A Level Chemistry | Furness College

A Level Chemistry

Our chemistry team are specialists in A Level Chemistry. With lab equipment and space to help you develop as a confident chemist, you will gain knowledge and understanding of how medicines are created and develop an insight into the processes behind this.

You will meet new challenges and find the answers to some of today's important questions, such as; what fuels can be used to replace fossil fuels?

You will learn about organic chemical concepts, study inorganic chemistry as well as physical chemistry.

You will need good maths skills and should ideally be taking A Level Mathematics.

Course Content

What Modules will you Study?

You will learn about organic chemical concepts, study inorganic chemistry as well as physical chemistry.

How long is the course?

Full time over 2 Years

Where will I learn?

The Sixth Form - Rating Lane Campus

How much will this course cost?

Please refer to the College fees policy, for more information please contact Student.Services@furness.ac.uk

Entry Requirements

What are the entry requirements?

In addition to minimum expected entry requirements, learners must have:

Grade 5 or above in GCSE Maths.

Grade 5:5 in GCSE Combined Science or grade 5 in GCSE Chemistry and either
Biology or Physics.

A Level programme - General Entry Criteria

3 GCSEs Grade 4 or above, plus 2 GCSEs grade 5 or above, must include
English Language or English Literature and maths.

An average GCSE grade of 5.0 or above.

Ctec/Mixed programme -
General Entry Criteria

A minimum of 5 GCSEs grade 4 or above, including English and/or
maths.

An average GCSE grade of 4.0 or above.

If you have Grade 3 in English Language, you may be able to study GCSE
English Language alongside your A Levels. Please note that we cannot offer GCSE
English and GCSE Maths resits as part of the same study programme. If you need
to retake both English Language and Maths, please contact us for advice about
your options.

Our A Level courses may be studied as a programme of three A Level subjects
or as a mixed programme with one or two vocational subjects. Please check
individual course pages for entry requirements.

Honours programme students will have a minimum average GSCE score of 6.0. In
addition to studying three A Level subjects, Honours students will be enrolled
on an Extended Project Qualification (EPQ). The Honours Programme prepares
students for university, supporting development of key skills such as
independent research and report writing.

If you wish to study biological or medical sciences at university, you must
take A Level Chemistry alongside Biology.

Progression

What opportunities will this lead to?

Chemistry students often continue to study science at university. Studying chemistry supports progression to many careers including medicine, pharmacuticals, engineering, forensic science and art restoration.

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