ANTH1001 Being Human: Culture, Identity and Society (University of Western Australia): rated 3.1/5 overall across 18 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
ANTH1001 is a University of Western Australia course taught by the School of Social Sciences in Society and Culture. This page brings together its handbook details and what UWA students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 人之为人：文化、身份与社会
Type: Undergraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Society and Culture
Faculty: School of Social Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
We live in an increasingly multi-cultural world where there are many ways of 'being human'. At the same time, all people share some experiences in common: all learn, share and communicate beliefs, create and maintain social relationships, adapt to their environments, and make a living through particular modes of production.
ANTH1001 has 18 scored reviews: overall 3.1/5 · usefulness 2.9 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 14 StudentVIP reviews (average 2.9 stars); 4 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.7/5).
On Reddit: "Hi! I’m currently in ANTH1001 and the content is really interesting but there are lots of long readings and the textbook is pretty dense. Very content-heavy. Assignments are self directed which I personally like. Hectic at times but worth it. If you’re interested in language spe…"
On Reddit: "I did ANTH1001 last year and really didn't enjoy it, it's not particularly hard, if you do all the quizzes and can write an OK essay you can probably get an HD pretty easy but there's more work than I expected (lots of quizzes) and the book was incredibly boring."
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Q: Is ANTH1001 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 18 reviews: usefulness 2.9/5, overall 3.1/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ANTH1001, and when is it offered?
A: ANTH1001 is taught by the School of Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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