MEDIA
SCQF LEVEL 5 - NATIONAL 5
This course aims to help you develop critical and creative skills through analysing and creating media content. You will learn to look critically at examples of different media texts such as film trailers, feature-length films, documentaries, posters, magazine covers and adverts. You will develop knowledge of the key concepts of media literacy (language, representation, narrative, audience and categories). You will gain an understanding of the theory and the practical skills to create your own media content, perhaps using camerawork or desktop publishing skills. You will learn to appreciate the opportunities and challenges going on in the media industry.
QUALIFICATION
National 5 Media
DURATION
1 Year full time/
5 periods per week
COURSEWORK
50%
EXAM
50%
COST
No necessary costs
TEACHERS
Various
WHY TAKE THIS COURSE?
See introduction above.
wHAT WILL YOU EXPERIENCE?
The course comprises two areas of study.
Analysing Media Content
You will develop:
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the skills to study media content
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develop knowledge and understanding of the key aspects of media literacy central to the detailed analysis of media content (categories, language, representation, narrative, audience, institution and the role of the media).
Creating Media Content
You will develop:
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the skills needed to create media content and evaluate production processes
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knowledge and understanding of the key aspects of media central literacy to creating media content (categories, language, representation, narrative, audience and institution).
KEY FACTS
Everything you need to know before selecting this course
entry requirements
You would normally have achieved:
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Be studying or have studied English at National 5 level
what will you get?
The course assessment has two components totalling 120 marks:
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Component 1: question paper – worth 60 marks – a 2 hour written exam.
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Component 2: assignment – worth 60 marks.
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For the assignment component, you will be asked to generate ideas in response to a design brief, develop and justify media content choices and evaluate the impact of actual or likely constraints on the media content.
Both the assignment component and the question paper will be set and externally marked by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA).
The grade awarded is based on the total marks achieved across all course assessment components.
The course assessment is graded A-D.
progress
Everything you need to know about future pathways from this course
EMPLOYMENT
TBC
my world of work
This link will take you to an excellent resource on MyWOW which looks at potential career routes when you select a combination of subjects.