National 5
Modern Studies · National 5
Democracy, social issues and international relations, assessed by extended answers and source questions.
What Modern Studies is about
Modern Studies examines how society and politics work: democracy in Scotland and the UK, social inequality, and international issues such as conflict and development, all argued from evidence and sources.
What it offers you
Political literacy and evidence-handling that feed into politics, sociology, law and journalism.
Papers & marking schemes
2026
2 files2025
2 files2024
2 files2023
2 files2022
2 filesSQA publishes the most recent five years of papers. Older papers and specimen papers live on their site — open Modern Studies National 5 on sqa.org.uk.