BEES6800 The Science of Science Communication (UNSW Sydney): rated 1.5/5 overall across 6 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
BEES6800 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Science in School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 科学传播的科学
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Postgraduate Level 6
Handbook year: 2026
The Science of Science Communication course aims to teach science students how to effectively communicate across a range of audiences why science matters, how it works, and what the relevance of science is to the way we live our lives. Science communication is the bridge between science and society, and risk communication has the potential to save lives, as students will learn in this course.
BEES6800 has 6 scored reviews: overall 1.5/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 6 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 1.5/5).
On Reddit: "I also took this as an elective in my final term this year, and was surprised to find out it was a core course for aviation students despite it being course code for BEES. The content was pretty easy, but I do agree the marking was quite harsh and inconsistent. I also got a 4/10…"
On Reddit: "Seconding this. Marking is so inconsistent -- I was told that my essay outline looked great, just to be ripped to shreds on the actual essay bc of the layout of the essay... Like bro I didn't change it. Plus I got docked 2 points out of 30 just for putting the in-text citations …"
The course panel on UNSW Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is BEES6800 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 6 reviews: overall 1.5/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches BEES6800, and when is it offered?
A: BEES6800 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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