SCIF1004 Science and the Cinema (UNSW Sydney): rated 4.0/5 overall across 30 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
SCIF1004 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Science in Faculty of Science. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 科学与电影
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Faculty of Science
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
Can you imagine Dennis Quaid, Uma Thurman, Sam Neill or Kate Winslet as scientists? Well, Hollywood has, in a series of movies which use real scientific concepts as an integral part of the plot.
SCIF1004 has 30 scored reviews: overall 4.0/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.0/5).
On Reddit: "SCIF1004 (science and the cinema) is very free, fully online, and no final exam. 10% is 5 quizzes based on at longest 1 hour long lectures and some films as part of the course which are due throughout the term 40% is a 5 minute mini-lecture video on a topic of your choice 50% is…"
On Reddit: "Do SCIF1004 one of the easiest courses and it is all online, I got a 93 from it."
The course panel on UNSW Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is SCIF1004 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 30 reviews: overall 4.0/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches SCIF1004, and when is it offered?
A: SCIF1004 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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