POLS1101 Understanding Politics and Policy (University of Western Australia): rated 3.6/5 overall, difficulty 5.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 1.5/5 across 16 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
POLS1101 is a University of Western Australia course taught by the School of Social Sciences 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: 理解政治与政策
Type: Undergraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Society and Culture
Faculty: School of Social Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
Politics is about power. Political science is the systematic study of how humans organise to exercise and contest power.
POLS1101 has 16 scored reviews: overall 3.6/5 · usefulness 3.6 · difficulty 5.0 · would-recommend 1.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 reviews by UWA students on UWA Wall (1.2/5 overall); 12 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.9 stars); 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.0/5).
On Reddit: "I’ve only taken POLS1101 but found it quite easy. The topics can be a bit boring at times but the short answer and essay assignments are relatively straightforward. If you pay attention to the lectures you’d be fine."
On Reddit: "Surprising to me because me and many others really liked the pols1101 lecturer"
The course panel on UWA Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is POLS1101 hard?
A: Students rate POLS1101's difficulty 5.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it one of the harder courses.
Q: Is POLS1101 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 16 reviews: would-recommend 1.5/5, usefulness 3.6/5, overall 3.6/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches POLS1101, and when is it offered?
A: POLS1101 is taught by the School of Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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