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.
Please note, some submissions have been edited for clarity.
Arts
ASIA2004 - POPULAR CULTURE IN ASIA
Unit coordinator: Caleb Kelso-Marsh (previously Assoc. Prof. Joanna Elfving-Hwang)
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-4 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
Student comments: “Loved Jo! Looking forward to taking more of her units.”
"No exam, fun content, passionate lecturer & tutor, short group assignment which is planned so that there isn't much time spent in delegation."
"It was fun, interesting, about pop culture so you write essays about movies music and subcultures. Theres no exam, you get participation marks for talking in the tutorial, the assignments are all essays (1000 word essay, 500 word group project, 2000 word final essay)."
ASIA3005 - DEMOCRATISATION IN ASIA
Unit coordinator: Associate Professor Jie Chen
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-8 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: "The content is super interesting for anyone interested in politics, Asian cultures and history, or just understanding how nations have shifted along the spectrum from totalitarianism/authoritarianism towards democracy and back, which is super relevant to the time we're living in, even outside of Asia."
ASIA3006 - CONTEMPORARY KOREAN SOCIETY
Unit coordinator: Caleb Kelso-Marsh
Rating: 5/5
Time Commitment: 3-4 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
Student comments: "For a third year unit there was very little pressure, all of the topics were interesting, contact hours kept to a minimum."
CHIN1401 - CHINESE 1
Unit coordinator: Mr Liyong Wang
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-4 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
CLAN1101 - LATIN 1
Unit coordinator: Professor Yasmin Haskell
Rating: 4.5/5
Time commitment: 3-4 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
FREN1403 - FRENCH STUDIES 3
Unit coordinator: Dr Paul Gibbard
Rating: 4/5
Time commitment: 0-2 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
Student comments: “Content is quite similar to Year 12 French.”
GRMN1401 – GERMAN BEGINNERS 1
Unit coordinator: Dr Kati Tonkin
Rating: 4.75/5
Time commitment: 3-4 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: “It’s fun and makes you more employable. Or you can holiday in a German speaking country!”
“Kati was a wonderful lecturer when I did this unit, it pushed me to do GRMN1402 with Dale, which I thoroughly enjoyed as well.”
“Very good if you want to lead to a short exchange in Germany for 6 weeks!”
"A lot of love and effort went into organising this unit. No lectures, just three highly interactive hours a week with really friendly and highly-skilled teachers. There's many opportunities throughout the semester (both in-class and online) to practise what you've learned and get feedback. In terms of time commitment - if you're looking for a pass, just showing up to class will do; if you're looking to achieve high marks and begin developing German skills for life, so many extra exercises and resources are provided for you to work towards that. The exam is quite fair - it assesses nothing but the basics you learned in class."
"This is the best elective unit out! It is well structured and engaging!"
"If you speak English already, German is the perfect language to pick up. A lot of the grammar rules and even words are the same—compared to other languages I’ve studied, this was by far the easiest to become comfortable enough to speak and write in, and reading is a piece of cake once you’ve learned the vocab. The lecturer/tutors are supportive and very engaging, too. This is probably the best and most cruisy unit I’ve ever taken at UWA!"
GRMN1403 - GERMAN STUDIES (Level 1)
Unit coordinator: Dr Dale Adams
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 6 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
Student comments: "The weekly lecture assignments include watching movies."
GRMN2403 - GERMAN STUDIES (Level 2)
Unit coordinator: Dr Dale Adams
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 8-9 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
Student comments: "No exam! But needs a certain German level to do this unit."
ITAL1401 – ITALIAN STUDIES 1
Unit coordinator: Dr Marinella Caruso
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 4 hours per week
Difficulty: Very Difficult
Student Comments: "It was very easy to learn the language with Marinella"
KORE1401 - KOREAN 1
Unit coordinator: Dr Arum Kim
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 0-2 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
Student comments: "Best unit for learning a language."
"Easy foreign language to pick up."
KORE2811 - KOREAN CULTURE FROM KORYO TO K-POP
Unit coordinator: Caleb Kelso-Marsh
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 0-2 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: "Caleb is very easy to contact, he also keeps the topics interesting. His explanations of concepts and overall enjoyment of teaching these classes is admirable.
This unit is part of the Korean Studies major, but if you aren’t doing the major and just have a fascination with Korean popular culture or the modern history of Korea it is a great unit to take."
LING1001 - LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION
Unit coordinator: Dr Celeste Rodriguez Louro
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 2-4 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
Student comments: "A very interesting unit that offers an insight into the broad field of linguistics. It offers many opportunities for you to test your understanding of the concepts and apply them to real-world scenarios: engaging tutorials run weekly, short online tests run once every two weeks. Don't get your anxieties - or hopes - up though, linguistics won't teach you how to speak every language in the world (you WILL however learn, why such a 'cheat code' isn't possible) or give you a massive book on the definitively correct way to speak English (you WILL however explore, what 'correct' means). If you've ever been interested in unpacking the peculiarities of language, definitely jump on board!"
LING1002 - LANGUAGE AS A COGNITIVE SYSTEM
Unit coordinator: Dr Luisa Miceli
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-4 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: “Super interesting!”
LING2008 - HOW LANGUAGE SHAPES SOCIETY
Unit coordinator: Dr Celeste Rodriguez Louro
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-4 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: “The content is SO interesting, and it’s not that hard to wrap your head around. If you have a curiosity about understanding people in a more holistic approach over science do this unit. As long as you even just read the lecture slides you will be fine.”
SPAN1401 – SPANISH STUDIES 1
Unit coordinator: Dr Anna Gadd
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 6-8 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: "Learning another language is made very easy and enjoyable by Anna! I especially loved the culture lectures and learning about Spanish culture, it made me desperate to travel to Spain!"
"Anna's personality and passion for the subject made me recommend this unit."
"Very enjoyable!"
"Such a fun class and Anna is an amazing teacher!"
"Class party! The 2 unit coordinators are lovely and always willing to support their students."
SPAN2403 – SPANISH STUDIES 3
Unit coordinator: Dr Anna Gadd
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-6 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
Student comments: "Thanks to Anna and Maite for a great semester! My favourite unit by far."
"Increased my understanding of concepts learned previously and learned new grammar. Cleared up confusion I had in previous classes."
TRNS5001 - HISTORIES AND THEORIES OF TRANSLATION STUDIES
Unit coordinator: Dr Anna Gadd
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 2-6 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: "This is the basis of translation studies. This unit introduces both the histories and the theories of translation very well, and paves the way for further studies"
GEND1901 - BEYOND 'GENDER WARS'
Unit coordinator: Dr Chantal Bourgault du Coudray
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 2-5 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Prerequisites: None
Student comments: "All topics are super relevant, and Chantal facilitates great discussions each week."
"It was such an informative class and I think that a lot of people could get a lot out of it. I also think it covers the really important basics of feminism, gender theory and other history/ theory that is especially relevant today."
GEND2903 - SEX, GENDER, TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE
Unit coordinator: Dr Chantal Bourgault du Coudray and Dr Heather Bray
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-5 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
Student comments: "Its really interesting class, but also not hard to keep up with. No weekly assessments or exams. 1 individual essay, 1 group poster."
GEND3901 - FEMINIST THOUGHT
Unit coordinator: Dr Chantal Bourgault du Coudray
Rating: 5
Time commitment: 4-6 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
Student comments: "Assignments are mostly up to your own interpretation and the manner in which you engage with the content is almost entirely up to you. Getting to learn about other students and how the readings relate to their lives is interesting as well."
PHIL1001 - ETHICS FOR THE DIGITAL AGE: AN INTRODUCTION TO MORAL PHILOSOPHY
Unit coordinator: Assistant Professor Michael Rubin
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-7 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: “Highly recommend! Rubin is brilliant and engaging and the unit content was so fun.”
"the professor was super engaging and his love of the subject translated to his teaching. i enjoyed learning the foundations of philosophy first, and then exploring the relevant applications it has in the digital age. the last four weeks in particular covered very interesting content. the workshops were fun and the lectures were never boring to me so i 10/10 recommend this unit to everyone, whether you have an interest in philosophy or not (i definitely didn’t to start with!)"
"Michael Rubin is a really great lecturer. He’s humorous and explains difficult moral theories in a simple manner that everyone can understand."
"Interesting and different content!! Amazing lecturer and workshop tutors"
"It was a really good unit to develop critical thinking skills and the lecturer is fantastic."
PHIL1002 – INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL THINKING
Unit coordinator: Nin Kirkham (Summer), Miri Albahari (S1)
Rating: 4.5/5
Time commitment: 3-4 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: “Very easy unit with useful content relevant to other fields. It helps develop critical thinking skills.”
“Single most valuable unit I took at university. Should be universally taken.”
"I would almost go so far as to say that all students should be required to take this unit. This unit serves as a brilliant introduction to basic argumentation- how to read, organise and construct different types of arguments and introducing several basic logical structures. Despite not studying philosophy any further, the skills I learned from this class have been invaluable to me, both at uni and in my every day life."
PHIL1003 – GOD, MIND AND KNOWLEDGE
Unit coordinator: Dr Chris Letheby
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-4 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
Student comments: “The readings are all very interesting. It gives you a good understanding of philosophy overall and provides interesting persectives on the main topics."
PHIL2001 - BIOETHICS
Unit coordinator: Professor Rob Wilson
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-5 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
Student comments: "This unit is an excellent blend of moral theory and real world issues. Considering and debating issues around euthanasia, disability and abortion, were fantastic opportunities to explore real world issues and gain a thorough and respecting understanding of sensitive topics in society."
"We got to discuss bioethics of some really cool topics from COVID and euthanasia to abortion and disability. A great all round unit with very many interesting parts."
PHIL3008 - WHAT TO DO? HOW TO MAKE RATIONAL DECISIONS UNDER UNCERTAINTY
Unit coordinator: Dr Lachlan Umbers
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-6 hours per week
Difficulty: Very difficult
HIST3007 - CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IN BRITAIN 1600-1900
Unit coordinator: Assoc. Prof. David Barrie
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 2-6 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: "The workshops are extremely engaging. The unit is fascinating, explaining the advent of modern courts and policing, it gets into serious questions about the nature of crime, and how it is defined. Class debate is encouraged after analysis of the primary sources introduced in each workshop. A really interesting unit, delivered by a true professional who is an expert in the subject matter. History students, as well as Law or Criminology students would especially benefit from taking this unit."
CLAN1001 – MYTHS OF THE GREEKS AND ROMANS: STORY, HISTORY AND REINVENTION
Unit coordinator: Dr Neil O’Sullivan
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 6-8 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
CLAN1002 – GLORY AND GRANDEUR: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ANCIENT WORLD
Unit coordinator: Dr Lara O'Sullivan and Dr Christopher Mallan
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-6 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: "Fascinating content (covering thousands of years of history in one semester) and very engaging tutorials where we often reflected on broader themes by focusing on specific artefacts/cultural objects."
CLAN2001 – THE GOLDEN AGE OF ATHENS
Unit coordinator: Dr Lara O’Sullivan
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-4 hours per week
Difficulty: Difficult
Student comments: “Although a little difficult, it is very engaging and very fun.”
HIST2008 - EUROPE TO HELL AND BACK 1890-1945
Unit coordinator: Dr Giuseppe Finaldi
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-4 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
Student comments: “Very very interesting content, engaging lectures, assignments are not too difficult. Enjoyable course.”
HIST2008 - WHITE SUPREMACY
Unit coordinator: Dr Jeremy Martens
Rating: 4/5
Time commitment: 4-6 hours per week
Difficulty: Difficult
Student comments: "Explored content that is relevant in this political climate."
HIST2015 - LOOKING FOR AUSTRALIA: FROM THE DEEP PAST TO FEDERATION
Unit coordinator: Dr Joseph Christensen
Rating: 4/5
Time commitment: 12-15 hours per week
Difficulty: Difficult
Student comments: "Although it was quite difficult, the content was engaging and beneficial to understand, Joe is super responsive and makes sure everyone engages in tutes."
LAWS1104 - INTRODUCTION TO LAW
Unit coordinator: Dr Renae Barker
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 4-6 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: "Best unit 10/10 would do again."
LAWS1110 - CRIME AND SOCIETY
Unit coordinator: Dr Joseph Clare
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 4-7 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: "Great lecturer and great introduction to criminology. Tutorials were a bit of a let-down though."
"It was well presented and the lecturer and tutor made it enjoyable."
LAWS1111 – LAWS, CONFLICT AND CHANGE
Unit coordinator: Jessica Kerr and Theodore Bennett
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 4-8 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: “Jade is full of invaluable information and experience in many areas of the content, but especially criminal law. The unit focuses on minorities and the law which is very eye opening. The tutorials were run expertly! Statutory interpretation is a big part of the unit and not only is it a fun exercise to take apart an act it is also a great skill to learn as it relies on deep analysis and discussion. I really couldn’t recommend this enough as an elective. It definitely helped confirm that I do want to complete the JD in postgrad. Great unit!”
"It was well structured and all the staff are very friendly and responsive. It covered key issues relevant to today and was a good intro into the law and society major. It also doesn’t require you to cite authority in the exam which is cool."
LAWS1112 - ADULTING: LAW FOR EVERYDAY LIVES
Unit coordinator: Ms Kate Offer
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-4 hours per week
Difficulty: Very easy
Student comments: "I don’t know how I would function as an adult without this unit. Very clear and engaging structure with the best unit coordinators on the planet! Even if you’re not interested in law, Kate & Aidan somehow make you fall in love with every day law (that we will need to know eventually!)"
"Such interesting content, you actually learn relatable and useful law! Kate is fun and quirky asf and the assignment was sooo chill and she gave high marks! Exam was good too!"
"Kate made the unit, she was amazing and very funny. This units so interesting as it provides you information of real life laws that affect you. The only downside were the lectures as there were so many questions asked. But other than that super easy unit and loved it."
"Best unit I did all semester!!!!!! Highly recommend."
"I found the content extremely useful for myself when navigating life stuff as a young adult, and the lecturers are really good at engaging with students!"
"This unit was so engaging and taught me so so much about basic law that is super handy in my life as a fresh 18 year old. I recommend this unit to anyone thinking of doing law or not interested in that career at all. super interesting 10/10."
"A very straightforward course for anyone looking for easy Level 1 units. The early content takes very familiar concepts from other Law and even Politics units."
"Very applicable to real life yet not stressful at all compared to normal core units."
"Laws about everyday life so it was very engaging and interesting to learn.
Tutors are very nice, making it easy to contribute in tutorials (participation was based on attendance, total of 10 tutorials). The mid-sem assignment was easy and had a lot of creative freedom, marking was fair. The lectures were pretty quick and easy to go through. Not sure how much of this will change with a new unit coordinator next sem/yr :( Overall low effort but interesting unit to take!"
"Very easy exam. Fun lecture too, not just teaching from book but taught everything you or other students ask"
"Taught me basic life skills and knowledge I wouldn’t learn generally."
LAWS3317 - SOCIAL MEDIA & THE LAW
Unit coordinator: Dr Marilyn Bromberg
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-7 hours per week
Difficulty: Difficult
LAWS3330 – GENDER AND THE LAW
Unit coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Stella Tarrant
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 4-6 hours per week
Difficulty: Difficult
Student comments: "Incredibly rewarding and engaging content."
"Really interesting content, specifically in readings. It actually changed my thinking and I really enjoyed it"
LAWS4103 - CONTRACT
Unit coordinator: Dr Nicholas Tiverios
Rating: 4/5
Time commitment: 14 hours per week
Difficulty: Difficult
Student comments: "Nick is great."
LAWS5107 - EVIDENCE
Unit coordinator: Aidan Ricciardo
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 7-8 hours per week
Difficulty: Very difficult
Student comments: "A prime example of a difficult topic that was taught very very well. Aidan knows how to break things down Barney style."
MUSC1055 – ELECTRONIC MUSIC: METHODS AND MEANS
Unit coordinator: Dr Christopher Tonkin
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 0-2 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
Student comments: “Great fun and a good way to get into music production.”
MUSC1350 – POPULAR MUSIC IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
Unit coordinator: Dr Ashley Smith
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-4 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy/Moderate
Student comments: “Such a fun unit, introduced me to Eurovision which I have become obsessed with. The coordinator makes everything so engaging and fun to learn.”
"This unit is just really fun overall yet, still interesting. The tone of the classes were really light and you’ll learn a lot about what makes music music. Even the assignments were pretty cool, getting to break down your favourite music and all. Definitely choose as an elective!"
MUSC1981 – MUSIC ENSEMBLE 1
Unit coordinator: Prof. Alan Lourens
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-4 hours per week
Difficulty: Very easy
Student comments: “This unit is perfect for anyone wanting to be a part of a music ensemble, but is for anyone, even if you have no music background/experience! I was in the mixed percussion ensemble, and I really enjoyed it. The ensemble sessions were very relaxed and have a friendly atmosphere.”
“Great unit coordinator and tutors.”
“The best unit ever. You rock up and play some great music and have the best time ever!”
MUSC1340 – MUSIC REVOLUTIONS
Unit coordinator: Dr Adam Pinto
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 6-8 hours per week
Difficulty: Difficult
Student comments: “It’s challenging but so interesting, and explores western art music history in great depth. Also teaches you valuable skills for academic writing."
MUSC2342 – MUSIC IN ACTION
Unit coordinator: Dr Cecilia Sun
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-4 hours per week
Difficulty: Very Easy
Student comments: “It was a really fun unit that examines how music functions as performance, not composition."
MUSC3341 - MUSIC, SOCIETY AND IDEAS
Unit coordinator: Dr Sarah Collins
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 4 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
Student comments: “Very good unit that develops critical thinking, research capability, and development of reasoned arguments. Research proposal allows for in-depth exploration of a free choice of topic that relates to you. Awareness of music is necessary."
POLS1101 - UNDERSTANDING POLITICS AND POLICY
Unit coordinator: Dr Felix Pal
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 4-6 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
POLS1102 – UNDERSTANDING GLOBAL POLITICS
Unit coordinator: Dr Azim Zahir
Rating: 4/5
Time commitment: 6-8 hours per week
Difficulty: Difficult
Student comments: “The unit covers a large range of topics that relate to past theories but are hugely relevant to what is happening in the world today.”
POLS3342 - GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT POLITICS
Unit coordinator: Dr Alexander Davis
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 5 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: “The content is super interesting and tutorials are structured in a really fun and engaging way. If you need a 3rd year politics unit, definitely do this one! Alex is a super organised and helpful unit coordinator which makes life easy in lvl 3 units. Plus there’s no exam!"
"Super interesting content, very engaging lecturer and great structure to tutorials."
PPHE2211 - HISTORY OF POLITICAL IDEAS
Unit coordinator: Dr Kaz Bland
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 6-9 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: "Lachlan is a g with very engaging lectures."
COMM5200 - DIGITAL ADVOCACY
Unit coordinator: Dr Katarina Damjanov
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 4-6 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: “COMM5200 gives you a practical insight to the current and relevant issues. It is engaging, interesting and edgy.”
ENGL1002 – LITERARY CLASSICS
Unit coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Tanya Dalziell
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 4-6 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: “It’s a “chill” unit where you get to read classic books and get to learn the background of the book, author, and study the book itself. It’s really good for anyone who wants to dip their toes in literary studies."
ENGL1501 - READING CREATIVELY/WRITING CREATIVELY
Unit coordinator: Dr Daniel Juckes
Rating: 4/5
Time commitment: 3-5 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
ENGL1902 – READING BODIES
Unit coordinator: Professor Tanya Dalziell
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 2-8 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: "The readings and assignments were really engaging and if you’re interested in feminist/queer theory, the workshops are so good."
ENGL2401 – NETFLICKS: CINEMA AND LONG-FORM TELEVISION
Unit coordinator: Dr Tony Hughes-d’Aeth
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-5 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
Student comments: “It’s simply one of the most enjoyable units, because everyone has an interest in movies!”
ENGL2210 - CINEMA CLASSICS
Unit coordinator: Assoc. Professor Tanya Dalziell
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-8 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: “This unit allows one to explore their love of film (both classic and modern), whilst honing their literary skills. 10/10!”
ENGL3200 - WRITING/ENVIRONMENT
Unit coordinator: Dr. Shalmalee Palekar
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 12+ hours per week
Difficulty: Difficult
Student comments: "Changed my worldview - how I conceived of language, the environment, and how human life and endeavours fits into this."
ENGL2501 - CREATIVE WRITING: THEORY AND PRACTICE
Unit coordinator: Dr Daniel Juckes
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-8 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: "This unit is fantastic! Dr Daniel Juckes is a brilliant lecturer, and I loved this second year creative writing unit."
"If you like writing stories or poems or even songs, and want to create a polished creative piece in a highly interactive manner and an encouraging environment, I'd recommend this unit. It's really fun to talk about your work with other people."
"My love of creating writing and collaboration, as well as having enjoyed the first year unit version of this amazing course: reading creatively/ writing creatively. I highly recommend you join this unit with some experience/ high enthusiasm for creative writing, as there is not a huge focus for the basics of creative practise or writing exercises but more so that we analyse and talk about diff authors and genres each week. The group writing workshops were my favourite bc i got to share my work and get feedback on it!! and vice versa :)"
ENGL3801 - ADVANCED LITERARY THEORY
Unit coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Tanya Dalziell
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-8 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: "This unit is brilliant for anyone who loves language. thinking, and ideas."
ARCT5577 – CONSERVATION IN CULTURAL LANDSCAPES, HISTORIC TOWNS AND URBAN PRECINCTS
Unit coordinator: Dr Ingrid van Bremen
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 4-7 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: "Interesting content and applicable for any degrees which deal with the planning and design of places."
"It provides great exposure to conservation in an international sense and the practical application of the theory being taught through site visits helps with understanding."
ARCT5885 – BIO-BASED MATERIALS IN GLOBAL SETTINGS
Unit coordinator: Rosangela Tenorio
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 11 hours per week
Difficulty: Difficult
Student comments: "It really stood out to me in terms of the engaging materials. Very crucial skills needed in the future."
ARLA1040 - TECHNIQUES OF VISUALISATION
Unit coordinator: Jennie Officer
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-13 hours per week
Difficulty: Difficult
Student comments: "I would say it is very fun to do the unit but beware that it can be annoying when you can’t get high marks because of the subject nature of the discipline."
ARTF1053 - DIGITAL ART AND OBJECT MAKING
Unit coordinator: Dr Vladimir Todorovic
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 0-2 hours per week
Difficulty: Very easy
ARTF1054 - DRAWING FOUNDATIONS
Unit coordinator: Andy Quilty
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-6 hours per week
Difficulty: Very easy
Student comments: "This unit is super relaxed and beginner friendly, the first half involves basic drawing exercises and the second half involves a ‘major project’ wherein you draw a large piece and write 1500 words on your professor. I had Annie as a tutor and she was really sweet and helpful, and it was my stress relief unit for the sem. Loved!"
ARTF2000 - CURATORIAL PRACTICES
Unit coordinator: Dr Ionat Zurr
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 4 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: "You get to explore Perth's art scene by going to galleries each week. The teachers, Ionat and Paul, are both really fun and cool people."
ARTF2021 - ANIMATION AND VIDEO
Unit coordinator: Dr Vladimir Todorovic
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 5-10 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: "A creative and engaging introduction to the world of independent film production led by an enthusiastic coordinator with extensive real world experience and expertise."
HART1000 – GREAT MOMENTS IN ART
Unit coordinator: Dr Susanne Meurer
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 0-2 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: “The content is amazingly structured and logically organised.”
“It’s really interesting and the content is super engaging.”
“This unit is so much fun, and it makes sense. The lectures are very easy to follow and you can tell every time that the lecturers are passionate, which makes the lectures so much fun to attend. The tutorials are also very engaging, and its very easy for beginners to art history to understand. 11/10 would recommend!!”
URBD1000 – INTRODUCTION TO URBAN DESIGN
Unit coordinator: Dr Julian Bolleter (previously Dr Rob Cameron)
Rating: 4/5
Time commitment: 3-4 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: “This unit was very well taught when I did it. I learned a lot from this unit, and it sparked a real interest in urban design.”
EMPL1101 - INTRODUCTION TO EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS
Unit coordinator: Dr Donella Caspersz
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 4-6 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
EMPL1206 – SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF WORK
Unit coordinator: Dr Renata Casado
Rating: 4/5
Time commitment: 0-2 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
ARCY1002 - EXPERIMENTING WITH ARCHAEOLOGY
Unit coordinator: Professor Alistair Paterson
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-7 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: "Fantastic practical unit which is brilliant for Archaeology and non-Archaeology students alike (awesome pick if you're looking for a broadening unit!) You explore experimental archaeology through different hands on activities each week and your assessments work towards creating your own replica artefact. Really interesting topics, great lecturers and very satisfying to submit your artefact at the end of semester."
"I loved it."
ARCY2006 - ARCHAEOLOGY OF DEATH
Unit coordinator: Dr Sven Ouzman
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-5 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
Student comments: "No exam and very interesting content!"
"Easy to score marks in assignments."
"Unit where you can get easy marks, even though it may take a lot of work."
PACM1101 - COMMUNICATION IN PRACTICE
Unit coordinator: Antony Gray
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-8 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: "Helped me a lot as a first year student."
"The best beginner unit for first years!"
INDG1150 - ABORIGINAL ENCOUNTERS: STRANGERS IN OUR BACKYARD
Unit coordinator: Melville Thomas
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 2-4 hours per week
Difficulty: Very easy
Student comments: "The content is really easy, and you gain a lot of important information into understanding Aboriginal Australian culture, the Government's policies on Aboriginal people and the opinions of your classmates on the topics."
"Incredibly supportive and understanding teachers and unit co. Easy and minimal effort. Really interesting and engaging"
Commerce
ACCT1101 – FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Unit coordinator: Leo Langa
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 2-4 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: “Leo Langa is a god.”
"Yeah this recommendation only applies if you did accounting in year 11 and 12, you’ll absolutely breeze through it. I did none of the tute questions, showed up and did nothing but vibe with the tutor, did this for about 5 weeks before the mid sem, then looked over and revised the couple of new concepts (by the way I didn’t watch the lectures), did the exam. Another 6 weeks later or whatever the end of sem exam came around, the only new concept was a bank reconciliation statement, which is a format that needs to be remember, absolutely no thinking required... finished with an 80-something overall grade. Look I’m not a genius guy and all other scores that sem were in the 70s, so yeah speaks more about the unit than me... IN SAYING THAT, I STUDIED ACCOUNTING IN 11 & 12. This unit is only easy because of that."
ACCT5511 - INTERMEDIATE CORPORATE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Unit coordinator: Glen Hutchings
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: “Professor's method of teaching (made me recommend this unit).”
FINA1221 – INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE
Unit coordinator: Frank Liu and Daniel Cahill (Semester 1); Mosharraf Hossain (Semester 2)
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 0-2 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: “Very useful for every day life and the maths required is basic.”
"This unit requires an elementary understanding of maths but overall it is an easy unit and great for general knowledge."
ECON1101 – MICROECONOMICS: PRICES AND MARKETS
Unit coordinator: Inga Kristoffersen (Semester 1); Alison Preston (Semester 2)
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-4 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
Student comments: "Really interesting learning about the basics of microeconomics which is applicable to everyone."
"Basic economy knowledge that everyone needs to know."
ECON1111 – QUANTITATIVE METHODS OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
Unit coordinator: Dr Luciana Fiorini
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 0-2 hours per week
Difficulty: Very easy
ECON2105 – RISE OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
Unit coordinator: Associate Professor Paul Crompton
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 4-6 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy/Moderate
Student comments: “Very interesting content, fair unit and easy to do well in.”
It’s a pretty laid back Level 2 unit. The exam was very easy if you put in some effort to study. It was a very useful, informative unit and not too burdensome.
ECON2233 - MICROECONOMICS: POLICIES AND APPLICATIONS
Unit coordinator: Dr Tushar Bharati
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-5 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: "Best prof ever."
"This unit has such a smooth progression from the level 1 Micro Econs unit. It has the easiest weekly assignment which also helps in keeping you on top of the unit content. The reading assignment is pretty cool and helps you explore the behavioural part of economics. Tushar tries to keep the lectures pretty chill and encourages discussions on other relevant areas besides what is covered under the prescribed syllabus. Overall, 5/5, you’ll have a great time if you enjoy economics."
ECON2245 – BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Unit coordinator: Dr Ishita Chatterjee
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 4 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
Student comments: "A really interesting unit looking at the application of basic economics to a business environment and putting it properly into practice. Elisa is such a great lecturer and unit coordinator who is super organised and has a great personality. Couldn’t recommend this unit more highly."
ECON3310 - HISTORY OF ECONOMIC IDEAS
Unit coordinator: Michael McLure
Time commitment: 2-4 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: "This unit has by far been the best that I have done. Michael brings such passion to his discussion. It is easy to see why he is an expert on the history of economics. He encourages curiosity. All the ideas a presented through the lens of human achievement and endeavour. Each historic figure is given the due critique and reverence appropriate. The assessments are fair and reflective of ongoing engagement, not how much you can cram into a 2 hour period to gain 60% of your mark. I would recommend this to every single scholar of economics, history or anyone looking for a broadening unit that doesn’t require a complex understanding of math or economic theory. This is the best unit I have done at this university."
ECON5516 – THE ECONOMICS OF PUBLIC POLICY
Unit coordinator: Dr Simon Chang
Time commitment: 6 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
Student comments: “You don't need to have done economics before doing the unit, you will learn a lot, straightforward assessments."
STAT1520 – ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS STATISTICS
Unit coordinator: Associate Professor Berwin Turlach (Semester 1) and Dr Edward Cripps (Semester 2)
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-4 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: “Perfect unit for those who took Math Methods.”
"It is so well organised! There are a tonne of practice questions and practice exams available and they are all very relevant to the lecture content. There are also extra optional lectures where you can have your questions answered or get extra help."
"For any math lovers who enjoys a challenge, STATS1520 is an amazing unit. It requires a lot of practice but both the lecturer (Marty) and my tutor Michael were great at delivering the content and making it as interesting as possible."
"Super easy HD with a little of bit of maths."
"Marty is the best UC. The content is interesting, useful and engaging even you don't know anything about commerce. Highly recommend if you like easy math and 90+ to boost your WAM."
"Amazing lecturer and anyone with a slight maths knowledge will find the unit incredibly easy."
HRMT2237 - HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Unit coordinator: Dr Joseph Carpini
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 2-4 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
Student comments: "It’s engaging, and useful to everyone in the workforce."
"Easiest unit to get good grades without putting too much effort! Amazing unit coordinator "
"The unit is fun, the assessment are separated into small chunks so you have less stress throughout the semester."
INMT5501 - ENTERPRISE INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Unit coordinator: Mr Steven Byers
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 5-8 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: "Loved the unit content as it was very practical. The unit coordinator made the lecture very engaging and easy to follow."
INMT2232 - PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Unit coordinator: Mr Stephen Byers
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 8 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: "Incredibly useful in every industry."
MGMT1135 – ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
Unit coordinator: Dr March To (Semester 1), Dr Ruolian Fang (Semester 2)
Rating: 4.5/5
Time commitment: 3-4 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: “Highly engaging and encouraged transformative thinking.”
MGMT1136 - MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION
Unit coordinator: Dr Caleb Goods
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 2-4 hours per week
Difficulty: Very easy
Student comments: "Very fun level 1 unit. Class discussions were fantastic!"
MGMT2302 - LEADERSHIP
Unit coordinator: Professor Gillian Yeo
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 4 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
Student comments: "Super interesting content and super fun and engaging group discussions during tutorials. Georgie is an amazing tutor."
MGMT3304 – APPLIED INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STRATEGY
Unit coordinator: Dr Chris Chalon
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 7 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: “Fascinating content taught by one of the best lecturers in UWA's business school - the legendary Chris Chalon. If you’ve ever day dreamed about running your own business one day, this is the unit for you."
MGMT5503 - MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
Unit coordinator: Dr Ron Maas
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 6-8 hours per week
Difficulty: Difficult
Student comments: “Difficult unit but extremely rewarding because it helps you develop your critical analysis skills. Interesting content and relevant for daily life. Lecturer encouraged us to think outside the box."
MKTG1203 – INTRODUCTION TO MARKETING
Unit coordinator: Louise Roberts
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 2-4 hours per week
Difficulty: Very easy
Student comments: "This unit had so much real life relevance. Even though I’m not studying marketing, I found it very useful. I also had a great tutor for this unit!"
"Extremely easy content with no exam however tutors are slightly harsh in marking assignments."
MKTG3307 – DIGITAL MARKETING
Unit coordinator: Dr Paul Harrigan
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 6 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: "The unit itself is quite up to date in what is considering a very fast moving digital industry. By learning and being able to apply digital marketing frameworks with a business in the real world, it made for a very fun and enjoyable experience!"
BUSN1104 – BUSINESS COMMUNICATION FOR CHANGE, INFLUENCE AND IMPACT
Unit coordinator: Antony Gray
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-6 hours per week
Difficulty: Very easy
Student comments: "Super super interesting and applicable to general life."
BUSN5100 – APPLIED PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS
Unit coordinator: Antony Gray (Semester 1), Dhammi Azariadis (Semester 2)
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
Student comments: "No exam and the reflective writing is quite short and straightforward. Not heavy theory. Even as a mathsy person an easy elective."
Engineering & Maths
CHPR4407 - TRANSPORT PHENOMENA
Unit coordinator: Dr Jeremy Leggoe
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 10-11 hours per week
Difficulty: Difficult
Student comments: "If you want to learn about Computational Fluid Dynamics, you should go for this unit."
ELEC4404 – SIGNAL PROCESSING
Unit coordinator: Dr Lu Jin
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-9 hours per week
Difficulty: Difficult
Student comments: “Lu Jin's teaching style made the content easy to follow."
ELEC5501 – ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS
Unit coordinator: Prof. David Huang
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-4 hours per week
Difficulty: Difficult
Student comments: “Amazing organisation and content that is extremely useful in the workplace."
GENG4410 - FOSSIL TO FUTURE: THE TRANSITION
Unit coordinator: Dr Brendan Graham
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 9-11 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: “Crucial content in a world where we all need to understand what is required to move to clean energy and how the transition is happening."
"Very applicable in the current climate, explains the complexities in the global transition that will be occurring over the coming few decades. Very limited prior knowledge needed before and no math."
CITS1401 - COMPUTATIONAL THINKING WITH PYTHON
Unit coordinator: Dr Ghulam Mubashar Hassan (Sem 1), Dr Naeha Sharif (Sem 2)
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 4-6 hours per week
Difficulty: Variable
Student comments: "Prof explains everything from the basics and uses simple examples for each command."
"I don't recommend this unit."
CITS1402 - RELATIONAL DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Unit coordinator: Prof. Gordon Royle
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 2-4 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
Student comments: "Content is interesting, UC is very organised and explains lectures well."
CITS2211 - DISCRETE STRUCTURES
Unit coordinator: Dr Debora Correa
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 4-10 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
PHYS1021 - APPLIED PHYSICS A
Unit coordinator: Dr Ralph James
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 1-2 hours per week
Difficulty: Very easy
Student comments: "It's very easy if you did some basic math and physics in HS. Rocked up to tests without watching any lectures, only skim through lecture notes and scored HD. No exam, 3 tests each has 15 MCQ, all from assignments. Labs are easy 90+."
PHYS2001 QUANTUM PHYSICS AND ELECTROMAGNETISM
Unit coordinator: Dr Darren Grasso
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 6-8 hours per week
Difficulty: Difficult
Student comments: “Very well organised and very very interesting, a perfect blend of higher level maths in order to bring out some higher level physics."
PHYS2002 – MANY PARTICLE SYSTEMS
Unit coordinator: Dr Darren Grasso
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-4 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: “Ian is so good at explaining concepts that he makes quantum mechanics and particle physics seem easy. Even now in third year I look back to his explanations when I can’t understand a concept. Also a very well organised and easy to follow unit.”
SCIE1121 – OUR UNIVERSE
Unit coordinator: Prof. Linqing Wen
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 0-2 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
MATH1011 – MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS
Unit coordinator: Associate Professor Alice Devillers (Semester 1) and Professor Luchezar Stoyanov (Semester 2)
Rating: 4.5/5
Time commitment: 3-4 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: "Tests are the exact same as the practise ones, tutors are great and such an interesting unit if you like maths!"
"Its hard to understand but the questions are always (familiar) and its very easy to score a high mark."
MATH1012 – MATHEMATICAL THEORY AND METHODS
Unit coordinator: Dr Des Hill
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 2 hours per week
Difficulty: Very easy
Student comments: "Super easy content."'
MATH1013 - MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS
Unit coordinator: Professor Serena Dipierro
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 9 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: "Easy marks to get for long hour contact hours. Nice tutors and students. Explororing Real Analysis is difficult but can be fun."'
MATH1601 – MATHEMATICS: FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO MODERN DAY
Unit coordinator: Dr Miccal Matthews (Semester 1) and Dr Shannon Algar (Semester 2)
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-5 hours per week
Difficulty: Very easy
Student comments: "This unit is incredibly interesting whilst being fun at the same time. A third of the time is solving secret messages and another third teaches how to win at games. In general very easy to grasp content."
MATH1720 – MATHEMATICS FUNDAMENTALS
Unit coordinator: Dr Miccal Matthews (Semester 1) and Prof Serena Dipierro (Semester 2)
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 0-2 hours per week
Difficulty: Very easy
STAT2402 - ANALYSIS OF OBSERVATIONS
Unit coordinator: Dr Nazim Khan
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 4-10 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
Student comments: "This unit was absolutely amazing, the content is very interesting and entertaining and I would recommend it for anyone who has a free elective spot. It has no prerequisites but STAT1400 is recommended, although you don't really need to do it, it won't help much. You can easily do this unit with no stat or programming knowledge. Therefore I highly recommend it for anyone with a free elective spot."
STAT3401 - ADVANCED DATA ANALYSIS
Unit coordinator: Dr Nazim Khan
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 6-10 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: "This unit prepares you incredibly well for real work in applied statistics and data analysis. The assignments are like real-world projects that working data analysts might take on, and you gain valuable skills in R and LaTex/Markdown text formatting. Dr Khan is a dedicated and helpful teacher, I highly recommend the unit for anyone interested in applied statistics or data analysis."
Science
IMED1108 – ISSUES IN WOMEN’S HEALTH ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
Unit coordinator: Dr Demelza Ireland and Dr Philippa Martyr
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 0-2 hours per week
Difficulty: Very easy
Student comments: “Such a great unit. Demelza is an amazing unit coordinator and the unit is so relevant to everyday life. Both men and women would benefit from doing this unit. Can’t recommend highly enough.”
IMED2200 - MENTAL WELLBEING FOR TODAY'S WORLD
Unit coordinator: Dr Kellie Bennett, Dr Zaza Lyons
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 4-6 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: “If you follow along the with the readings and lectures, participating in lectures will be a breeze. Assessments wise- it is perfect as there are two online quizzes, an essay and a presentation. Thus one less exam to worry about.”
IMED 2208 – ISSUES IN WOMEN’S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH: MAJOR DISEASES AND HEALTH PROBLEMS
Unit coordinator: Dr Demelza Ireland, Dr Philippa Martyr
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 0-2 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
Student comments: “So interesting and fun! The assignments are great and give you lots of choice.”
IMED3111 - INTEGRATED MEDICAL SYSTEMS 1
Unit coordinator: Mr Tom Wilson and Dr Kellie Bennett
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 24+ hours per week
Difficulty: Difficult
Student comments: "Most wholesome and hardworking unit course I've ever had at UWA."
IMED3301 – ISSUES IN WOMEN’S HEALTH RESEARCH
Unit coordinator: Dr Demelza Ireland and Dr Philippa Martyr
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 5-6 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: "This unit was so incredible! It gave an accurate insight into the world of research and research proposals, including all the steps to write your own high-level original research proposal."
MICR2208 - INTRODUCTORY MICROBIOLOGY
Unit coordinator: Dr Timothy Barnett
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
MICR2209- INTRODUCTIONS TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND IMMUNOLOGY
Unit coordinator: Dr Calila Santos
Rating: 4/5
Time commitment: 3-10 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: "First half of the unit was amazing, the second half was still great but quickly became content-heavy."
MICR5829 - FOUNDATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Unit coordinator: Dr Kate Hammer
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 12+ hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
NEUR1001 – NEUROSCIENCE IN SOCIETY
Unit coordinator: Associate Professor Jenny Rodger, Dr Jamie Beros and Dr Dominique Blache
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 0-2 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
Student comments: “Great unit that will suit a busy timetable.”
PHAR1101 – DRUGS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
Unit coordinator: Dr Philippa Martyr and Dr Ricky Chen
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-8 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy/Moderate
Student comments: “10/10 unit, interesting and easy.”
“Fun Kahoot sessions, interesting lectures and easy to follow content.”
“Best unit I’ve ever done. I wish I could take it again.”
“Was the best unit I’ve ever done.”
"Medicine is part of our everyday life and interesting to learn how it affects us individually and also where is derived from."
"Really interesting, unit coordinators where passionate, caring and accommodating. The unit itself is very well organised and easy to follow."
"If you have a fairly good memory, and revise the content regularly, it’s a very easy HD. It’s also crazy interesting. I learned so much! I think it’s essential for anyone studying something in the area of life and health sciences."
"If you stay on the top of the contents and do the practice questions before the tests and the exam, it is easy for you to get D or HD. Also this unit has no tutorials and has tests and exams only. Therefore, you will have much more time to study this unit. Overall the contents of the lectures are very interesting and meaningful."
"The coordinators are really nice and helpful, loved the lectures and the assessments are fair and straight forward."
PUBH1102 – HEALTH AND GLOBALISATION
Unit coordinator: Associate Professor Tim Roberton
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-4 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
PUBH2209 – PLAGUES, POX AND PANDEMICS: THE HISTORY OF DEATH AND DISEASE
Unit coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Angus Cook
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 0-2 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy/moderate
Student comments: “Interesting content about the history of medicine.”
“Very interesting content and enjoyable.”
“Very interesting content, unit was well organised and applied aspects of history and public health/medical knowledge through lectures, primary sources, discussions etc. Fantastic!”
"Really good unit! The content was super interesting! 5 tuts over the semester and 5 mini MCQs! The final exam was open book and we got to choose what topics we wrote on! The essay was great and really easy to put together a good answer! Highly recommend as a broadening unit!"
"It definitely works your brain, but it’s one of the most interesting units I’ve ever done! If you’re okay with lots of writing it’s an easy HD. Lectures are super interesting PLUS they give you an overview of what the exam questions will roughly be from the beginning of the unit."
PUBH3307 - HEALTH SYSTEMS AND POLICY
Unit coordinator: Dr Ian Li
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-9 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: "Really interesting content delivered in a really engaging way."
AGRI1001 – FEEDING THE WORLD
Unit coordinator: Prof. Megan Ryan
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
Student comments: “Fun, well run and straightforward unit if you want to learn about where your food comes from and how one of Australia's biggest industries works.”
AGRI2201 – PASTURE AND LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS
Unit coordinator: Prof. Megan Ryan, Prof. Phil Vercoe
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 4-6 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
Student comments: “Fantastic and particularly important if you’re looking to finding where your meat comes from.”
EART1105 – THE DYNAMIC PLANET
Unit coordinator: Dr Naomi Tucker
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-4 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: “Very interesting unit that teaches you about volcanoes, earthquakes, palaeontology.”
ENVT1104 - ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Unit coordinator: Dr Deirdre Gleeson
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 4-5 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
Prerequisites: None
Student comments: “If you’re into the environment or want to learn a little bit this is the unit for you. The excursion really made this unit for me, I loved every second of this class."
ENVT2220 - THE CLIMATE SYSTEM
Unit coordinator: Professor Jason Beringer
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-6 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
Student comments: “If you’re into the environment or want to learn a little bit this is the unit for you. The excursion really made this unit for me, I loved every second of this class."
ENVT2236 – SOIL SCIENCE
Unit coordinator: Dr Louise Barton
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 0-2 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: “Probably the best unit I have done to date.”
ENVT3338 - LAND CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT
Unit coordinator: Dr Matthias Leopold
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 4+ hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: “Probably the best unit I have done to date.”
ENVT2013 - COASTAL ENGINEERING PROCESSES
Unit coordinator: Professor Charitha Pattiaratchi
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 5-7 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: “Best unit I've done so far. Charitha is super knowledgeable about the subject and I loved the case studies where we got to learn about how he's used what we're learning in interesting real world scenarios.”
ENSC3002 - MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING
Unit coordinator: Professor Adam Wittek
Rating: 4/5
Time commitment: 7-8 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: “I think most people would enjoy the labs where you are able to learn how to manufacture things with the machines at UWA. Also quite useful to learn a little about manufacturing tools and engine parts when you're a total newbie at it. Probably a little content heavy and difficult though, but still quite interesting.”
GEOG3305 - URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN
Unit coordinator: Dr Linda Robson
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 7-24 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: “The Lecturer, tutor and unit-coordinator (Linda Robson) is very knowledgeable, interested, experiences and prepared to take this unit."
GEOG1104 – DISASTERS!
Unit coordinator: Adriana Nunez-Picado
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 0-2 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: “Amazing unit! A great way to learn how climate change affects race, gender and class and how vulnerability is big factor in climate change!”
"Was so engaging, learnt a lot and broaden my perspective on so many issues around the world!"
GEOG2202 - READING LANDSCAPES: PEOPLE AND PROCESSES
Unit coordinator: Dr Nik Callow
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 0-2 hours per week (+ 1 x 3-day field trip)
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: “This unit was based around a 3 day fieldwork trip in Perth, it was very engaging and the activities were great! It was just a great experience, highly recommended. And Nik and Matt made it a blast!"
GEOG2206 – POPULATION GEOGRAPHY AND PLANNING
Unit coordinator: Dr Sarah Prout Quicke
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 5 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: “Sarah is a really helpful lecturer, and is really open about discussing the content in the unit. It provides an awesome blend of theory and practice due to the way it’s delivered (in my year it was ~8 weeks theory, followed by a few weeks of putting the geographical/social justice concepts in practice). I found Sarah’s feedback helpful on my assignments - she’ll give it if you ask her for it."
SCIE1121 – OUR UNIVERSE
Unit coordinator: Linqing Wen
Rating: 4/5
Time commitment: 3-4 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
Student comments: “It was fascinating to learn about our fundamental, cosmological origins as well as being provided a crash course on astronomical topics that aren't generally known (without a heavy emphasis on maths, which makes it a little easier to understand)."
ANIM2001 - THE DARWINIAN REVOLUTION
Unit coordinator: Associate Professor Joseph Tomkins and Professor Jonathan Evans
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 3-4 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
Student comments: "Guest lecturers specialised in specific lecture topics provides students the opportunity to ask about the content in further detail."
"By far the most interesting, different and engaging unit I took. Unit co-ordinators and lecturers were very helpful."
"A great new unit with really interesting content. Most lectures are delivered by guest lecturers from either the biological sciences or the humanities who explain how their area of expertise relates to either the theory, applications or societal implication of Darwinian thought, and the result is a stimulating blend of evolutionary biology and the social sciences."
BIOC2002 - BIOCHEMICAL REGULATION OF CELL REGULATION
Unit coordinator: Dr Alyssa Van Dreumel and Dr Peter Arthur
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 5-8 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Co-requisites: Successful completion of Or Enrolment in One Unit(s) SCIE1106 Molecular Biology of the Cell
Student comments: "Alyssa really had a great understanding of the resources she uses and is a great unit co in all aspects."
PLNT2204 – PLANT DIVERSITY AND EVOLUTION
Unit coordinator: Dr Pieter Poot and Dr Kosala Ranathunge
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 0-2 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
ANHB1101 – HUMAN BIOLOGY I: BECOMING HUMAN
Unit coordinator: Fiona O'Shea and Vanessa Hayes
Rating: 4.75/5
Time commitment: 4-8 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate/Difficult
Student comments: "Great unit for students taking IMED1001&1002. Lots of content overlap and is better taught than IMED itself! Labs are really fun as well."
"Very engaging and fun!"
"Great unit with coordinators that care."
ANHB1102 – HUMAN BIOLOGY I: BEING HUMAN
Unit coordinator: Fiona O'Shea and Dr Vanessa Hayes
Rating: 4/5
Time commitment: 4-6 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
Student comments: "60% of this unit is the final exam while the remaining 40% consists of tutorial participation and the online quizzes which have multiple attempts. Therefore, it is easy to grab the first 40% of the unit marks. Then if you pass the final exam, you can get a D. It is easy to get a Distinction. If you want to get High Distinction, hard work is needed. "
ANHB2216 – HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Unit coordinator: Dr Katherine Sanders and Dr Jeremy Smith
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 7 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: "Extremely enjoyable as well as informative."
APHB5503 NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY
Unit coordinator: Dr Jeremy Smith
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 8 hours per week
Difficulty: Difficult
Student comments: "Most interesting unit I've ever taken."
PHYL1001 - PHYSIOLOGY - HOW DOES THE HUMAN BODY WORK?
Unit coordinator: Associate Professor Tony Bakker
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 4 hours per week
Difficulty: Difficult
Student comments: "Really interesting material. Definitely a jump from ATAR human bio, since this unit is essentially a second yr unit. The difficulty is worth it, and the labs reports are not to hard."
SSEH1103 – PHYSICAL FITNESS AND HEALTH
Unit coordinator: Dr Nat Benjanuvatra and Mr Ivan Jeftic (Semesters 1 and 2) and Associate Professor Peter Peeling (Summer school)
Rating: 4.75/5
Time commitment: 3-4 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: “Excellent stepping stone to begin exercising as it teaches you everything you need to know to maintain or increase physical fitness.”
"It was a fun unit to participate in and get fit!"
"Great introductory unit to understand sport science and highly applicable to everyone. The content was interesting, the teachers were enthusiastic and the practical components were fun. I will carry this knowledge with me for the rest of my life."
SSEH1104 – ACTIVE LEADERSHIP 1: DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP SKILLS
Unit coordinator: Associate Professor Michael Rosenberg
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 2-3 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
Student comments: “Great unit to loosen up; with your choice of sailing, stand up paddle boarding, kayaking or mountain biking.”
"Had so much fun and loved how practical it was the content was good and fine to stay on top of."
BIOC1001 - INTRODUCTORY CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY
Unit coordinator: Dr Alyssa Van Dreumel and Dr Dino Spagnoli
Rating: 4/5
Time commitment: 4-6 hours per week
Difficulty: Very easy
Student comments: "Presented interesting and reasonably useful content."
CHEM1002 - CHEMISTRY: STRUCURE AND REACTIVITY
Unit coordinator: Assoc Prof Keith Stubbs (Semester 1); Assoc Prof Scott Stewart (Semester 2)
Rating: 3/5
Time commitment: 3-13 hours per week
Difficulty: Difficult
Student comments: "Labs were fun and entertaining to use equipment you won’t get to use often."
CHEM2001 - CORE CHEMICAL CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES
Unit coordinator: Dr Dino Spagnoli
Rating: 4.5/5
Time commitment: 6-12 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy/Moderate
CHEM2002 - PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Unit coordinator: Professor Rob Atkin
Rating: 4/5
Time commitment: 6-12 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
CHEM2003 - CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS
Unit coordinator: Prof George Kousantonis
Rating: 3/5
Time commitment: 5-13 hours per week
Difficulty: Difficult
SCIE1106 – MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL
Unit coordinator: Dr Thomas Martin
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 6-8 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: "Incredibly easy exam, and very manageable HD."
"This unit is a little content-heavy but easily manageable if you put in a reasonable amount of effort. It is really well-designed and absolutely rewarding; it also gives you an insight to the field of study. Personally, it has really stimulated my interest. The lecturers are awesome guys and explain concepts well and won't put you to sleep despite the amount of information in one slide. Overall the lectures are well organised and it's really easy to follow the gist. They also introduce you to their studies and encourage you to contact them if you're interested. There's online tests and lecture-based revision quizzes which would well prepare you for the exam (ALL MCQs!) Absolutely rewarding unit, can't recommend enough!"
FNSC2200 – MYSTERIES OF FORENSIC SCIENCE
Unit coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Daniel Franklin and Ambika Flavel
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 4 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: “It was extremely interesting and engaging. The tutors were so friendly and helpful."
PSYC1101 – PSYCHOLOGY: MIND AND BRAIN
Unit coordinator: Dr Briana Kennedy
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 4-6 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: “This is probably the best organised unit I have done. The requirements are clear and there is a definite focus on engagement and collaborative learning.”
"Great lectures, low contact hours, interesting, good community and multi choice exam."
PSYC1102 – PSYCHOLOGY: BEHAVIOUR IN CONTEXT
Unit coordinator: Dr Nicholas Badcock
Rating: 4/5
Time commitment: 4-6 hours per week
Difficulty: Easy
PSYC2203 - INTRODUCTION TO QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY
Unit coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Troy Visser
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 5-7 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: "Lecturer was very kind and interesting, and explained the topics thoroughly. This unit could be a lot of fun for someone who enjoys maths, but was an extremely engaging unit for me (who doesn’t like maths) too! My favourite unit this semester, almost wish I could have this lecturer again!"
PSYCH3302 - PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT AND ITS APPLICATION
Unit coordinator: Associate Professor Gilles Gignac
Rating: 5/5
Time commitment: 10 hours per week
Difficulty: Moderate
Student comments: "What you need to know is made very clear and there are no examinable readings, only recommended!"