FASS2200 Great Books and Radical Texts (University of Sydney): rated 3.7/5 overall across 33 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
FASS2200 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in Arts and Social Sciences. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 经典著作与激进文本
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Arts and Social Sciences
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
Great Books exist in our minds and memories as the repositories of experiences, values and beliefs. They are to be found in all cultures from the earliest oral narratives to the digitized works of the present.
FASS2200 has 33 scored reviews: overall 3.7/5 · usefulness 3.7 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 3 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.7 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.7/5).
On Reddit: "I think they change the texts slightly from year to year. Expect a mixture of poetry, essays, and longer novels. Some of the readings can be a bit demanding, but it’s easily one of the best courses I’ve done at uni with all the texts being extremely interesting (although since t…"
On Reddit: "I didn’t take English but I did this unit and it was really really interesting! I don’t think they marked too harshly at all, in fact I found them to be quite lenient!"
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Q: Is FASS2200 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 33 reviews: usefulness 3.7/5, overall 3.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches FASS2200, and when is it offered?
A: FASS2200 is taught by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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