IGCSE Chemistry

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Syllabus

Oxford Open Learning’s Chemistry IGCSE course is designed to prepare students for the Edexcel IGCSE in Chemistry (4CH0) for examination in June 2012 or later years.

Course Structure

The OOL IGCSE Chemistry course is designed to follow the structure of the Edexcel 4CH0 specification and is divided into six modules, as follows:

Module 1: Principles of Chemistry
Module 2: Chemistry of the Elements
Module 3: Organic Chemistry
Module 4: Physical Chemistry
Module 5: Chemistry in Society
Module 6: Investigative Skills

The course enables students to develop a range of scientific skills as they work with diagrams, graphs, statistics, photographic images and online media.

Students should have internet access to carry out some of the research and lesson activities. To find out more about the course read the Course Introduction.

Assessment

Assessment is by written examination. Paper 1 lasts two hours and is worth two-thirds of the marks. Paper 2 lasts one hour and is worth one third of the marks. There is no coursework and no practical examination.

For further details, read our IGCSE Chemistry blog.

Within this qualification there are the following courses

The Chemistry IGCSE course is accompanied by the following text.

Click to download the Chemistry IGCSE course introduction

Click to view the Chemistry IGCSE specification

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