L3 Media Studies
Subject Description
Teacher in Charge: Mr J. Buxton.
Students explore how the media operates within social contexts. These contexts can include historical, economic, social, cultural, and political perspectives. L3 looks at a range of texts from the magazine industry, advertising and film.
Students will also, research an aspect of the media to produce a commercial magazine article including original photography or graphics. A Scholarship examination programme will be offered to selected students from Term Two.
This course will be assessed to a selection of L3 Media Studies Achievement Standards. Assessment is a combination of both internally and externally assessed standards. Students will have the opportunity to gain up to 24 credits at L3.
Required Prior Learning
To qualify for this course, students will ideally, have completed L2 Media Studies. However, entry is open to students who have attained 14 L2 English Achievement Standard credits, four of which must come from the L2 English examination.
Subject Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
Total Credits Available: 24 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 8 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 16 credits.
External
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Assessments:
Term: 3, Week: 10
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Assessments:
Term: 3, Week: 10
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Assessments:
Term: 2, Week: 8
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 24
Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.