HSTY1023 Emerging Giant: The Making of America (University of Sydney): rated 3.4/5 overall, difficulty 3.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 1.0/5 across 4 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
HSTY1023 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in History. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 新兴巨人：美国的形成
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: History
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
Touching down on the shores of the 'New World', the first European colonists imagined the creation of an earthly paradise. But their mission soon floundered in the face of internal dissenters and alien cultures pursuing their own ideals.
HSTY1023 has 4 scored reviews: overall 3.4/5 · usefulness 4.0 · difficulty 3.0 · 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 4.5 stars); 1 Reddit comment that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.6/5).
On Reddit: "I do enjoy HSTY1023 but i think it might of been a better choice to do GOVT. What tute are you in? I'm actually a first year so yea."
The course panel on USYD Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is HSTY1023 hard?
A: Students rate HSTY1023's difficulty 3.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it moderately difficult.
Q: Is HSTY1023 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 4 reviews: would-recommend 1.0/5, usefulness 4.0/5, overall 3.4/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches HSTY1023, and when is it offered?
A: HSTY1023 is taught by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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