Chemistry

Course summary

Chemistry is an incredibly fascinating field of study because it is so fundamental to our world. Chemistry plays a role in everyone’s lives and touches almost every aspect of our existence in some way. Chemistry is essential for meeting our basic needs of food, clothing, shelter, health and clean air, water & soil. Chemical technologies enrich our quality of life in numerous ways by providing new solutions to health, materials and energy usage; thus studying Chemistry is useful in preparing us for the real world. Chemistry is often referred to as the central science because it joins together Physics, Mathematics, Biology, Medicine and the Earth Sciences. For better or for worse, everything is chemical! The First year of the course contains four modules: • Development of practical skills in Chemistry • Foundations in Chemistry • Periodic table and energy • Core organic Chemistry The second year of the course contains two further modules: • Practical Chemistry and transition elements • Organic Chemistry and analysis