Level 3 Media Studies

We interact with media everyday, from the social media on our phones, to the advertising we pass on the way to school, to the content we stream on our TVs. The 13MED course is designed to critically examine the media that we encounter in our daily lives and challenge students with new media experiences. Students will create media in the form of a short documentary or mockumentary that competes for a distinguished place in the annual filmmaking showcase: Briefs. In addition, we’ll study a range of media including adverts, TV shows, and films from NZ, Hollywood and elsewhere, as well as debate media issues that arise across the year.

While the course has specific links to tertiary courses in humanities, the arts, creative technologies and communication studies, the critical thinking and media production skills developed in media studies are valuable in any pathway beyond school.