Chemistry is constantly evolving and developing as new discoveries are made, with chemists tackling the biggest challenges facing us such as sustainable energy, food production, the environment and health. There are three main strands of chemistry that you will study which are physical, organic and inorganic, helping you to develop a better understanding of current scientific research and give you the analytical and problem solving skills you can apply in any chosen path after A-level. Year 1 Module 1: Development of Practical Skills in Chemistry This module involves the practical skills which are an important part of chemistry. You will have the opportunity to complete a wide range of practicals from organic synthesis to measuring electrochemical cell potentials. The skills you gain through the practicals and analysis of results are examined in AS and A2, but you can also gain an additional, highly valued, practical endorsement certificate to show universities and prospective employers that you are a competent practical chemist. Module 2: Foundations in Chemistry The foundations in chemistry module is one of the most important as it covers fundamental ideas that you will need throughout your chemistry career. It builds on topics met at GCSE such as the atom, electron configurations and mole calculations, as well as some newer ideas such as oxidation numbers and shapes of molecules. Module 3: Periodic Table and Energy This module is a favourite for people that like to find patterns and numerical explanations for why things happen. You will cover topics you have met before like rates, as well as a few new ones like equilibrium and enthalpy. Module 4: Core Organic Chemistry This module is about learning to speak chemistry! You meet nomenclature and formulae and learn about some of the most important functional groups, reactions and mechanisms. Year 2 Module 5: Physical Chemistry and Transition Elements This module builds on many of the topics at AS in module 2 and 3. The maths content is high and it helps us to understand the hows and whys of many reactions as well as introducing our favourite colourful compounds. Module 6: Organic Chemistry and Analysis This module adds to the organic chemistry covered in module 4 bringing in new functional groups and also much more spectroscopy. By the end of this, you will have a really good understanding of reaction mechanisms and multistep synthesis.