Units

Mandatory units

• Unit 01 Best practice in science.
• Unit 02 Materials science.
• Unit 03 Forensic science.
• Unit 04 Food science.

Optional units

• Unit 05 Science of health and bodycare products.
• Unit 06 Science of construction.
• Unit 07 Science and the environment.
• Unit 08 Science in sport.
• Unit 09 Investigating energy sources.
• Unit 10 Industrial science.
• Unit 11 The science of the universe and humanity***.
• Unit 12 Career planning for science.
• Unit 13 Work experience in science.

* To achieve the Level 2 Award candidates must achieve the mandatory units 1 and 2 plus any other unit.
** To achieve the Level 2 Certificate candidates must achieve all four mandatory units plus two optional units. However, only one of units 12 and 13 will count towards the full qualification.
*** It is a statutory requirement that candidates under the age of 16 undertake unit 11 in order to meet the Key Stage 4 Programme of Study for Science.