CHEM1811 Engineering Chemistry 1A (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.0/5 overall across 6 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
CHEM1811 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Science in School of Chemistry. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 工程化学1A
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Chemistry
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This is a first-year course with a focus on chemical engineering and food science applications. This course is also a good elective for first year engineering students.
CHEM1811 has 6 scored reviews: overall 3.0/5 (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 3.0/5).
On Reddit: "I’m a first year doing chem1811 and they’ve been pretty stressful for me too:’) it feels so unforgiving"
On Reddit: "Firstly, your timetable is not that cooked, it might looks scary but the CHEM thing is not all concurrent, they are like different weeks (I hate the UI of myUNSW and SChem for this) Secondly, nothing is stopping you skipping 1131 and 1811 and see the recording, the only thing yo…"
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Q: Is CHEM1811 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 6 reviews: overall 3.0/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches CHEM1811, and when is it offered?
A: CHEM1811 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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