CHEM1829 Biological Chemistry for Optometry Students (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.7/5 overall across 4 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
CHEM1829 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: 视光学学生用生物化学
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Chemistry
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This course is designed for optometry and vision science students to build on their skills and knowledge by exploring a range of concepts that can be used to explain various phenomena in biological chemistry. The course probes a diverse range of synthetic and biological molecules, focusing on applications such as bioenergetics and metabolism.
CHEM1829 has 4 scored reviews: overall 3.7/5 · usefulness 3.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.0 stars); 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.4/5).
On Reddit: "CHEM1829 is probably my favourite course. Most kids found it very challenging, but I worked my ass off in it, going a step above and reading the textbooks and looking at other resources and got a 93. The lecturers Graham, Siobhan, and Gee are great. The course is a million times…"
On Reddit: "It's definitely not easy. Chemistry was my best and favourite subject in year 12, and I devoted all my time and effort into chem1a and only got 89. The course is tricky cos there's so much abstract-like hard to visualise concepts, like 'atomic orbitals' which I still have no clu…"
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Q: Is CHEM1829 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 4 reviews: usefulness 3.0/5, overall 3.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches CHEM1829, and when is it offered?
A: CHEM1829 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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