GEOS1211 Earth and Environmental Science (UNSW Sydney): rated 4.9/5 overall, difficulty 0.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 5.0/5 across 2 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
GEOS1211 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: 地球与环境科学
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 investigates Earth’s environment from a scientific perspective. In particular, it considers evidence throughout Earth's history to inform important environmental processes today.
GEOS1211 has 2 scored reviews: overall 4.9/5 · usefulness 5.0 · difficulty 0.0 · would-recommend 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UNSW students on UNSW Wall (5.0/5 overall); 1 Reddit comment that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.9/5).
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."
The course panel on UNSW Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is GEOS1211 hard?
A: Students rate GEOS1211's difficulty 0.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it on the easier side. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Is GEOS1211 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 2 reviews: would-recommend 5.0/5, usefulness 5.0/5, overall 4.9/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches GEOS1211, and when is it offered?
A: GEOS1211 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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