BIOL1008 Human Biology (University of Sydney): rated 4.0/5 overall across 40 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
BIOL1008 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Science in Life and Environmental Sciences Academic Operations. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 人类生物学
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Life and Environmental Sciences Academic Operations
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
What will it mean to be human in 2100? How will we be able to control our complex bodily mechanisms to maintain health and fight disease?
BIOL1008 has 40 scored reviews: overall 4.0/5 · usefulness 4.4 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 10 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.4 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.9/5).
On Reddit: "Doing HSC biology only helped me understand the concepts better/more easily in 1008, you might just need to put in extra time to study if what's being taught isn't coming to you as easily. But it's a first year unit, you'll find YouTube videos for most things being taught very e…"
On Reddit: "Biol1008 as well. Didn’t take biology since year 10 and managed to get 90+ few years ago😭 come on guys"
The course panel on USYD Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is BIOL1008 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 40 reviews: usefulness 4.4/5, overall 4.0/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches BIOL1008, and when is it offered?
A: BIOL1008 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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