IMED1108 Issues in Women's Health Across the Lifespan

IMED1108 Issues in Women's Health Across the Lifespan (University of Western Australia): rated 4.1/5 overall across 36 reviews collected on UWA Wall.

IMED1108 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.

Course details

Chinese title: 女性一生健康问题

Type: Undergraduate unit

Credit points: 6

Subject area: Health

Faculty: Biomedical Sciences

Level: Undergraduate Level 1

Handbook year: 2026

Overview

Whilst life expectancy is higher for women than men globally, many biological and social factors combine to create a lower quality of life for women. This unit explores these determinants of women's health across the lifespan: from conception, through childhood, into the reproductive years and beyond to healthy ageing and death.

IMED1108 student reviews, difficulty and workload

IMED1108 has 36 scored reviews: overall 4.1/5 · usefulness 3.7 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).

Sources: 16 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.7 stars); 20 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.3/5).

On Reddit: "No such thing as easy math, chem, or physics electives. Better off studying GAMSAT style questions outside of university tbh. Active leadership (SSEH1104 I think), women’s health (IMED1108) is a good one that’s got no exam, first year public health (PUBH1101) relatively easy and…"

On Reddit: "Every unit's assessment plan is subject to change - be aware because I signed up for MKTG1203 (intro to marketing) which historically had an MCQ online open book exam and they changed this in week 10 to 6 extended response, closed book, in-person exam. So always always double ch…"

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IMED1108 FAQ

Q: Is IMED1108 worth taking?

A: Averaged over 36 reviews: usefulness 3.7/5, overall 4.1/5.

Q: Which faculty teaches IMED1108, and when is it offered?

A: IMED1108 is taught by the Biomedical Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.

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