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GCE A Level in Chemistry

at Woodhouse College · college

Ofsted rated their overall effectivenessOutstanding2022see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull time

What the college says

Chemistry A level will inspire and nurture your passion for the subject and lay the groundwork for further study. It is important that you like and are confident in mathematics, as 20% of the course involves the application of maths. Students gain many transferable skills such as logical thinking, problem solving, teamwork, communication and independent study skills, and develop their ability to apply their scientific knowledge and these skills to unfamiliar contexts. Many students go on to study medicine, chemistry, biochemistry, biomedical sciences, pharmacy and chemical engineering. Those with exceptional grades go on to study chemistry or natural sciences at Oxford or Cambridge or vocational courses like medicine, veterinary sciences or dentistry. The Chemistry in Action conference, Cambridge Chemistry Challenge, summer schools, the RSC Chemistry Olympiad, guest speakers, and an expedition to Iceland are all available to our students. We also run a spectroscopy workshop and take groups of students to UCL. Course content The course is divided into three disciplines: Physical chemistry topics: atomic structure, amount of substance, bonding, thermodynamics, kinetics, equilibria, redox and electrode potentials. Inorganic chemistry topics: groups 2 and 7, periodicity, transition metals and reactions of ions in aqueous solution. Organic chemistry topics: functional group chemistry, mechanisms, isomerism, polymers, proteins and DNA, organic synthesis and analysis.

What you need to get on

GCSE Grade 6 in Mathematics, GCSE Grade 5 in English Language. GCSE Grade 7 + 6 in Science Combined Trilogy (if Chemistry is the only science subject being studied at A Level) OR GCSE Grade 7 + 7 in Science Combined Trilogy (if Chemistry is being studied alongside another A Level science subject) OR GCSE Grade 7 in Chemistry + Grade 6 in Biology + Grade 6 in Physics

How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • WOODHOUSE COLLEGE

    WOODHOUSE ROAD FINCHLEY, LONDON, N12 9EY

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