BABS1202 Applied Biomolecular Sciences (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.6/5 overall across 18 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
BABS1202 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Science in School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 应用生物分子科学
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This course introduces the application of biomolecular science across the areas of microbiology, molecular cell biology, genetics, biotechnology and bioinformatics. Topics include recombinant DNA technology, bioremediation, genomics, and applications such as brewing, biofuels, and vaccines.
BABS1202 has 18 scored reviews: overall 3.6/5 · usefulness 4.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 5 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.0 stars); 13 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.5/5).
On Reddit: "All the 2nd and 3rd year biotech courses which have more interesting lab work ........have babs1201 and/or babs1202 and/or some chemistry as pre reqs. So the only two you could do are the two first year ones...babs1201 or babs1202. Out of these two, if you want the more practica…"
On Reddit: "Hi I did babs1202 a couple years ago. It’s a very practical focussed course hence the “applied” part. You won’t really need much bio info as it’s taught from the ground up. It can be interesting but ngl to me it was pretty boring. I imagine it will be for you as well as the cour…"
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Q: Is BABS1202 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 18 reviews: usefulness 4.0/5, overall 3.6/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches BABS1202, and when is it offered?
A: BABS1202 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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