CHEM1821 Engineering Chemistry 1B (UNSW Sydney): rated 1.8/5 overall across 2 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
CHEM1821 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1B
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Chemistry
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This course further develops the introduction to the engineering aspects of chemistry started in CHEM1811. The course explores organic and inorganic chemistry through the investigation of topics such as kinetics, control of reactions, structure determination, stereochemistry, main group chemistry, transition metal chemistry, and the chemistry of carbon-containing compounds.
CHEM1821 has 2 scored reviews: overall 1.8/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 1.8/5).
On Reddit: "I did CHEM1821, I think they’re pretty similar? Was super rough"
On Reddit: "You can take a maximum of 12uoc of level 1 electives (not counting engg1300 which is a core) recommended level 1 electives for civil eng are engg1400 and mats1101. Personally I transferred from chemical engineering to civil engineering after first year, and chem1821 and ceic1000…"
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Q: Is CHEM1821 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 2 reviews: overall 1.8/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches CHEM1821, and when is it offered?
A: CHEM1821 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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