Media - NCEA Level 3
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Ms S. Harker.
Media is the class for students who are interested in all aspects of media. This varies from an interest in film, music, social media and media articles.
Student Quote: ‘This course involves a variety of mighty exciting opportunities from students regardless of their background and prior experience with media. You could probably have spent your entire life living under a rock and would probably still manage to pick up an understanding of this class within a short period of time.
This class tasks you with exploring concepts of social media and in a world with an ever expanding social media community, it is an excellent option to choose. Throughout the duration of the school year students are tasked with a variety of interesting tasks which students may have not been offered before during their school years.
Producing a short film / music video / documentary: I put this here at the top of the of the list because it sure is a compelling reason to take this class.”
This course leads to the Creative Industries pathway.
This is an approved subject for University Entrance.
Course Overview
Term 1
Level 3 students will have a choice of writing a report about the changes in the music industry or looking at music videos and analysing how messages are told to us.
The Term 1 project will be due in the last week of Term 1.
Term 2
Students have access to a wide range of Achievement and Unit Standards. The students will start the year all looking at making a short film.
Level 3 will make a documentary or short film of 4 - 10 mins (unless negotiated with the teacher).
This project involves 3 to 5 Achievement Standards (the number of credits will be discussed with the student. This project is due at the end of Term 3
Term 4
Term 4 students will have an option to study for an exam or complete an extra assessment.
Recommended Prior Learning
14 credits in NCEA Level 2 Media Studies or 14 credits in NCEA Level 2 English
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.
External
NZQA Info
Media Studies 3.5 - Produce a design for a media product that meets the requirements of a brief
Assessments:
Term: 2023-03-09, Week: 2023-03-09
NZQA Info
Media Studies 3.6 - Produce a media product to meet the requirements of a brief
Further assessment opportunities will not be offered for this standard in line with NZQA guidelines
Assessments:
Term: 3, Week: 8
NZQA Info
Media Studies 3.7 - Demonstrate understanding of a significant development in the media
Assessments:
Term: 2023-03-09, Week: 2023-03-09
NZQA Info
Media Studies 3.8 - Write a media text to meet the requirements of a brief
Assessments:
Term: 2023-03-09, Week: 2023-03-09
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 16
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.
Pathway Tags
Animator/Digital Artist, Cook, Holiday Park Manager, Actor, Advertising Specialist, Copywriter, Sales and Marketing Manager, Registered Nurse, Agricultural/Horticultural Scientist, Agricultural/Horticultural Consultant, Patternmaker, Marine Biologist, Art Director (Film, Television or Stage), Artist, Artistic Director, Insurance Loss Adjuster, Film and Video Editor, Sound Technician, Automotive Refinisher, Microbiologist,