ARTS1660 Korean 1 (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.2/5 overall across 13 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
ARTS1660 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: 韩语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
This course provides introductory level tuition in Korean language from a communicative and task-based approach. The medium of instruction is English and, wherever appropriate, Korean.
ARTS1660 has 13 scored reviews: overall 3.2/5 · usefulness 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 5.0 stars); 12 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.1/5).
On Reddit: "Made an account just for this lol. Yeah I took Korean Intro A this semester and I absolutely hated it towards the end. I did Japanese in highschool, and I was pretty good at it, so I thought I would try out another language but boy was I wrong. I would like to mention that I nev…"
On Reddit: "I did this course with no background knowledge, and it was my first time learning a second language. I found it rather difficult, and they really try and cram so much information into the ten week trimester... it's pretty full on. The exams online during covid were very quick, s…"
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Q: Is ARTS1660 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 13 reviews: usefulness 5.0/5, overall 3.2/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ARTS1660, and when is it offered?
A: ARTS1660 is taught by the Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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