Media Studies
As a challenging contemporary subject, Media Studies at Lingfield explores students’ prior understanding of the Media and encourages them to discover the systems of messages and values within the media texts that they consume on a daily basis.
In our three refurbished media suites, students can combine the study of challenging academic theory with innovative, practical and creative skills. Alongside its excellent academic achievement, a strength of the Department is the way in which it harnesses and evolves the creativity within all of our students, which opens doors to a world of exciting new opportunities and careers. Through production work students develop their skills in a variety of areas, namely organisation, self-discipline and teamwork which are clearly essential in the modern world to succeed in further education and any chosen profession.
Courses offered
GCSE Media Studies
Alongside the theoretical exploration of the media, students also develop their digital production skills and learn how to design, produce and edit a media product intended for a specific target audience.
What will I learn?
- Photoshop
- Premiere Pro
- Graphic Design
- Website production
- Textual analysis of media texts
- An institutional understanding of how media businesses work
- Understanding the impact of representation in the media
Sixth Form
Enrichment
At Film Production Club, students have the opportunity to plan, shoot and edit their own films. These can be anything from short films to music videos to stop-motion animations. Students are encouraged to transfer the skills they learn in the class to other areas of their study and life. Indeed, learning quite frequently takes place outside the classroom with various location shoots; the most exciting being a Media Studies trip to New York to participate in a film school workshop run by professionals in the city.
Media and Psychology Students Take Unforgettable Trip to NYC
