Chemistry

Please apply through our website at https://asf.tela.org.uk/

General Entry Requirements

A Level Programme Entry Requirements

• Minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade 6 or above
• Minimum of a 6 in English and Maths and Science if taking A level Sciences.

The opportunity to study four Advanced level subjects will be offered to some particularly well-qualified applicants, currently defined as students who have achieved at least an average grade 7 across their best seven GCSE subjects.

Vocational and Applied Diploma Entry Requirements

• Merit at Level 2 in chosen area of study
• Minimum of 5 GCSE's at grade 4 or above including at least a grade in English and Maths

**Please refer to each subject's entry requirements for additional entry requirements for that subject**

Chemists conduct experiments to study how elements work in different conditions, test how they mix and work out what they are made up of right down to the tiniest particle.

The results can be ground-breaking, colourful, explosive, or almost impossible to see.

Chemists use their experiments and knowledge to develop medicines, foods, fabrics and other materials, from neon lights to shatterproof glass.

They also use it to understand the world around us, from why leaves change colour to discovering invisible pollutants in the air.

Pick up a can of soft drink and you’ll find chemistry everywhere, from the metal can you’re holding, to the paint used to cover it and the liquid inside.

Just breathe in and out and you’re performing a chemical reaction, which is a little scary, but pretty great too.

All that questioning and experimentation can be really handy when it comes to building a whole range of skills for work.

Chemistry helps you to develop research, problem solving and analytical skills. It helps you to challenge ideas and show how you worked things out through logic and step-by-step reasoning. Chemistry often requires teamwork and communication skills too, which is great for project management.

Chemistry is sometimes known as the “central science” because it helps to connect physical sciences, like maths and physics, with applied sciences, like biology, medicine and engineering. Chemistry will help in your study of other sciences and technical subjects including maths, physics, biology, engineering, IT, psychology, geography and geology. But study it alongside a modern language or an essay subject like history at A-level and you will have even more options for courses and careers.

Extras

Insight HE+ programme. This is a programme run by the University of Cambridge that encourages and prepares more academically-able students to make competitive applications to top universities, including the University of Cambridge.

Development of practical skills in chemistry

This module involves developing the skills of planning, implementing, analysis and evaluation

Foundations in chemistry

Includes atomic structure, amount of substance, acids and redox, bonding and shapes of molecules

Periodic table and energy

Includes periodicity, reactivity trends, enthalpy, reaction rates and equilibrium

Core organic chemistry

Includes alkanes, alkenes, alcohols, haloalkanes, synthesis and spectroscopy

Physical chemistry and transition elements

Includes rate of reaction, equilibrium, acids, bases and pH, buffers and neutralization, enthalpy, entropy, transition elements, redox and electrode potentials

Organic chemistry and analysis

Includes aromatic chemistry, carbonyls and carboxylic acids, amines, amino acids and proteins, organic synthesis, chromatography and spectroscopy

Three written papers covering modules 1 – 6.

• Paper 1 covers modules 1, 2, 3 and 5; 37% weighting
• Paper 2 covers modules 1, 2, 4 and 6; 37% weighting
• Paper 3 covers modules 1 – 6; 26% weighting

Chemistry will help you get ahead in most STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) careers and more besides.

Chemistry is an important subject for careers in: medicine, environmental science, engineering, toxicology, developing consumer products, metallurgy (studying how metals behave), space exploration, developing perfumes and cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, energy, teaching, science writing, software development and research.