Best units guide

The Best Units Guide has been developed by the Guild as your one-stop shop for the most interesting and engaging broadening units and electives at UWA. All units featured in the guide were submitted by students who have taken the unit. Want to recommend a unit for the guide? Keep an eye on our socials for our regular callouts!

Units have been categorised based on which degree-specific major discipline they belong to. Depending on your course, units may fill the requirements for broadening units or electives. To check how a unit could fit into your course requirements, visit the UWA Handbook or contact your assigned Faculty Student Office.

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OCEN1001 - GLOBAL OCEAN CHALLENGES

Unit Coordinator:

Dr Arnold van Rooijen, A/Prof Marco Ghisalberti, A/Prof Scott Draper

Rating:

5/5

Time commitment:

10-15 hours per week

Difficulty:

Moderate

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PHAR1101 – DRUGS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

Unit Coordinator:

Dr Philippa Martyr, Dr Ricky Chen

Rating:

5/5

Time commitment:

3-8 hours per week

Difficulty:

Easy/Moderate

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PHIL1001 - ETHICS FOR THE DIGITAL AGE: AN INTRODUCTION TO MORAL PHILOSOPHY

Unit Coordinator:

A/Prof Michael Rubin

Rating:

5/5

Time commitment:

3-7 hours per week

Difficulty:

Moderate

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PHIL1002 – INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL THINKING

Unit Coordinator:

Dr Nin Kirkham (SS, S1), Miri Albahari (S1)

Rating:

4.5/5

Time commitment:

3-4 hours per week

Difficulty:

Moderate

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PHIL1003 – GOD, MIND AND KNOWLEDGE

Unit Coordinator:

Dr Andrew Milne

Rating:

5/5

Time commitment:

3-4 hours per week

Difficulty:

Easy

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PHIL2001 - BIOETHICS

Unit Coordinator:

Dr Rob Wilson

Rating:

5/5

Time commitment:

3-5 hours per week

Difficulty:

Easy

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PHIL3008 - RATIONALITY AND SOCIETY

Unit Coordinator:

Dr Lachlan Umbers

Rating:

5/5

Time commitment:

3-6 hours per week

Difficulty:

Very Difficult

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PHYL1001 - PHYSIOLOGY - HOW YOUR BODY WORKS?

Unit Coordinator:

A/Prof Peter Nobel, Dr Chrsitina Bojarski

Rating:

5/5

Time commitment:

4 hours per week

Difficulty:

Difficult

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PHYS1021 - APPLIED PHYSICS A

Unit Coordinator:

Dr Ralph James

Rating:

5/5

Time commitment:

1-2 hours per week

Difficulty:

Very Easy

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PHYS2001 QUANTUM PHYSICS AND ELECTROMAGNETISM

Unit Coordinator:

Dr Darren Grasso

Rating:

5/5

Time commitment:

6-8 hours per week

Difficulty:

Difficult

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PHYS2002 – MANY PARTICLE SYSTEMS

Unit Coordinator:

Dr Darren Grasso

Rating:

5/5

Time commitment:

3-4 hours per week

Difficulty:

Moderate

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PLNT2204 – PLANT DIVERSITY AND EVOLUTION

Unit Coordinator:

Dr Pieter Poot, Dr Kosala Ranathunge

Rating:

5/5

Time commitment:

5 hours per week

Difficulty:

Moderate

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