GCSEs form a basis upon which higher education and successful careers are built, our tutor supported open distance learning GCSE Chemistry course provides the necessary knowledge, skills and qualification without disrupting your current lifestyle.
The DCA Home Learning Chemistry GCSE course provides the core knowledge and skills needed to embark on a rewarding pathway to success. The distance learning Chemistry GSCE course is specially designed, allowing you to learn about Chemistry through flexible and cost-effective home study at your own time and pace.
With the distance learning Chemistry GCSE course, online study resources and a personal tutor are available to guide you throughout your studies, and your Student Advisor is a Freephone call away.
The DCA Chemistry GCSE course provides an award from the AQA, a nationally recognised body. The GCSE award is recognised by employers and higher education providers as proof of your ability and determination to succeed. Many people pass GCSEs through home study.
If you'd like to advance your knowledge or to earn more money from a career where GCSE Chemistry is an essential qualification, and to enjoy increased status and security, the DCA home study GCSE Chemistry course is the ideal distance learning home study course for you.
The GCSE Chemistry course is divided into five modules. You will first of all look at the nature of substances, and then analyse how chemicals react. The next module deals with the properties of air and water, followed by exploration of the chemicals from the Earth. The last module in the course centres on organic chemistry.
Examinations
Examinations are normally in June, although you may be able to arrange to sit some part of the GCSE in January.
Examination Entry Information
DCA will provide whatever help we can with examination information, finding an exam centre and authenticating coursework but entering examinations is entirely the responsibility of the student and the contract for sitting the examinations is between the student and the exam centre. We are not an exam centre and therefore although we can give information and guidance, we cannot make your entry for you, or change an incorrect entry. Full details about exams can be obtained on application. Students will sit external examinations and receive a certificate from the awarding body AQA
Textbooks
In addition to the recommended text, each course has a suggested reading list to help you achieve a broader understanding of the subject. Some subjects also require an accompanying textbook(s) which you will need to obtain.
Module One: The Nature of Substances
• Classifying Substances Topics
• Chemistry; Chemical Apparatus Introduction
• Particles and Atomic Structure Topics
• Molecules, Bonds and Formulae Topics
• Structure and the Periodic Table Topics
Module Two: How Chemicals React
• Chemical Reactions
• Moles and Reacting Quantities
• Acids and Bases s
• Reaction Rates Energy Changes in Chemical Reactions
• Electrochemistry
Module Three: Air and Water
• The Atmosphere Topics
• Nitrogen and its Compounds
• Hardness of Water
Module Four: Chemicals from the Earth
• Rocks and Minerals Topics
• Sulphur and its Compounds Topics
• The Halogens and their Compounds
• Limestone, Chalk and Marble
• Lithium, Sodium and Potassium
• Reactivity and Extraction of Metals
• Group 1 and Group 2 Metals and their
• Compounds
• Transition Metals and their Compounds
Module Five: Organic Chemistry
• Carbon and Organic Chemistry
• Alkanes and Alkenes Topics
• Crude Oil and Hydrocarbon Fuels
• Functional Groups
• More Complex Organic Compounds |
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