IMED1004 Health and Society (University of Western Australia): rated 3.4/5 overall across 19 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
IMED1004 is a University of Western Australia course taught by the Biomedical Sciences in Health. This page brings together its handbook details and what UWA students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 健康与社会
Type: Undergraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Health
Faculty: Biomedical Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
In this unit students gain an understanding of health, disease and wellbeing including immunity, disease outbreaks, communicable disease control, drug and alcohol use, mental health and the impact of historical and sociocultural factors on Aboriginal peoples' heath and health care.
IMED1004 has 19 scored reviews: overall 3.4/5 · usefulness 3.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 15 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.5 stars); 4 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.8/5).
On Reddit: "The unit is organised so poorly with very little cohesion between the lectures themselves. The lectures are also pretty mid with rambling slides. Try to study based on concepts and make sure you’re familiar with all the diagrams and graphs as they love to assess those in topic t…"
On Reddit: "Hey I did the exam today, yeah it was manageable only if u did the lectures i feel, without it, its really hard"
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Q: Is IMED1004 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 19 reviews: usefulness 3.5/5, overall 3.4/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches IMED1004, and when is it offered?
A: IMED1004 is taught by the Biomedical Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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