Course overview
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Study A Level Environmental Science from the comfort of your own home and choose when to take your exams. A convenient and stress-free way to study that fits around your existing commitments. Simply receive your course materials online or by post and start studying to gain that all-important A-Level.
We have a 94% pass rate** with our A-Levels, earn up to 56 UCAS points.
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Study method
- Online
- Blended
- In-class
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Duration study load
You will have 2 years to complete the full A-Level from the date you receive your materials. You will be able to study at your own pace and in your own time without the pressure of tight deadlines.
Entry requirements
There are no specific entry requirements for this course.
Course features
- Dedicated personal tutor support
- Dedicated student support
- Assignment marking and feedback
- Free CV critique service
- Free employability guide to help you impress future employers
- Free XO Student Discounts card
- *Comprehensive study guide
- *Open Study College pen and highlighter
- *Student study planner
- *Student notebook
* Not included with the online study option
Assessment
As part of this course, students must undertake fieldwork which meets the minimum requirement of 4 days. You can choose to add this on with us. The fieldwork will be based on a range of habitats in Lincolnshire.
Assessment of the knowledge and understanding of the fieldwork skills in this course will be by written exams only. Overall, at least 15% of the marks for A-level Environmental Science qualification will require the assessment of fieldwork skills.
To achieve the full Environmental Science A Level you will need to sit the exams. You will be assessed across the 7 sections and practical assessment. All units will be assessed by two paper-based examinations.
These can also be added on with us. If you add on the exams with us the exams are based in Coventry, Bolton and Wimbledon. You need to ensure you can travel to either of these locations.
Your practical assessment will be based on a range of habitats in Lincolnshire and will run from Mon 22 March – Thu 25 March.
A more detailed breakdown of the assessment details is provided below.
Your fieldwork skills will be assessed within the written exams only.
Exam details
Paper 1
- Type: Written examination
- Duration: 3 hours
- Weighing: 50% of A Level
- Total Marks: 120
- Assessed: Any content from sections 2, 3, 4 and 7
- Assessment format: A combination of multiple-choice, short answer and extended writing questions
Paper 2
- Type: Written examination
- Duration: 3 hours
- Weighing: 50% of A Level
- Total Marks: 120
- Assessed: Any content from sections 1, 5, 6 and 7
- Assessment format: A combination of multiple-choice, short answer and extended writing questions
Delivery
This course enables you to study for an A-Level in Environmental Science by distance learning at home or at work. Your course materials will be sent by post. Tutor support will be available via email, so help is only a click away! Your course pack will include self-assessment exercises and tutor-marked study questions, so you can monitor your progress.
Thinking of going to university?
Open Study College is proud to partner with QA Higher Education, providing students with the unique opportunity to progress into higher education. This partnership aims to support our students in finding and securing a university place at one of QA Higher Education’s conveniently located teaching centres across the UK.
Subjects
Specification: AQA 7447
- Conditions for life on Earth
- Conservation of biodiversity
- Life processes in the biosphere and conservation planning
- Opportunities for skills development and independent thinking
- The hydrosphere
- Mineral resources
- Biogeochemical cycles
- The importance of energy supplies in the development of society
- The impact of the features of energy resources
- The sustainability of current energy resource exploitation
- Strategies to secure future energy supplies
- New energy conservation technologies
- The properties of pollutants
- Strategies to control pollutants
- Ionising radiation
- Noise
- Solid wastes
- Heavy metals
- Acid mine drainage
- Nutrient pollution
- Pesticides
- Agriculture
- Agroecosystems
- Sustainability of agriculture
- Aquatic food production systems
- Forest resources
- Dynamic equilibria
- Energy
- Material cycles
- The circular economy
- Scientific methodologies
- Sampling techniques
- Specialist techniques
- Fieldwork and laboratory activities
- Standard environmental techniques
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