AS and A Level: Media Studies: Newspapers & Magazines Coursework

Newspapers and Magazines Defined

During this part of your AS or A Level in Media Studies, you'll learn about the production, distribution, and marketing of British print publications. You'll also get a chance to investigate the angles that particular British titles take in their content.

Why Study Newspapers and Magazines?

For anyone thinking about going into work in print media, this is almost a must-do! It will help you develop your skills of content production and analysis, and you'll find out how technology is applied in the print industry these days.

What Will I Study?

You might write essays and coursework analysing and discussing articles, trends and competition in the print industry. You'll probably use publishing software to produce your own pages of magazines and/or newspapers. You may also assess how the rise of online content is challenging traditional print practices.

Further Study After Newspapers and Magazines

The essays, assignments and coursework you complete during this part of your A Level Media Studies course will give you a good grounding for undertaking Degree-level study in subjects including Media Studies, Journalism, Print Production, Publishing and Graphic Design.

Where Can I Find Out More?

Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations (OCR)

http://www.ocr.org.uk/Data/publications/key_documents/AS_ALevel_GCE_Media_Studies_Specification.pdf

Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Print