POLS1102 Understanding Global Politics (University of Western Australia): rated 3.6/5 overall, difficulty 2.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 5.0/5 across 14 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
POLS1102 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: 理解全球政治
Type: Undergraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Society and Culture
Faculty: School of Social Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This unit enables students to understand the nature of international politics. It looks at the structure of the international system, its evolution, current international political configuration, the role of developing states, and the emergence of various non-state actors in international politics.
POLS1102 has 14 scored reviews: overall 3.6/5 · usefulness 3.4 · difficulty 2.0 · would-recommend 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UWA students on UWA Wall (4.0/5 overall); 9 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.3 stars); 4 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.0/5).
On Reddit: "I personally didn’t have to commit a lot of time to do well. Although there are multiple readings each week which will take time, I didn’t actually read all the readings every week and still managed well (the journal entries each week only have to be on one reading anyway, answe…"
On Reddit: "POLS1102 last year was made up of weekly tutorial participation, weekly reading summaries (you’d do a reading and write a summary on it) and a final essay. No group projects or in person exam, and pretty easy imo if you have some interest in how the international world works."
The course panel on UWA Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is POLS1102 hard?
A: Students rate POLS1102's difficulty 2.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it moderately difficult.
Q: Is POLS1102 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 14 reviews: would-recommend 5.0/5, usefulness 3.4/5, overall 3.6/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches POLS1102, and when is it offered?
A: POLS1102 is taught by the School of Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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