PSYC2217 Cognitive Neuroscience (University of Western Australia): rated 2.9/5 overall, difficulty 2.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 3.0/5 across 23 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
PSYC2217 is a University of Western Australia course taught by the Psychological Science 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: 认知神经科学
Type: Undergraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Society and Culture
Faculty: Psychological Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
Cognitive neuroscience bridges cognitive science and cognitive psychology on the one hand, and biology and neuroscience on the other. It is critical to our understanding of the link between the mind and brain.
PSYC2217 has 23 scored reviews: overall 2.9/5 · usefulness 3.2 · difficulty 2.0 · would-recommend 3.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UWA students on UWA Wall (3.0/5 overall); 3 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.3 stars); 19 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.8/5).
On Reddit: "I did the unit last year and the exam was significantly more lecture based in my opinion. I didn’t study too too much of the textbook and got a solid grade with majority lecture study. So I’d say still focus on wks 5-8 and yeah I found it to be one of the most poorly run units I…"
On Reddit: "Hey, psych major here. The lecturer for Psyc2203 is great and always reply very fast for any questions. This unit is more of a math-ish unit and not super hard if you do all the practice questions and memorize some essential formulas. Psyc2217 was a bit difficult for me bc i had…"
The course panel on UWA Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is PSYC2217 hard?
A: Students rate PSYC2217's difficulty 2.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it moderately difficult.
Q: Is PSYC2217 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 23 reviews: would-recommend 3.0/5, usefulness 3.2/5, overall 2.9/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches PSYC2217, and when is it offered?
A: PSYC2217 is taught by the Psychological Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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