This document provides an overview of the Media Studies program at KBA. It discusses that Media Studies involves analyzing images, sounds, and text from media through studying individual media texts like film and television. Students must understand institutions, processes, purposes, audiences, and codes/conventions for these media. Coursework includes a preliminary task, a main task of creating the opening 2 minutes of a teen horror film, and evaluation. Students must set up their own blog to share their work for the foundation portfolio, which is assessed on research/planning, production, and evaluation.