13MDS - Media Studies - NCEA Level 3
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Mr R. Irving.
Student voice: 13MDS
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 13MDS 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 film that competes for a distinguished place in the annual Macademy Awards. In addition, we’ll study a range of 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. This course is an ‘approved subject’ for University Entrance.
Recommended Prior Learning
Course Prerequisites Entry Criteria | Level 3 Media Studies is suitable for students who have gained a sufficient number of credits at Level 2 in 12ENG: English and/or 12MDS: Media Studies. Or NCEA: 14 Credits in each of 3 Level 2 UE Approved Subjects or Or CAIE: C Grades in 3 AS subjects. |
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
This course is approved for University Entrance.
Total Credits Available: 20 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 4 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 16 credits.
External
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Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 20
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.
Disclaimer
All subjects for 2024 are subject to numbers and staff.