SCIE1001 Sydney Science 2050: Towards the Future (University of Sydney): rated 3.9/5 overall, difficulty 3.5/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 3.5/5 across 33 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
SCIE1001 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Science in History and Philosophy of Science Academic Operations. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 悉尼科学2050：面向未来
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: History and Philosophy of Science Academic Operations
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
Sydney Science 2050: Towards the Future is an innovative interdisciplinary course that invites you to explore the multifaceted nature of science. We will explore the ways in which science helps us understand the world by looking at common aspects of scientific practice as well as how science differs across disciplines, cultures and worldviews.
SCIE1001 has 33 scored reviews: overall 3.9/5 · usefulness 3.7 · difficulty 3.5 · would-recommend 3.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 reviews by USYD students on USYD Wall (2.7/5 overall); 1 StudentVIP review (average 5.0 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.0/5).
On Reddit: "if its available to look at on canvas , it should tell you whether its mandatory or not there. scie1001 is a pretty easy unit tho so theres that"
On Reddit: "SCIE1001 changed their midsems, it was 15% and 15 questions last year, but when I did it last sem, it was worth 20% and only 8 questions, getting one wrong was like 3% of your grade gone. Weekly responses were changed so now that the last 6 weeks of the sem is where you have to …"
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Q: Is SCIE1001 hard?
A: Students rate SCIE1001's difficulty 3.5/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it one of the harder courses.
Q: Is SCIE1001 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 33 reviews: would-recommend 3.5/5, usefulness 3.7/5, overall 3.9/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches SCIE1001, and when is it offered?
A: SCIE1001 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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