Course Summary
You will also participate in a wide range of hands-on chemistry practicals in our well-equipped labs to understand chemistry’s role in many fields, including medicine, engineering and the environment
Key Topics
- The structure of atoms, compounds and molecules, and how they are bonded
- The periodic table and the reactions of
- Group 2 metals, the halogens and transition elements
- Analytical chemistry: the tests that chemists can perform to identify different substances
- Physical chemistry, including rates, equilibria, energy and acids
- Organic chemistry, including reactionmechanisms and how chemists can build molecules.
Assessment
This course is 100% exam based. There is also a non-exam assessment of practical skills,
which results in a Practical Endorsement.
Progression
Progression routes:
Higher education at University, Apprenticeships, Employment, self-employment or training.
Potential university courses:
Nursing, Medicine, Forensic Science, Foundation year degrees in Science.
Potential career paths:
Chemist, biochemist, doctor, dentist, vet, chemical engineer, pharmacist, geologist, food
scientist, forensic science
Entry Requirements
At least five GCSEs at grade 4 or above. Including science (Chemistry or Combined Science) and maths at a grade 6, and English at grade 5.