CHEM1002 Chemistry—Structure and Reactivity (University of Western Australia): rated 3.6/5 overall, difficulty 1.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 3.0/5 across 68 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
CHEM1002 is a University of Western Australia course taught by the Molecular 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: 化学——结构与反应性
Type: Undergraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Natural and Physical Sciences
Faculty: Molecular Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This unit introduces essential knowledge and principles in the areas of atomic structure, chemical bonding, molecular geometry and stereochemistry. It discusses the properties and elementary reactions of alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, aromatic compounds, alcohols, ethers, haloalkanes, aldehydes, ketones, amines and carboxylic acids and derivatives.
CHEM1002 has 68 scored reviews: overall 3.6/5 · usefulness 3.5 · difficulty 1.0 · would-recommend 3.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UWA students on UWA Wall (3.7/5 overall); 37 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.5 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.7/5).
On Reddit: "This is crazy because I loved chem1002 last semester then hated it at the week 6 point idk why it just took so long to get my head around reaction mechanisms.. I honestly found the lectures useless I REALLY recommend [master organic chemistry reaction mechanisms](https://www.mas…"
On Reddit: "Back when I did the unit, the first week and a half was some super basic revision from high school. For the first few lectures, we were just revising electronegativity, affinity, how orbitals work and the arrangement of the periodic table. So I think that if you put in the work …"
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Q: Is CHEM1002 hard?
A: Students rate CHEM1002's difficulty 1.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it on the easier side.
Q: Is CHEM1002 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 68 reviews: would-recommend 3.0/5, usefulness 3.5/5, overall 3.6/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches CHEM1002, and when is it offered?
A: CHEM1002 is taught by the Molecular Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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