BIOL1130 Frontiers in Biology (University of Western Australia): rated 2.4/5 overall, difficulty 2.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 1.0/5 across 67 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
BIOL1130 is a University of Western Australia course taught by the Biological 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: 生物学前沿
Type: Undergraduate/Postgraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Natural and Physical Sciences
Faculty: Biological Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This unit explores the origins and definitions of life, and the processes that led to today's incredibly diverse array of organisms, from viruses to vertebrates. Unifying patterns and concepts are demonstrated, such as the structure and function of cells, how cells reproduce, how traits particular to a species are passed to new generations, and how the inheritance of DNA is the basis of evolution and the formation of species.
BIOL1130 has 67 scored reviews: overall 2.4/5 · usefulness 2.5 · difficulty 2.0 · would-recommend 1.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UWA students on UWA Wall (2.0/5 overall); 38 StudentVIP reviews (average 2.5 stars); 28 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.4/5).
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On Reddit: "I'm a 2nd year student doing this unit currently so around 80% of the content has already been covered by other units I've studies. Although I may not exactly be in the same situation as you I'll will do my best for some advice. The purpose of this unit is to build a broad and s…"
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Q: Is BIOL1130 hard?
A: Students rate BIOL1130's difficulty 2.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it moderately difficult.
Q: Is BIOL1130 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 67 reviews: would-recommend 1.0/5, usefulness 2.5/5, overall 2.4/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches BIOL1130, and when is it offered?
A: BIOL1130 is taught by the Biological Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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