Applied Sciences

Assessment

Includes opportunities to discuss the operations of laboratories, pharmaceutical and bulk chemistry industries and carry out your own investigative project in collaboration with the department. The course consists of 8 units, 6 of which are mandatory and 3 are externally assessed units: Unit 1: Principles and Applications of Science 1 – externally assessed. Unit 2: Practical Scientific Procedures and Techniques – internally assessed. Unit 3: Science Investigation Skills Unit 4: Laboratory Techniques and their Application – internally assessed Unit 5: Principles and Applications of Science 2 -external assessment Unit 6: Investigative Project Unit 7/8: Optional units