ARTS1810 Foundations of Politics and International Relations (UNSW Sydney): rated 2.3/5 overall, difficulty 1.2/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 1.2/5 across 34 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
ARTS1810 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: 政治与国际关系基础
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
Where does power lie in politics? Whose explanations about how the world works are valued and why?
ARTS1810 has 34 scored reviews: overall 2.3/5 · usefulness 1.0 · difficulty 1.2 · would-recommend 1.2 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 17 reviews by UNSW students on UNSW Wall (1.9/5 overall); 10 StudentVIP reviews (average 1.9 stars); 7 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.0/5).
On Reddit: "**ARTS1810 - Introduction to International Relations** Absolutely shocking course, don't do it fam. Penny and Will are bad people, they don't understand how to teach and will make everything much harder than it needs to be. Still not too difficult to get good marks, because the …"
On Reddit: "1810- such a good course! Really interesting great lecturer and marks not to hard but not easy"
The course panel on UNSW Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is ARTS1810 hard?
A: Students rate ARTS1810's difficulty 1.2/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it on the easier side.
Q: Is ARTS1810 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 34 reviews: would-recommend 1.2/5, usefulness 1.0/5, overall 2.3/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ARTS1810, and when is it offered?
A: ARTS1810 is taught by the Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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