AQA specifications

• Paper 1: Externally Set Assignment8201-X96 marks10h exam
  • An externally set assignment: a sustained creative response to a chosen starting point, completed over a supervised period

Total exam marks: 96Total exam time: 10h

• Paper 1: Biology Paper 18461-1F / 8461-1H100 marks1h 45m
  • Cell biology
  • Organisation
  • Infection and response
  • Bioenergetics
• Paper 2: Biology Paper 28461-2F / 8461-2H100 marks1h 45m
  • Homeostasis and response
  • Inheritance, variation and evolution
  • Ecology

Total exam marks: 200Total exam time: 3h 30m

• Paper 1: Chemistry Paper 18462-1F / 8462-1H100 marks1h 45m
  • Atomic structure and the periodic table
  • Bonding, structure and the properties of matter
  • Quantitative chemistry
  • Chemical changes
  • Energy changes
• Paper 2: Chemistry Paper 28462-2F / 8462-2H100 marks1h 45m
  • Rate and extent of chemical change
  • Organic chemistry
  • Chemical analysis
  • Chemistry of the atmosphere
  • Using resources

Total exam marks: 200Total exam time: 3h 30m

• Paper 1: Biology Paper 18464-B-1F / 8464-B-1H70 marks1h 15m
  • Cell biology
  • Organisation
  • Infection and response
  • Bioenergetics
• Paper 2: Biology Paper 28464-B-2F / 8464-B-2H70 marks1h 15m
  • Homeostasis and response
  • Inheritance, variation and evolution
  • Ecology
• Paper 3: Chemistry Paper 18464-C-1F / 8464-C-1H70 marks1h 15m
  • Atomic structure
  • Bonding
  • Quantitative chemistry
  • Chemical changes
  • Energy changes
• Paper 4: Chemistry Paper 28464-C-2F / 8464-C-2H70 marks1h 15m
  • Rate and extent of chemical change
  • Organic chemistry
  • Chemical analysis
  • Chemistry of the atmosphere
  • Using resources
• Paper 5: Physics Paper 18464-P-1F / 8464-P-1H70 marks1h 15m
  • Energy
  • Electricity
  • Particle model of matter
  • Atomic structure
• Paper 6: Physics Paper 28464-P-2F / 8464-P-2H70 marks1h 15m
  • Forces
  • Waves
  • Magnetism and electromagnetism

Total exam marks: 420Total exam time: 7h 30m

• Paper 1: Computational Thinking & Programming8525-180 marks1h 30m
  • Computational thinking and algorithms
  • Programming concepts, writing, testing and refining code
• Paper 2: Computing Concepts8525-280 marks1h 30m
  • Data representation
  • Computer systems
  • Networks
  • Cyber security
  • Databases
  • Boolean logic

Total exam marks: 160Total exam time: 3h

• Paper 1: Understanding Drama8261-180 marks1h 45m
  • How drama and theatre is developed and performed
  • A set play, studied and explored practically
  • Analysis and evaluation of a live theatre performance seen during the course

Total exam marks: 80Total exam time: 1h 45m

• Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading & Writing8700-180 marks1h 45m
  • Reading one unseen fiction extract
  • Descriptive or narrative writing
• Paper 2: Writers' Viewpoints & Perspectives8700-280 marks1h 45m
  • Reading two unseen non-fiction texts on a linked theme
  • Writing to present a viewpoint or argument

Total exam marks: 160Total exam time: 3h 30m

• Paper 1: Shakespeare & 19th Century Novel8702-164 marks1h 45m
  • One Shakespeare play
  • One 19th-century novel
• Paper 2: Modern Texts, Poetry & Unseen Poetry8702-296 marks2h 15m
  • One modern prose or drama text
  • Poetry from the AQA anthology (one cluster)
  • Unseen poetry

Total exam marks: 160Total exam time: 4h

• Paper 1: Listening8652-LF / 8652-LH50 marks35m / 45m
  • People and lifestyle
  • Popular culture
  • Communication and the world around us
• Paper 2: Reading8652-RF / 8652-RH60 marks45m / 1h
  • People and lifestyle
  • Popular culture
  • Communication and the world around us
• Paper 3: Writing8652-WF / 8652-WH50 marks1h / 1h 15m
  • People and lifestyle
  • Popular culture
  • Communication and the world around us

Total exam marks: 160

• Paper 1: Living with the Physical Environment8035-188 marks1h 30m
  • The challenge of natural hazards
  • The living world
  • Physical landscapes in the UK
• Paper 2: Challenges in the Human Environment8035-288 marks1h 30m
  • Urban issues and challenges
  • The changing economic world
  • The challenge of resource management
• Paper 3: Geographical Applications8035-376 marks1h 15m
  • Issue evaluation
  • Fieldwork

Total exam marks: 252Total exam time: 4h 15m

• Paper 1: Understanding the Modern World8145-184 marks2h
  • Period study (one of four options)
  • Wider world depth study (one of five options)
• Paper 2: Shaping the Nation8145-284 marks2h
  • Thematic study (one of three options)
  • British depth study with historic environment (one of four options)

Total exam marks: 168Total exam time: 4h

• Paper 1: Non-Calculator8300-1F / 8300-1H80 marks1h 30m
  • Number
  • Algebra
  • Ratio, proportion and rates of change
  • Geometry and measures
  • Probability
  • Statistics
• Paper 2: Calculator8300-2F / 8300-2H80 marks1h 30m
  • Number
  • Algebra
  • Ratio, proportion and rates of change
  • Geometry and measures
  • Probability
  • Statistics
• Paper 3: Calculator8300-3F / 8300-3H80 marks1h 30m
  • Number
  • Algebra
  • Ratio, proportion and rates of change
  • Geometry and measures
  • Probability
  • Statistics

Total exam marks: 240Total exam time: 4h 30m

• Paper 1: Listening8271-196 marks1h 30m
  • Western classical tradition, 1650-1910
  • Popular music
  • Traditional music
  • Western classical tradition since 1910

Total exam marks: 96Total exam time: 1h 30m

• Paper 1: The Human Body & Movement8582-178 marks1h 15m
  • Applied anatomy and physiology
  • Movement analysis
  • Physical training
  • Use of data
• Paper 2: Socio-Cultural Influences & Well-being8582-278 marks1h 15m
  • Sports psychology
  • Socio-cultural influences
  • Health, fitness and wellbeing
  • Use of data

Total exam marks: 156Total exam time: 2h 30m

• Paper 1: Physics Paper 18463-1F / 8463-1H100 marks1h 45m
  • Energy
  • Electricity
  • Particle model of matter
  • Atomic structure
• Paper 2: Physics Paper 28463-2F / 8463-2H100 marks1h 45m
  • Forces
  • Waves
  • Magnetism and electromagnetism
  • Space physics

Total exam marks: 200Total exam time: 3h 30m

• Paper 1: Cognition & Development8182-1100 marks1h 45m
  • Memory
  • Perception
  • Development
  • Research methods
• Paper 2: Social Context & Behaviour8182-2100 marks1h 45m
  • Social influence
  • Language, thought and communication
  • Brain and neuropsychology
  • Psychological problems

Total exam marks: 200Total exam time: 3h 30m

• Paper 1: The Study of Religions8062-196 marks1h 45m
  • Christianity (or Catholic Christianity)
  • One other religion from Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism or Sikhism
• Paper 2: Thematic Studies8062-296 marks1h 45m
  • Thematic studies on religious, philosophical and ethical questions

Total exam marks: 192Total exam time: 3h 30m

• Paper 1: Listening8698-LF / 8698-LH50 marks35m / 45m
  • Identity and culture
  • Local, national, international and global areas of interest
  • Current and future study and employment
• Paper 2: Reading8698-RF / 8698-RH60 marks45m / 1h
  • Identity and culture
  • Local, national, international and global areas of interest
  • Current and future study and employment
• Paper 3: Writing8698-WF / 8698-WH50 marks1h / 1h 15m
  • Identity and culture
  • Local, national, international and global areas of interest
  • Current and future study and employment

Total exam marks: 160

• Paper 1: Biological Processes7402-191 marks2h
  • Biological molecules
  • Cells
  • Organisms exchange substances with their environment
  • Genetic information, variation and relationships between organisms
• Paper 2: Biological Diversity7402-291 marks2h
  • Energy transfers in and between organisms
  • Organisms respond to changes in their internal and external environments
  • Genetics, populations, evolution and ecosystems
  • The control of gene expression
• Paper 3: Practical & Investigative Skills7402-378 marks2h
  • Practical skills and data analysis
  • Synoptic questions drawing on all topics

Total exam marks: 260Total exam time: 6h

• Paper 1: Inorganic & Physical Chemistry7405-1105 marks2h
  • Atomic structure and amount of substance
  • Bonding and structure
  • Energetics and kinetics
  • Chemical equilibria and redox
  • Thermodynamics and rate equations
• Paper 2: Organic & Physical Chemistry7405-2105 marks2h
  • Organic chemistry: alkanes, alkenes, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and aromatic chemistry
  • Analytical techniques
  • Further physical chemistry
• Paper 3: Practical & General Principles7405-390 marks2h
  • Practical skills and multiple-choice questions
  • Synoptic questions drawing on all topics

Total exam marks: 300Total exam time: 6h

• Paper 1: Computer Fundamentals7517-1100 marks2h 30m
  • Computer systems: data representation, computer architecture, networking, databases and wider issues in computing
• Paper 2: Algorithms & Programming7517-2100 marks2h 30m
  • Algorithms and programming: computational thinking, data structures, algorithms, and writing and adapting programs on-screen

Total exam marks: 200Total exam time: 5h

• Paper 1: Markets & Market Failure7136-180 marks2h
  • Individuals, firms, markets and market structure
  • Market failure and government intervention
• Paper 2: National & International Economy7136-280 marks2h
  • The measurement of macroeconomic performance
  • How the macroeconomy works
  • Financial markets and monetary policy
  • The role of the state in the macroeconomy
• Paper 3: Economic Principles & Issues7136-380 marks2h
  • Extended-response synoptic questions drawing on microeconomics and macroeconomics
  • Data response questions

Total exam marks: 240Total exam time: 6h

• Paper 1: Love Through the Ages7712-175 marks3h
  • Poetry, prose and Shakespeare exploring the theme of love across different literary periods
  • Unseen poetry
• Paper 2: Texts in Shared Contexts7712-275 marks2h 30m
  • Texts in shared contexts: either World War One and its aftermath, or Modern Times (literature from 1945 to the present), depending on the option chosen by the school

Total exam marks: 150Total exam time: 5h 30m

• Paper 1: Listening, Reading & Writing7652-1120 marks2h 30m
  • Listening, reading and translation across the specification's themes: society, culture, immigration and politics in French-speaking countries
• Paper 2: Writing7652-280 marks2h
  • Two essays on studied French-language literary texts and/or films

Total exam marks: 200Total exam time: 4h 30m

• Paper 1: Core Pure7367-1100 marks2h
  • Proof
  • Complex numbers
  • Matrices
  • Further algebra and functions
  • Further calculus
  • Further vectors
• Paper 2: Core Pure7367-2100 marks2h
  • Any content from Paper 1
  • Polar coordinates
  • Hyperbolic functions
  • Differential equations
  • Further numerical methods
• Paper 3: Optional7367-3100 marks2h
  • Compulsory core content (proof, further algebra, calculus)
  • Two chosen optional applications from Mechanics, Statistics and Discrete Mathematics

Total exam marks: 300Total exam time: 6h

• Paper 1: Physical Geography7037-1120 marks2h 30m
  • Water and carbon cycles (compulsory)
  • Further physical geography options chosen by the school (e.g. coastal systems and landscapes, hazards, glacial systems and landscapes)
• Paper 2: Human Geography7037-2120 marks2h 30m
  • Human geography options chosen by the school (e.g. global systems and global governance, changing places, population and the environment, or resource security)
• Paper 3: Geography Fieldwork Investigation7037-360 marks2h
  • Geographical debates: two synoptic contemporary issues chosen by the school
  • Geographical skills

Total exam marks: 300Total exam time: 7h

• Paper 1: Breadth Study7042-180 marks2h 30m
  • Breadth study: around 100 years of change in one country's history, option chosen by the school
• Paper 2: Depth Study7042-280 marks2h 30m
  • Depth study: a shorter, more intensive period of around 25-30 years, option chosen by the school (paired with Paper 1 so the course covers one British and one non-British history)
• Paper 3: Historical Investigation7042-340 marks1h 30m
  • Historical investigation: a 3,000-3,500 word essay on a self-chosen historical question, marked as non-exam assessment

Total exam marks: 200Total exam time: 6h 30m

• Paper 1: Pure Mathematics 17357-1100 marks2h
  • Proof
  • Algebra and functions
  • Coordinate geometry
  • Sequences and series
  • Trigonometry
  • Exponentials and logarithms
  • Differentiation
  • Integration
  • Numerical methods
• Paper 2: Pure Mathematics 27357-2100 marks2h
  • Any content from Paper 1
  • Vectors
  • Quantities and units in mechanics
  • Kinematics
  • Forces and Newton's laws
  • Moments
• Paper 3: Statistics & Mechanics7357-3100 marks2h
  • Any content from Papers 1 and 2
  • Statistical sampling
  • Data presentation and interpretation
  • Probability
  • Statistical distributions
  • Statistical hypothesis testing

Total exam marks: 300Total exam time: 6h

• Paper 1: Mechanics & Materials — Waves, Electricity7408-185 marks2h
  • Measurements and their errors
  • Particles and radiation
  • Waves
  • Mechanics and materials
  • Electricity
• Paper 2: Thermal Physics — Fields & Nuclear7408-285 marks2h
  • Further mechanics and thermal physics
  • Fields and their consequences
  • Nuclear physics
• Paper 3: Practical Skills & Data Analysis7408-380 marks2h
  • Practical skills and data analysis
  • Synoptic questions across the whole course

Total exam marks: 250Total exam time: 6h

• Paper 1: Introductory Topics in Psychology7182-196 marks2h
  • Social influence
  • Memory
  • Attachment
  • Psychopathology
• Paper 2: Psychology in Context7182-296 marks2h
  • Approaches in psychology
  • Biopsychology
  • Research methods
• Paper 3: Issues & Options in Psychology7182-396 marks2h
  • Issues and debates in psychology
  • Two or three optional topics chosen by the school (e.g. relationships, schizophrenia, forensic psychology)

Total exam marks: 288Total exam time: 6h

• Paper 1: Education with Theory & Methods7192-180 marks2h
  • Education
  • Methods in context
  • Theory and methods
• Paper 2: Topics in Sociology7192-280 marks2h
  • Two topics chosen by the school (commonly families and households, and beliefs in society, from a wider option list including culture and identity, health, the media and global development)
• Paper 3: Crime & Deviance with Theory & Methods7192-380 marks2h
  • Crime and deviance
  • Theory and methods

Total exam marks: 240Total exam time: 6h

• Paper 1: Listening, Reading & Writing7692-1120 marks2h 30m
  • Listening, reading and translation across the specification's themes: society, culture, immigration and politics in Spanish-speaking countries
• Paper 2: Writing7692-280 marks2h
  • Two essays on studied Spanish-language literary texts and/or films

Total exam marks: 200Total exam time: 4h 30m