Chemistry

Course summary

Chemistry is the study of substances, what they are made of, how they interact and what role they play in living things. Chemistry is a highly valued and necessary qualification, required by universities when applying to study degrees in Chemistry, Medicine, Veterinary medicine, Pharmaceuticals and Dentistry. The first year of the A level course will cover Organic Chemistry, including alkanes, alkenes, alcohols, haloalkanes and organic synthesis reactions, the Inorganic/Physical Chemistry including moles, bonding and structure, redox reactions, energy changes, reversible reactions and equilibria. In the second year you will develop a deeper knowledge and understanding and prepare for the external examinations. The course also includes a non-exam assessment practical endorsement. MODULE 2: Foundations in Chemistry 2.1 Atoms and reactions 2.2 Electrons, bonding and structure MODULE 3: Periodic Table and Energy 3.1 The periodic table 3.2 Physical chemistry MODULE 4: Core Organic Chemistry 4.1 Basic concepts and hydrocarbons 4.2 Alcohols, haloalkanes and analysis MODULE 5: Physical Chemistry and Transition Elements 5.1 Rates, equilibrium and pH 5.2 Energy 5.3 Transition elements MODULE 6: Organic Chemistry and Analysis 6.1 Aromatic compounds, carbonyls and acids 6.2 Nitrogen compounds, polymers and synthesis 6.3 Analysis