Level 2 Social Studies Contemporary Journalism
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Mr L. Taylor, Mr B. Carter.
This Media Studies course is about society, the systems that shape it, and how those systems create issues in the world. We will examine how these issues are represented in and shaped by media, including music, film, news, and social media. There are no exams in this course - the final assessment will be to plan and create a documentary about an issue of your choice.
Course Overview
Term 1
Title Flaws in the Machine
From treetops to skyscrapers
Systems upon systems, constructs upon constructs - how did they develop? How do they impact society?
Conflict when cultures collide
Injustice
Exploitation
We have lost guardianship of the whenua
Term 2
Title Taking a stand
Revolutions and cultural movements throughout history
Turangawaewae
When is it time to stand up for what you believe in?
Term 3
Title: A Kaleidoscope of Lenses (media and ideas)
A history of media - from town crier to Gutenberg to TikTok and beyond
Lenses that shape our perspectives
What happens when two incompatible ideas collide?
Critical Literacy / Media literacy in the modern world
Bias
Ideas as an intellectual contagion
The Court of Public Opinion
Conspiracy theories / misinformation
Propaganda
Term 4
Making a documentary
Recommended Prior Learning
Ideally, you will have an interest in films and film making.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
External
NZQA Info
Media Studies 2.2 - Demonstrate understanding of narrative in media texts
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Media Studies 2.3 - Demonstrate understanding of representation in the media
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Media Studies 2.5 - Produce a design and plan for a developed media product using a range of conventions
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Media Studies 2.6 - Complete a developed media product from a design and plan using a range of conventions
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Media Studies 2.7 - Demonstrate understanding of an ethical issue in the media
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Media Studies 2.8 - Write developed media text for a specific target audience
Pathway Tags
Media Studies leads onto a variety of career paths such as: television, film or radio producer, web content/social media manager, media researcher/policy adviser, print or broadcast journalist, copywriter, cinematographer, director, film classifier. "Media has infiltrated every aspect of our lives... with such an infiltration, every industry will be seeking those who understand what we call 'media.' - excerpt from Top Universities,