BIOL3046 Animal Behaviour (University of Sydney): rated 1.0/5 overall across 1 review collected on USYD Wall.
BIOL3046 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: 动物行为学
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Life and Environmental Sciences Academic Operations
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
The unit will provide a broad overview of the scientific study of animal behaviour. It will consider mechanistic and functional explanations of animal behaviour across contexts including kin selection and altruism, sociality, foraging, aggression and competition, sexual selection and mate choice, the behaviour of predators and prey, and communication and signalling.
BIOL3046 has 1 scored review: overall 1.0/5 (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 1.0/5).
On Reddit: "Yea just don’t do BIOL3046, that unit genuinely made no sense at all"
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Q: Is BIOL3046 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 1 review: overall 1.0/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches BIOL3046, and when is it offered?
A: BIOL3046 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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