ARTS1870 Rethinking the Social (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.8/5 overall across 4 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
ARTS1870 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: 重新思考社会
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 is an introduction to sociological and anthropological perspectives on the nature of the social. You will consider questions such as: What is the social?
ARTS1870 has 4 scored reviews: overall 3.8/5 · usefulness 4.3 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 3 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.3 stars); 1 Reddit comment that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.1/5).
On Reddit: "Writing for sociology is really different. I’m not a sociology student but I had to do this course in first year as part of my degree. It was interesting and the workload wasn’t too much. But it was also pretty hard to do well in. No one I knew was satisfied with their marks. So…"
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Q: Is ARTS1870 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 4 reviews: usefulness 4.3/5, overall 3.8/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ARTS1870, and when is it offered?
A: ARTS1870 is taught by the Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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