Chemistry

Course summary

Chemistry aims to understand the behaviour of the physical universe at a scale so minute and detailed it often defeats the imagination of the most gifted artists; yet its outcomes have provided all of our material technologies from the engineering of pharmaceuticals to the construction of spacecraft. Chemistry is fundamentally a practical science that seeks understanding through investigation of the underlying principles that govern the behaviour of all materials. THE FUTURE: Major ‘non-scientific’ employers such as merchant banking houses and law firms ‘head-hunt’ and recruit high quality science undergraduate students even before they have completed their degrees. A Chemistry degree makes a graduate eligible to follow employment in many professions, including business & retail management, the food industry, health care professions, and many more. YEAR 12: • General Principles of Chemistry: formulae, equations, atomic structure, bonding • Introduction to Inorganic, Physical and Organic Chemistry • Laboratory and experimental skills in Chemistry YEAR 13: • As per Year 12, but extending into advanced study of topics in Inorganic, Physical, and Organic Chemistry • Laboratory and experimental skills in Chemistry