GCSE Media Studies (Eduqas / WJEC)
22 free revision lessons in 5 units. Open the course or go straight to a lesson.
The Theoretical Framework
The four framework areas — media language, representation, industries and audiences — that underpin the whole course.
- Media Language: Semiotics, Codes and Conventions
- Narrative and Genre Theory
- Representation, Stereotypes and Gender Theory
- Media Industries: Ownership, Funding and Regulation
- Media Audiences: Targeting, Categorisation and Uses & Gratifications
Set Products: Media Language and Representation
The print set products studied for media language and representation: magazines, film posters, newspapers and print advertisements.
- Magazine Front Covers: Vogue and GQ
- Film Posters: The Man with the Golden Gun and No Time to Die
- Newspaper Front Pages: The Guardian and The Sun (2022/2021 editions)
- Newspaper Front Pages: The Guardian and The Sun (2025 editions)
- Print Advertisements: Quality Street and NHS 111
Set Products: Media Industries and Audiences
The set products studied as examples of media industries and audiences: newspapers, radio, film and video games.
- Newspapers: The Sun — Industry and Audience
- Radio: Desert Island Discs — Industry and Audience
- Film Industry: No Time to Die
- Video Games: Fortnite — Industry and Audience
Television in Depth
The set television programmes studied through all four framework areas — crime drama and sitcom options — and the extract question.
- Crime Drama: Trigger Point and The Sweeney
- Sitcom Option: Man Like Mobeen and Friends
- Sitcom Option: Modern Family and Friends
- The Television Extract Question
Music in Depth
Music video and online media studied across all four framework areas, including contemporary and past set videos and artist websites.
- Contemporary Music Videos: Lizzo and Taylor Swift
- Contemporary Music Videos: Stormzy and Justin Bieber
- Music Video from the Past: Duran Duran and TLC
- Online, Social and Participatory Media