MSCI3001 Physical Oceanography (UNSW Sydney): rated 4.6/5 overall across 1 review collected on UNSW Wall.
MSCI3001 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: 物理海洋学
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
The way water circulates around the oceans impacts climate variability and change, marine ecology and human society and economy. In this course, we will dive into the way the ocean works throughout our lectures, tutorials and lab-based classes.
MSCI3001 has 1 scored review: overall 4.6/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 Reddit comment that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.6/5).
On Reddit: "hi there, I did it without any physics knowledge and went pretty well. Content is not extremely difficult to wrap your head around. Alex is a great teacher, runs through the basics of everything and is very happy to explain it until you understand."
The course panel on UNSW Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is MSCI3001 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 1 review: overall 4.6/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches MSCI3001, and when is it offered?
A: MSCI3001 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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