BIOS1101 Evolutionary and Functional Biology (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.6/5 overall, difficulty 4.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 3.0/5 across 21 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
BIOS1101 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: 进化与功能生物学
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This course examines the evolutionary history of life on earth from origins of humans and the relationship between environment and adaptation. Students examine the diversity of life across the animal and plant kingdoms, learning about classification, adaptation and basic structure and form.
BIOS1101 has 21 scored reviews: overall 3.6/5 · usefulness 3.5 · difficulty 4.0 · would-recommend 3.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UNSW students on UNSW Wall (3.0/5 overall); 3 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.0 stars); 17 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.7/5).
On Reddit: "Bios1101 was essentially an easier version of year 12 bio with some interesting labs. The final exam was multiple choice online when I took it in 2022"
On Reddit: "DO NOT TAKE BIOS1101. Take literally ANYTHING except BIOS1101. It is not a prerequisite for nearly ANYTHING and is also a totally useless course. Taking it totally screwed me over and luckily my degree is 4 years not 3 so I could rearrange, but seriously. Don't take it. What maj…"
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Q: Is BIOS1101 hard?
A: Students rate BIOS1101's difficulty 4.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it one of the harder courses.
Q: Is BIOS1101 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 21 reviews: would-recommend 3.0/5, usefulness 3.5/5, overall 3.6/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches BIOS1101, and when is it offered?
A: BIOS1101 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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