BIOS2011 Evolutionary and Physiological Ecology (UNSW Sydney): rated 2.9/5 overall, difficulty 3.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 1.0/5 across 4 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
BIOS2011 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: 进化与生理生态学
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This course provides an introduction to the functional relationships between living organisms and the environments in which they live. There is an emphasis on interactions within and between populations, ecological energetics, ecophysiology, and the theory of evolution by natural selection.
BIOS2011 has 4 scored reviews: overall 2.9/5 · usefulness 3.0 · difficulty 3.0 · would-recommend 1.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UNSW students on UNSW Wall (2.0/5 overall); 2 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.0 stars); 1 Reddit comment that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.8/5).
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 BIOS2011 hard?
A: Students rate BIOS2011's difficulty 3.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it moderately difficult.
Q: Is BIOS2011 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 4 reviews: would-recommend 1.0/5, usefulness 3.0/5, overall 2.9/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches BIOS2011, and when is it offered?
A: BIOS2011 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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