BIOS1301 Ecology, Sustainability and Environmental Science (UNSW Sydney): rated 4.2/5 overall, difficulty 1.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 4.0/5 across 4 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
BIOS1301 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: 生态学、可持续性与环境科学
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 provides an introduction to ecology, sustainability and environmental science, introducing a range of biological topics and how scientists approach these topics to solve problems. The course develops student skills in critically assessing scientific information, routinely debated by the public and decision-makers.
BIOS1301 has 4 scored reviews: overall 4.2/5 · usefulness 4.0 · difficulty 1.0 · would-recommend 4.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UNSW students on UNSW Wall (4.0/5 overall); 3 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.2/5).
On Reddit: "BIOS1301 is ridiculously easy and a fairly fun course. GEOS1211 was also amazing. Lectures are max 10 mins long and only 1 per week."
On Reddit: "Unfortunately they arent but its a pretty big part of the course! We have to analyse the inverts for a report which makes up most of the course mark (BIOS2011) However, my first ever course (BIOS1301) had a major focus on inverts. The major paper you write is all about wetland i…"
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Q: Is BIOS1301 hard?
A: Students rate BIOS1301's difficulty 1.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it on the easier side.
Q: Is BIOS1301 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 4 reviews: would-recommend 4.0/5, usefulness 4.0/5, overall 4.2/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches BIOS1301, and when is it offered?
A: BIOS1301 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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