National 5
Media · National 5
Media analysis, production and the study of institutions, audiences and representation.
What Media is about
Media studies the media you already consume: how texts are constructed, who owns and controls them, how audiences respond, and how to analyse and create your own media production.
What it offers you
Analytical and production skills for media, journalism, film, marketing and communications courses and careers.
Papers & marking schemes
2026
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2 filesSQA publishes the most recent five years of papers. Older papers and specimen papers live on their site — open Media National 5 on sqa.org.uk.