Course Leader: Dr L. Penwill

Entry Requirements: At least 5 x GCSEs at Grade 4 or above, including English and a Grade 6 in Maths and Science

CHEMISTRY

A Level – AQA Chemistry

You will cover 3 distinct elements on this course:

Physical chemistry – Including thermodynamics, rate equations, the equilibrium constant Kp, electrode potentials and electrochemical cells.

Inorganic chemistry – Including properties of Period 3 elements and their oxides, transition metals, reactions of ions in aqueous solution.

Organic chemistry – Including optical isomerism, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids and derivatives, aromatic chemistry, amines, polymers, amino acids, proteins and DNA, organic synthesis, NMR spectroscopy, chromatography.

In Practicals you will look at:

•  Measuring energy changes in chemical reactions

•  Tests for identifying different types of compound

•  Using different methods to measuring rates of reaction

•  The study of electrochemical cells

•  The preparation of organic solids and liquids

•  Use of an advanced form of  chromatography for more accurate results

ASSESSMENT:

There is no coursework on this course.

However, your performance during practical sessions will be assessed.

There are three exams at the end of the two years for A Level, all of which are two hours long. At least 15% of the marks for A Level Chemistry are based on what you learned in your practical sessions.

There is also a significant Mathematical element to the course accounting for 20% of the marks.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

  • Chemist
  • Clinical Biochemist
  • Pharmacologist
  • Doctor
  • Research Scientist
  • Toxicologist
  • Environmental Consultant
  • Science Writer
  • Higher Education Lecturer
  • And more!

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CHEMISTRY

A Level – AQA Chemistry

You will cover 3 distinct elements on this course:

Physical chemistry – Including thermodynamics, rate equations, the equilibrium constant Kp, electrode potentials and electrochemical cells.

Inorganic chemistry – Including properties of Period 3 elements and their oxides, transition metals, reactions of ions in aqueous solution.

Organic chemistry – Including optical isomerism, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids and derivatives, aromatic chemistry, amines, polymers, amino acids, proteins and DNA, organic synthesis, NMR spectroscopy, chromatography.

In Practicals you will look at:

•  Measuring energy changes in chemical reactions

•  Tests for identifying different types of compound

•  Using different methods to measuring rates of reaction

•  The study of electrochemical cells

•  The preparation of organic solids and liquids

•  Use of an advanced form of  chromatography for more accurate results

ASSESSMENT:

There is no coursework on this course.

However, your performance during practical sessions will be assessed.

There are three exams at the end of the two years for A Level, all of which are two hours long. At least 15% of the marks for A Level Chemistry are based on what you learned in your practical sessions.

There is also a significant Mathematical element to the course accounting for 20% of the marks.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

  • Chemist
  • Clinical Biochemist
  • Pharmacologist
  • Doctor
  • Research Scientist
  • Toxicologist
  • Environmental Consultant
  • Science Writer
  • Higher Education Lecturer
  • And more!