ARTS1630 Japanese 1 (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.8/5 overall across 8 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
ARTS1630 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture in School of Humanities and Languages. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 日语1
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Humanities and Languages
Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
The course introduces the Japanese sound system, basic greetings as well as a number of basic Japanese structures and vocabulary expressed in Hiragana and Katakana syllabaries that are essential to basic Japanese communication. This course is for those who have no or almost no knowledge of Japanese.
ARTS1630 has 8 scored reviews: overall 3.8/5 · usefulness 4.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 4.0 stars); 7 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.7/5).
On Reddit: "It is a level 1 course and the most basic Japanese course at UNSW. Personally I found it very chill and easy. I also didn't have any background knowledge in Japanese but I speak Korean so the grammar was easy for me. I think Chinese students also found memorising kanji really si…"
On Reddit: "I did it in T1 2019 and it was very difficult - required way more work than my other courses. But it was my favourite course ever 😂 It might be much easier with online exams now though..."
The course panel on UNSW Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is ARTS1630 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 8 reviews: usefulness 4.0/5, overall 3.8/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ARTS1630, and when is it offered?
A: ARTS1630 is taught by the Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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