Chemistry

Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology

01158592040

93 Abbey Street, Dunkirk, Nottingham, NG7 2PL

Course summary

You will develop and enhance your knowledge in three main areas: physical, organic and inorganic chemistry. You will learn in detail about topics such as atomic structure, bonding and chemical equilibria as well as electrode potentials and electrochemical cells in physical chemistry. You will study the periodic table in detail through topics like periodicity, transition metals and the reactions of group 1 and 7, helping to develop your passion for inorganic chemistry. In organic chemistry you will cover a broad range of topics, learning about a variety of functional groups and their reactions. In addition you will learn about different spectroscopy and chromatography techniques. There will be a large amount of hands-on experience and you will have the opportunity to learn and use practical skills to link theory with practice, deepening your knowledge of the world of chemistry.

Entry Requirements

Checked against your grades — every rule traces to the school's published source.

Published entry requirements compared with your results
Requirement	Rule	You
GCSE qualifications	5 gcse qualifications at grade 6.0 or above	—
Combined Science	Grade 6-5 in Combined Science (if taken)	—
Mathematics	Grade 6 in Mathematics	—
Chemistry	Grade 6 in Chemistry	—

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As published by the school

Our general entry requirements are that you will need a minimum of five Grade 6s in your GCSEs to study A-Levels. One of those grade 6s must be in Chemistry. If you have studied double science, you will need a minimum of 6-5, plus the general entry requirements. We do not recommend this course if you have not achieved a grade 6 in your maths GCSE due to the high maths content of the course.