13CHE

Year 13 Chemistry (Level 3)

Subject Description

Head of Faculty: Mrs S. Boasman.

The course continues to build on and develop understanding of chemical concepts studied at Level 2.   

Students are encouraged to further develop their thinking skills, challenge their understanding of the subject and investigate how chemistry relates to our society. 

Level 3 chemistry is a pre-requisite for many science based careers e.g. medicine, pharmacy, physiotherapy, dentistry, engineering, dietetics, nutrition, food technology, health and environmental science. Students intending to follow a science career should take Chemistry, Mathematics and either Physics and/or Biology.  

This course is not in conjunction with L3 Chemistry Advanced.

 

Prerequisites

Preference will be given to students with a minimum of 14 credits in Level 2 Chemistry and a minimum of 10 credits of Level 2 Mathematics. Recommended that students achieve 14 credits in Level 2 Chemistry with 9 from external standards. Discretionary entry will be offered by Head of Faculty