Wellington College Belfast Co-educational Grammar School
Chemistry

Chemical Engineering at QUB

On Thursday 8^th of November, a group of year 12, 13 & 14 Chemistry students were invited to attend a talk on chemical engineering given by Dr. Mohammad Ahmad, the Head of Chemical Engineering Teaching at Queens University Belfast.

At the outset Dr. Ahmad explained the methods employed by chemical engineers and described common misconception about the career. Chemical engineers take other peoples inventions and adapt them for use on a much larger scale, supervising mass production processes.

Dr Ahmad went on to explain how the salaries of chemical engineers compare very favourably with those of other engineers. He also highlighted the relative success of chemical engineers graduating from QUB in finding employment. Dr. Ahmad outlined the entry requirements for related courses at QUB and finally took questions from his impressed and enthusiastic audience.

Mr S Wilson, Head of Chemistry

CCEA (1110)

AS Level

Three units are covered in the first year of the course

Unit 1 Basic concepts in physical and inorganic chemistry- including atomic structure, bonding, Periodic Table, redox and titrations.           

Unit 2 Organic chemistry and further physical and inorganic chemistry- including hydrocarbons, kinetics, alcohols and IR spectroscopy.

Unit 3 Internal assessment under exam conditions- including planning and practical exercises.           

At A2 Level

Three further units are covered in the second year of the course

Unit 4 Periodic trends and further organic, physical and inorganic chemistry- including thermochemistry, equilibria, isomerism and environmental chemistry.

Unit 5 Analytical, transition metals, electrochemistry and further organic chemistry- including nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, catalytic behaviour, chromatography and polymer chemistry. 

Unit 6 Internal assessment under exam conditions- including planning and practical exercises. 

Mr S Wilson (HOD)
Dr P Wardlow