Chemistry

Course summary

One of the most flexible disciplines, Chemistry is a useful partner to Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Economics or History and is a requirement for Medicine and useful for Engineering. Chemistry is also highly valued in research, insurance, consultancy, law and many other careers because of its training of analytical and problem-solving skills. About a quarter of the course is dedicated to laboratory work, developing the practical skills that a chemist needs. There is a series of assessed practical tasks over the two-year course, in which certain skills must be demonstrated by pupils and recorded.