Chemistry

Course summary

A-level Chemistry is generally regarded as a “tough” option. It requires students to recall a substantial amount of factual information; it deals with abstract concepts as well as a wide range of observable phenomena; it requires logical and mathematical reasoning applied to problem solving. For this reason it is well respected by universities and employers as evidence of transferrable skills. Chemistry students frequently also study Mathematics, and A-level Maths is highly desirable in order to take Chemistry at university. Physics will also sit well with Chemistry having common concepts of energy, rates, electrostatics and forces. Chemistry is recommended for the support of Biology which increasingly deals with life at the molecular level, and is regarded as a prerequisite subject for entry to Medical School.