BIOS1163 Speech Science (University of Sydney): rated 2.8/5 overall, difficulty 4.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 3.0/5 across 5 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
BIOS1163 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Medicine and Health in Department of Medical Sciences. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 言语科学
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Department of Medical Sciences
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Health
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This unit provides an understanding of the anatomy, physiology and physics of speech and sound. Students will gain a detailed knowledge of head and neck anatomy as well as functional activities involving swallowing and speech.
BIOS1163 has 5 scored reviews: overall 2.8/5 · usefulness 4.0 · difficulty 4.0 · would-recommend 3.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by USYD students on USYD Wall (2.7/5 overall); 4 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.8/5).
Student review (2026-10-16): A hard unit, but I enjoyed studying it. Great tutors, organised relatively well, and great lecturers. All very passionate.
On Reddit: "I studied this unit many years ago, but dropped out of uni halfway through. From memory, you study head and neck anatomy every week along with speech physics. Towards the later half of the semester, you stop with the speech physics and start with respiratory physics. The physics…"
On Reddit: "oh my goodness this subject is actually ingrained in my brain from last year it was rough. my biggest piece of advice is to draw out pathways (arteries, veins etc) over and over again on a studyroom whiteboard until you can do it mostly from memory. def had to pull a couple all …"
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Q: Is BIOS1163 hard?
A: Students rate BIOS1163's difficulty 4.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it one of the harder courses.
Q: Is BIOS1163 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 5 reviews: would-recommend 3.0/5, usefulness 4.0/5, overall 2.8/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches BIOS1163, and when is it offered?
A: BIOS1163 is taught by the Faculty of Medicine and Health. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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