Applied Sciences

Course summary

The Extended Certificate in Applied Science is split into four key units across the two years of the course, with Units 1 and 2 in Year 12 and Units 3 and 12 in Year 13: Unit 1: Principles and Applications of Science – this is split into three subject areas: Biology – Cells and Tissues Chemistry – Periodicity and Properties of Elements Physics – Waves (including waves in communication) Unit 2: Procedures and techniques: - Titrations and Colorimetry Calorimetry - Chromatography - Professional Practice Unit 3: Science Investigation Skills: Enzymes - Diffusion - Plants - Energy in Fuels - Circuits Unit 12: Diseases and Infection - Types of diseases and infections - Transmission of infectious diseases - Treatment & management of infectious disease - Response to infectious disease