PHIL1003 God, Mind and Knowledge (University of Western Australia): rated 4.1/5 overall, difficulty 3.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 4.0/5 across 15 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
PHIL1003 is a University of Western Australia course taught by the School of Humanities in Society and Culture. This page brings together its handbook details and what UWA students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 上帝、心灵与知识
Type: Undergraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Society and Culture
Faculty: School of Humanities
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This unit covers some fundamental issues which are central in philosophy and which provide an introduction to contemporary philosophical debate. The topics are organised around three major themes—God, Mind and Knowledge.
PHIL1003 has 15 scored reviews: overall 4.1/5 · usefulness 4.2 · difficulty 3.0 · would-recommend 4.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UWA students on UWA Wall (3.0/5 overall); 10 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.3 stars); 4 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.9/5).
On Reddit: "Not sure if I'd call it easy, but I thoroughly enjoyed PHIL1003: god mind and Knowledge. It helped teach me to think both critically and abstractly. The assessment is only an essay on the first part of the unit and two essays in the exam on the other parts."
On Reddit: "For me I found philosophy broadening units to be quite fun and useful in terms of academic application as well as real life application. Would highly recommend PHIL1001, PHIL1002 or PHIL1003 (PHIL1003 especially if you’re thinking of taking PHIL2004 as you cover the philosophy o…"
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Q: Is PHIL1003 hard?
A: Students rate PHIL1003's difficulty 3.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it moderately difficult.
Q: Is PHIL1003 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 15 reviews: would-recommend 4.0/5, usefulness 4.2/5, overall 4.1/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches PHIL1003, and when is it offered?
A: PHIL1003 is taught by the School of Humanities. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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