MES301

Media Studies - Mahi Pāpāho

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mrs J. Brown.

This course is for students interested in journalism, film and media production. You will study the codes and conventions of a film genre and explore the key elements of media production including the process of planning, writing and creating a media product. You will have the opportunity to research, write and create either a short narrative based film or a feature article spread on an issue of personal and or local interest. You will conduct an analysis of a media text, applying two different readings to explore how a text can be viewed through different lenses.


Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

This course is approved for University Entrance.

Total Credits Available: 27
Internal Assessed Credits: 19
External Assessed Credits: 8
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91490 v3
NZQA Info

Media Studies 3.1 - Demonstrate understanding of an aspect of a media industry


Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r,4w *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91491 v2
NZQA Info

Media Studies 3.2 - Demonstrate understanding of the meaning of a media text through different readings


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91493 v3
NZQA Info

Media Studies 3.4 - Demonstrate understanding of a relationship between a media genre and society


Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r,4w *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91494 v2
NZQA Info

Media Studies 3.5 - Produce a design for a media product that meets the requirements of a brief


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91495 v2
NZQA Info

Media Studies 3.6 - Produce a media product to meet the requirements of a brief


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91496 v2
NZQA Info

Media Studies 3.7 - Demonstrate understanding of a significant development in the media


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91497 v2
NZQA Info

Media Studies 3.8 - Write a media text to meet the requirements of a brief


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 3w *
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 27
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 11
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Approved subject for University Entrance

Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 27

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.