PATH2210 Fundamentals of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (University of Western Australia): rated 3.7/5 overall across 18 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
PATH2210 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: 病理学与检验医学基础
Type: Undergraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Health
Faculty: Biomedical Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This unit provides an introduction to the scientific basis of human diseases with emphasis on the clinical presentation, prognosis, treatment and underlying mechanisms of diseases affecting human organ systems. Students participate in tutorial and practical classes that demonstrate disease pathology and laboratory techniques used to assess human disease in clinical and research settings.
PATH2210 has 18 scored reviews: overall 3.7/5 · usefulness 3.9 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 9 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.9 stars); 9 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.5/5).
On Reddit: "I only did PATH2210 bc PLM is my second major, but I found it to be really good. Very content heavy (3 hour block of lectures once a week) so you need to have some solid studying techniques, but from memory the assessments were relatively easy and the unit coordinators are lovel…"
On Reddit: "wow that’s pretty good!! i did path2210 last sem and they changed things up, we had 1 exam that covered modules 1-4, worth 60%. Most of my friends and i left studying this unit last minute because there were no in person tests— but only 3 online openbook tests for each module… e…"
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Q: Is PATH2210 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 18 reviews: usefulness 3.9/5, overall 3.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches PATH2210, and when is it offered?
A: PATH2210 is taught by the Biomedical Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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