National 5
Classical Studies · National 5
The classical world through its literature, sculpture and architecture, assessed by extended essays.
What Classical Studies is about
Classical Studies explores the Greek and Roman world through its literature, sculpture, architecture and everyday life, asking what those societies believed and how those ideas still shape ours.
What it offers you
It trains close reading, source analysis and extended essay writing, and leads naturally into classics, history, archaeology and literature at university.
Papers & marking schemes
2026
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