BIOL2022 Biology Experimental Design and Analysis (University of Sydney): rated 2.9/5 overall, difficulty 2.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 1.0/5 across 12 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
BIOL2022 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: 生物学实验设计与分析
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Life and Environmental Sciences Academic Operations
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This unit provides foundational skills essential for doing research in biology and for critically judging the research of others. We consider how biology is practiced as a quantitative, experimental and theoretical science.
BIOL2022 has 12 scored reviews: overall 2.9/5 · usefulness 2.3 · difficulty 2.0 · would-recommend 1.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by USYD students on USYD Wall (2.0/5 overall); 2 StudentVIP reviews (average 2.5 stars); 9 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.1/5).
On Reddit: "It's not too bad, all of the research reports are group projects. You design an experiment, collect data, and analyse the data as a group, there's plenty of time in practicals to do this. The prac manual had step by step instructions how to do the data analysis. The parts you do…"
On Reddit: "You're correct. BIOL2022 was dull and had an annoying prac time. I can see its use if you're going into research or something that requires statistics, however."
The course panel on USYD Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is BIOL2022 hard?
A: Students rate BIOL2022's difficulty 2.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it moderately difficult.
Q: Is BIOL2022 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 12 reviews: would-recommend 1.0/5, usefulness 2.3/5, overall 2.9/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches BIOL2022, and when is it offered?
A: BIOL2022 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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