Digital Media (OCR)

Entry Requirements: Lvl 2 Pass

Course Content:

Students in year 1 study three units. The Media Products and Audiences unit is externally assessed through an examination, the aim of this unit is to develop a strong understanding of the media industry. The two other internally assessed units are based around creating a media product (video production) and script writing for a media product.

In year 2 students study the units: Pre-production and Planning (assessed through an external examination), advertising media (multi media production) and pitching an idea for a media product, which are internally assessed.

Career Pathways:

Students can go on to study a wide variety of academic and vocational courses in Higher Education with this qualification, and/or go into a wide variety of careers in which digital media and communication skills are important, for example media production, journalism, photography, digital marketing, social media content creator and business management. For further information on this course, speak with a member of the Media Department at school, or check the specification on the OCR website.