Hello and welcome to our page for Modern Studies at Larbert High!

We offer resources for Modern Studies at two different levels, National 5 and Higher. You can find both levels below with relevant course information. 

The National 5 Modern Studies exam is split into two different sections.

Section one features an 80 mark paper completed under exam conditions in 2 hours 20 minutes. This paper is worth 80% of the overall grade and covers a range of topics.

Section two is an assignment which is worth 20% of the final grade. Pupils will start with an open choice of a Modern Studies question or issue, complete 8 hours of research and then finish off with a 1 hour long write up under exam conditions. 

The Higher Modern Studies exam is split into three different sections.

Question Paper 1 is completed under timed exam conditions, lasting 105 minutes and worth 52 marks. The topics are Democracy, Crime and the Law and the USA.

Question Paper 2 is worth 28 marks and completed under timed exam conditions lasting 75 minutes. The topic is Scottish history.

The final section is an assignment. This is worth 30 marks and following 8 hours of research there is a 90 minute assessment completed in class under exam conditions.