Science GCSE Part-Time
GCSE
In Broadstairs
Description
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Type
GCSE
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Location
Broadstairs
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Start date
Different dates available
Science is now considered a vital GCSE, along with Maths and English. Many jobs require a Science GCSE and for those considering a teaching career, it is essential. Students who wish to follow a scientific career or further study in any of the sciences would find this subject very useful. This is a part-time course, studied over one year, once a week on Wednesday afternoons or Tuesday evenings.
Important information
Government funding available
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About this course
There are no formal entry requirements.
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Subjects
- Teaching
- English
- Maths
- Applied Physics
- Nuclear Physics
- Astrophysics
- Computational Physics
- Part Time
Course programme
Course Overview
Science is now considered a vital GCSE, along with Maths and English. Many jobs require a Science GCSE and for those considering a teaching career, it is essential. Students who wish to follow a scientific career or further study in any of the sciences would find this subject very useful. This is a part-time course, studied over one year, once a week on Wednesday afternoons or Tuesday evenings.
Course Structure
This is a part-time programme delivered over one year for a part day or evening once a week. The programme is divided into three areas:
Biology (25% of total marks)
- Humans responses to changes
- Keeping healthy
- Abuse of drugs
- Causes of disease and how our bodies defend against them
- Variation within species
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Methods for producing plants and animals with preferred characteristics
Chemistry (25% of total marks)
- Rocks as building materials
- Metals from rocks and how these metals are used
- Fuels from crude oils
- Use of plant oils
- Changes in the Earth and atmosphere
- Why some species die out
- How new species develop
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How humans affect the environment
Physics (25% of total marks)
- How heat is transferred
- Efficient use of energy
- Why electrical devices are so useful
- Generating electricity
- Uses and hazards of electromagnetic waves
- Uses and dangers of radioactivity
- What we know about the universe and how it continues to change
Qualification Aims
Science is now considered a vital GCSE, along with Maths and English. Many jobs require a Science GCSE and for those considering a teaching career, it is essential. Students who wish to follow a scientific career or further study in any of the sciences would find this subject very useful.
Assessments/Examinations
There is a choice of Foundation or Higher Tier entry. There are written papers, one each covering the three subject areas listed. Each paper is 45 minutes (3/4hour) and carries 25% of the total marks.
Courseworkâ€" candidates will perform experimental work and then be required to answer written questions based on their results. Coursework contributes to the remaining 25% of the mark.
Cost / Equipment
Tuition fee for those aged 19 or over at the start of the course, including exam fee: approx£200
You will need stationery, folder, pen, pencil, and a standard scientific calculator. You will also be required to purchase a recommended textbook. Full details will be given at the start of the course.
Free tuition is available to those aged 16-18 or who are in receipt of certain means tested benefits or to their un-waged dependants. If you are not on benefits but find it difficult to pay any course related costs because of financial hardship, we may also be able to help.
Start Date
Afternoon class: Wednesday afternoons from September 2010 at 1.45-4.00pm
Evening class: Tuesday evenings from September 2010 at 6.15-8.30pm
Science GCSE Part-Time