Shock HoRoRr!!
After many discussions with "Bush" about why so many departments/teachers at school label Media Studies as "easy" or as even one teacher said "it's like teaching the ABC"...i've come across an article in the media guardian which confirms this. I would imagine millions of people read The Guardian so has the article permenantly tainted the image of Media Studies or is what is said as insignificant as those green-eyed teachers at school?
http://media.guardian.co.uk/mediaguardian/story/0,,1864368,00.html (Media Studies? I'd prfer a law degree)
My comment
Cambridge Uni has practically signposted it as a"Mickey Mouse subject over the door of the media studies department in every school, college and university in Britain." Perhaps they are just not ready to see the "value of new subjects" or is it actually a lightweight academic subject? Cambridge uni amongst other top unis insist they do not 'explicitly' discriminate upon a students choice of a levels but they may well do with "advice" such as this. I think that if the media is such a big instituion in (post)modern society today with a greater influence on our lives than ever before; surely it deserves as much recogniton or if not more as an academic A Level subject. Cambridge also went on to say that business studies is considered a weaker subject and that students are strongly advised to pick two academic subjects at least such as English or history and then accompany them with Media studies. Nevertheless, there is evidence that there has been some warming to the subject.. "Observer editor Roger Alton says: "The nature of the media governs the way we think. Even people within the industry often aren't aware of what's going on, and it repays study." Well what do you think? Feel free to comment.
After many discussions with "Bush" about why so many departments/teachers at school label Media Studies as "easy" or as even one teacher said "it's like teaching the ABC"...i've come across an article in the media guardian which confirms this. I would imagine millions of people read The Guardian so has the article permenantly tainted the image of Media Studies or is what is said as insignificant as those green-eyed teachers at school?
http://media.guardian.co.uk/mediaguardian/story/0,,1864368,00.html (Media Studies? I'd prfer a law degree)
My comment
Cambridge Uni has practically signposted it as a"Mickey Mouse subject over the door of the media studies department in every school, college and university in Britain." Perhaps they are just not ready to see the "value of new subjects" or is it actually a lightweight academic subject? Cambridge uni amongst other top unis insist they do not 'explicitly' discriminate upon a students choice of a levels but they may well do with "advice" such as this. I think that if the media is such a big instituion in (post)modern society today with a greater influence on our lives than ever before; surely it deserves as much recogniton or if not more as an academic A Level subject. Cambridge also went on to say that business studies is considered a weaker subject and that students are strongly advised to pick two academic subjects at least such as English or history and then accompany them with Media studies. Nevertheless, there is evidence that there has been some warming to the subject.. "Observer editor Roger Alton says: "The nature of the media governs the way we think. Even people within the industry often aren't aware of what's going on, and it repays study." Well what do you think? Feel free to comment.
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