Chemistry

Course summary

Chemical principles are becoming increasingly vital to understand, explain and improve the world we live in. Chemists and biochemists are also playing a vital role in the research on treatments and vaccines vital for the fight against Covid-19. You will study chemistry in a range of different contexts through theory and practical work which together convey the excitement of contemporary chemistry. Across the course, you will study elements of life, developing fuels, elements from the sea, the ozone layer, medicines, the chemical industry, polymers and life, oceans, developing metals and colour by design. Concepts are introduced in a spiral way with topics introduced early in the course and reinforced later. There is a particular emphasis on an investigational and problem-solving approach to practical work.