ANSC10001 Animals & Society 1: Animals & Our World (University of Melbourne): rated 2.7/5 overall across 15 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
ANSC10001 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Science in Animal Science. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 动物与社会1：动物与我们的世界
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Animal Science
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This course is designed to encourage students to begin to think about how and why animals are so integral to human society. Utilising case studies of current hot topics in animal welfare, we examine human-animal relationships; how they originated, the process of domestication, changing attitudes .
ANSC10001 has 15 scored reviews: overall 2.7/5 · usefulness 3.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 3 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.0 stars); 12 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.6/5).
On Reddit: "Animals in Society 1: Introduction (ANSC10001) is probably the worst subject in my whole life. The subject is vague which means you can't actually learn anything from it. The tutor seems like marking the assessments based on their mood instead of the marking criteria. The lectur…"
On Reddit: "All the Animal science subjects are run by a bunch of clowns. Steer clear in future is all I can say after doing Animals in society, animal physiology and companion animal biology"
The course panel on UniMelb Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is ANSC10001 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 15 reviews: usefulness 3.0/5, overall 2.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ANSC10001, and when is it offered?
A: ANSC10001 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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