ANHB1101 Human Biology I: Becoming Human (University of Western Australia): rated 3.7/5 overall, difficulty 3.1/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 2.0/5 across 104 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
ANHB1101 is a University of Western Australia course taught by the Human Sciences in Natural and Physical Sciences. This page brings together its handbook details and what UWA students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 人类生物学I：成为人类
Type: Undergraduate/Postgraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Natural and Physical Sciences
Faculty: Human Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This unit explores the biology of 'becoming human' in an integrative way, with emphasis on human evolution, genetics, development and structure. How we 'become human' is explored from the perspective of both the individual and the species, all considered within the context of evolution.
ANHB1101 has 104 scored reviews: overall 3.7/5 · usefulness 3.9 · difficulty 3.1 · would-recommend 2.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 4 reviews by UWA students on UWA Wall (2.7/5 overall); 70 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.9 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.3/5).
Student review (2026-10-16): I did this unit a few years ago, but although it doesn't have any per-requisites, I would without a doubt say that this unit is so much more manageable if you've done Human Biology ATAR - because this unit is almost like a crash-course of the whole 2 year ATAR Human Bio course. I personally didn't find it too difficult since I did Human Bio ATAR in highschool, but I did find the primates section very tedious and frustrating. Absolutely keep up to date with the quizzes and …
On Reddit: "Doing the unit currently, I think it’s pretty good so far. It is quite content heavy, but the actual content itself is quite simple. Unit coordinators and tutors seem to know what they’re doing. As long as you stay on top of all the tests and prelabs you should be fine"
On Reddit: "Really? I did ANHB1101 semester one of 2023, and it was pretty good, it’s definitely a difficult unit with too much content for a single semester, but it’s easy to get a D or possibly a HD if you put in some extra work. 40% of your grade is essentially given to you for free, and…"
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Q: Is ANHB1101 hard?
A: Students rate ANHB1101's difficulty 3.1/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it moderately difficult.
Q: Is ANHB1101 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 104 reviews: would-recommend 2.0/5, usefulness 3.9/5, overall 3.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ANHB1101, and when is it offered?
A: ANHB1101 is taught by the Human Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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