate products.

The selected products:

  • Hold social, cultural, and historical significance.
  • Cover diverse genres, styles, forms, and audiences.
  • Represent different historical periods and global settings.
  • Include mainstream and non-commercial industry contexts.
  • Feature content by or for minority groups.
  • Reflect contemporary and emerging media trends.
  • Offer strong opportunities for theoretical analysis.
  • Media Language: How forms, codes, conventions, and techniques convey meaning.
  • Representation: How events, issues, individuals, and social groups are portrayed.
  • Media Industries: How production, distribution, and circulation shape media forms and platforms.
  • Audiences: How media targets, engages, and influences audiences, and how audiences become producers.
You will study a wide range of theoretical approaches and theories, including advanced approaches, to inform and support your analysis of media products and processes.
In order to inform your study of the media, you will develop knowledge and understanding of media products in relation to relevant key social, cultural, economic, political and historical contexts.
This unit develops skills in analysing and creating media products. You will critically analyse how media products, including non-mainstream ones, convey meaning through media language and audience response. You will engage with complex media theories, use subject-specific terminology, and debate the media’s social, cultural, political, and economic roles. In creating media, you will apply knowledge of media language, representation, industries, and audiences to cross-media production, considering digital convergence and effectively communicating meaning to your audience.
This qualification provides opportunities for assessment that draw together knowledge, understanding, and skills from across the full course of study. You will always be provided with the opportunity to draw together knowledge and understanding from across the full course.
  • Awarding body: Eduqas
  • Our course code:X932W
  • Qualification code: A680QS

Eduqas is a trusted awarding body, offering high-quality, Ofqual-regulated qualifications that are recognised by top universities and employers. As the English branch of WJEC, Eduqas is committed to delivering engaging and accessible qualifications that help students unlock their full potential. Their A-levels, GCSEs, and vocational courses are designed with student success in mind, featuring clear assessment structures and relevant content to ensure a smooth learning experience.

Entry Requirements

It is strongly recommended that you have the following GCSE before starting an A-Level Psychology course: Biology (Grade B), Chemistry (Grade C), Maths (Grade C).  However, equivalent courses, such as a Double or Triple Science (Grade B), IGCEs, BTEC Science or O Levels will be accepted, too.

Why Distance Learning?

With online A-level study, you’ll sit the same exams and earn the same qualifications as you would in a traditional school setting, but with the flexibility to study when and where it suits you.
Your final results and transcript will be identical to those of students who studied in a classroom, ensuring your A-levels are fully recognised and respected by colleges, universities, and employers worldwide. Whether you’re looking to broaden your subject choices, balance study with other commitments, or take control of your learning, distance learning gives you the freedom to achieve your academic goals on your terms.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. There will be additional fees for your exams that are payable to the centre upon booking. Your personal tutor can provide more details.
Yes, there are set texts that will come free with the course as e-books: (1) AQA A-level Psychology Book 1, Jean-Marc Lawton and Eleanor Willard, Hodder Education 2015. (2) AQA A-level Psychology Book 2, Jean-Marc Lawton and Eleanor Willard, Hodder Education 2015Accordion Sample Description
Yes! You study the same curriculum, take the same examinations and get the same qualification. The only difference is that the course is specially designed to be studied from home in your own time
You will have access to your personal tutor, via email, who will mark your assignments and guide you through the course to help you get ready for your examinations. In addition, you will be supplied with a comprehensive Study Guide which will help you through the study and assessment process. Assignments are marked by your personal tutor within 5 days. Your personal tutor will be highly experienced in their subject area and qualified to teach.
You will need to pay separately for your final examinations. Additional texts may also need to be purchased to supplement your learning on the course.
That’s fine, this course can be studied anywhere and is completed by submitting Tutor marked assignments (TMAs).
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