ARTS2906 History of Sexuality (UNSW Sydney): rated 4.7/5 overall across 4 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
ARTS2906 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: 性史
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Humanities and Languages
Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
Sex is a constant through time, but ‘sexuality’ has a history. By starting in the Ancient world, you will learn that people and societies have not always understood sexual behaviour to equate with a sexual identity, such as ‘homosexual’ or ‘heterosexual’.
ARTS2906 has 4 scored reviews: overall 4.7/5 · usefulness 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 StudentVIP reviews (average 5.0 stars); 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.3/5).
On Reddit: "Loved this course!! Didn't find it to be easy hd but definitely easy D. Assessments are - set of questions due every week or so - essay - hardest one depending on your experience with them, I'm a sci student so was hard for me - presentation on a sex reference in culture, super …"
On Reddit: "sounds cool might pick it up btw what do you mean by a sex reference in culture?"
The course panel on UNSW Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is ARTS2906 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 4 reviews: usefulness 5.0/5, overall 4.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ARTS2906, and when is it offered?
A: ARTS2906 is taught by the Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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