BABS3081 Bacteria and Disease (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.4/5 overall across 6 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
BABS3081 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: 细菌与疾病
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
This course will cover the pathogenic mechanisms used by a diverse array of bacterial pathogens to cause human disease and the epidemiology and strategies used to control and prevent these infectious diseases. The course provides students with a high level of understanding of how bacteria cause disease and practical skills in the identification of bacterial pathogens.
BABS3081 has 6 scored reviews: overall 3.4/5 · usefulness 4.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 4.0 stars); 5 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.3/5).
On Reddit: "Honestly, if you can deal with Peter's need to be the smartest person in the room for 10 labs straight - the course ends up being okay, the labs are not connected to one another like in BABS3081, and the lectures are more conceptual, not so much rote learning like 3081. You shou…"
On Reddit: "BABS3081 is a lot of rote learning, but MICR3061 is unbearable because of Peter .... Honestly just do BABS3200"
The course panel on UNSW Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is BABS3081 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 6 reviews: usefulness 4.0/5, overall 3.4/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches BABS3081, and when is it offered?
A: BABS3081 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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