The Creative Media program at York College provides students the opportunity to explore and develop their creative skills through stimulating and demanding qualifications. Students can start at Level 1 with fewer than four GCSEs above grade E, or Level 2 with fewer than four above grade D. Level 3 requires four GCSEs at grade C or above. Coursework includes real client briefs, audio and video production, print media, and a personal and major final project. Progression to Level 3 requires a merit average and GCSE grades of C or above in English and maths. Support services are available for learning difficulties, counseling, travel, and financial assistance.

2. Creative Media @ York College
Provides an opportunity for those with an interest
in media to explore, develop and test their
creativity within a qualification structure which is
stimulating and demanding and provides a
supportive transition from general to more
specialised study.

3. Level 2
(Student has not got four GCSE
results higher than a D(3) grade)
Level 3 – Year 2
Student has achieved a merit or above in Year 1
Level 1
(Student has not got four GCSE
results higher than an E(2) grade)
Level 3 – Year 1
(Student has got four GCSE
results at C(4) and above)
?
What level
do I start at

4.  Entry requirements;
 4 GCSEs grades at D(3) and above
 Grade D(3) in English and Maths
 Students will be required to study English and/or Maths if they haven't achieved a C (4) at GCSE
 3 days a week
 Areas of study;
 Working to real client briefs – International and Local
 Audio Production – Production Soundtracks, Radio Shows, Sound FX
 Interactive Media - Video Game and Advergame Production (Visuals)
 Print Based Media - Magazine, Promotional items etc.
 A Personal and a Final Major Project
 Media and Film theory
 Over 100% coursework

5.  Entry requirements;
 5 GCSEs grades at C (4) and above
 Grade C (4) in English and Maths
 Students will be required to study Maths if they haven't achieved a C (4) at GCSE
 3 or 4 days a week
 Areas of study;
 Audio Production – Short radio play
 Interactive Media - Video Game and Advergame Production (Visuals)
 Print Based Media - Magazine production
 Video – Music video producyion
 A Personal and a Final Major Project
 Over 100% coursework

6. The Year
Term 1
 Introduction to Planning and Production
 Production of a radio advert, magazine and an advergame based
around advertising an existing product
 Experimentation with various planning documents
 Research and Audience Theory
 Theory into audiences and how to conduct research
 Key terminology
 Personal Project
 Research, plan and produce a product of your choice and create
various original media assets for this idea.

7. The Year
Term 2
 Audio
 Creating audio assets for Radio, such as an original short radio show, audio book,
documentary…
 Visual
 Magazine production, a front cover, contents and double page spread for an original magazine.
 Interactive
 Original visual assets for an original pixelated video game, designing characters, backgrounds,
moving objects and animating them into a sequence with audio.

8. The Year
 Term 3
 Final Major Project (FMP)
 You will plan and produce a project of your choosing
 You can choose any media production and negotiate it
with your tutor
 You will invent an original product and make different
media assets for it. E.G an original game called ‘Target
Shooter’ might have t shirt designs, characters in an
animation and game cover box art.
 Portfolio building
 All the work is displayed on an online blog ->
 This creates an electronic portfolio for you to share with
future employers and tutors at university interviews

9. Progression to Level 3
 In order to progress onto a level 3 course you need to;
 Achieve an overall Merit (M) on L2 Media
 Achieve a GCSE grade C in English
 Achieve a GCSE grade C in Maths…
 Have overall attendance over 90%
 Recommendation from your Progress tutor

10. Support
 Progress Tutors
 Learning Support – support with learning
difficulty or disability
 Infozone - travel and transport, finance, careers,
applications, counselling, personal support and
more
 16-19 Bursary Fund – funding to help with
course-related costs, based on household
income
 Further information direct.gov.uk/16-19bursary

11. Questions?
Level 2 : Chantelle Pulleyn
cpulleyn@yorkcollege.ac.uk
Level 3 : Dave Bakes
dbakes@yorkcollege.ac.uk
01904 770350