Digital Media

Course

Cambridge Technical Level 3

Exam Board

OCR

Entry requirements

Grade 4 in Maths Grade 4 in English Grade 4 GCSE average Students who have not studied GCSE Computer Science or Art may still be accepted.

Why study Digital Media? Course content

Students will cover:

Unit 1 - Media products and audiences

● Develop an understanding of how diferent media institutions operate in order to create products that will appeal to specifc target audiences

Unit 2 - Pre-production and planning

● Understand the pre-production process the creative media industry follows when creating a product. ● Learn how to carry out research in the planning stage of a media production and about the various acts of legislation that need to be considered.

Unit 3 - Create a media product

● Develop knowledge and understanding of the production processes of producing a media product from one of the following: ● Print-based product ● Audio-visual product ● Audio product.

Plus a range of optional units including: ● Social media and globalisation ● Journalism and the news industry ● The creation and use of sound in media ● Comics and graphic novel storytelling ● Create a digital animation

Assessment

The Certifcate and the Extended Certifcate are both assessed using a combination of: ● External assessments, marked by the awarding body ● Internal assessments, which is teacher marked then moderated by the awarding body.

Every unit achieved will be graded as Pass, Merit, or Distinction. Learners who don’t achieve a Pass in a unit will be unclassifed. A learner must get at least a Pass for every unit to be awarded the qualifcation they have entered for. Qualifcations are graded using a Pass, Merit, Distinction, Distinction* (and Unclassifed) structure.

Progression after Sixth Form

Many students progress onto further study in a related discipline. The Digital Media course is widely accepted by universities ofering degree courses or colleges ofering a HND/C or foundation degree courses. Alternatively, it is possible to progress directly from a level three Digital Media qualifcation directly onto a higher apprenticeship in a range of areas.

Career opportunities

There are a range of careers students could enter after completing their Digital Media qualifcation. Examples of these are as follows: Business adviser, Marketing Consultant, Retail Manager, Human Resource Ofcer, journalist, marketing, social media analyst, social media management, web designer, fne artist, graphic designer, print designer, media, broadcaster, photographer, foley artistry, illustrator, animator, publisher, desktop publishing, editorial illustrator, stage/ prop design, advertising, audio engineer.

Course available subject to numbers.

For more information contact:

Mr R Mclean - rmclean@speters.org.uk