BCMB30011 Cellular Metabolism and Disease (University of Melbourne): rated 3.6/5 overall across 8 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
BCMB30011 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 细胞代谢与疾病
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
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BCMB30011 has 8 scored reviews: overall 3.6/5 · usefulness 4.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 4 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.0 stars); 4 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.2/5).
On Reddit: "Most difficult and time consuming I would say is PHRM30008. No tutes, very hard to grasp around the concepts for me. Other than that, as a BCMB major I think you will be fine. BCMB30003 and BCMB30011 are very difficult subjects in my opinion and require a fair bit of synthesis. …"
On Reddit: "I did both BCMB30003 and BCMB30011 last year, and I would definitely say that the midsems for both subjects were quite hard (I remember the average for both midsems last year were 68%). For BCMB30003, you can definitely do very well in the exam if you keep up with your revision …"
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Q: Is BCMB30011 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 8 reviews: usefulness 4.0/5, overall 3.6/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches BCMB30011, and when is it offered?
A: BCMB30011 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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