BIOM20002 Human Structure and Function (University of Melbourne): rated 3.3/5 overall, difficulty 3.3/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 0.3/5 across 32 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
BIOM20002 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences in Biomedicine. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 人类结构与功能
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Biomedicine
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
The subject introduces students to the organisation and function of the human body. General principles of anatomy, basic embryology and the characteristics of the major tissues and organs are covered.
BIOM20002 has 32 scored reviews: overall 3.3/5 · usefulness 3.7 · difficulty 3.3 · would-recommend 0.3 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 3 reviews by UniMelb students on UniMelb Wall (1.0/5 overall); 16 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.9 stars); 13 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.2/5).
Student review (2026-08-19, translated): Worth 2. 5 courses, can't think of anything to compare it to except MCB. Same endless PPTs to read, books you can't finish, but the exam questions always manage to pinpoint exactly what you don't know.
On Reddit: "Hi there, did both this past year so hopefully this is helpful. The workload is definitely tough for both, in my opinion HSF was a bit worse, but I also enjoyed the MCB content more so that might have skewed my perception. The same goes for difficulty. The main struggle is manag…"
On Reddit: "Definitely underload (Unless you want to save it for later). Many of the people in my cohort that are keeping up are people that underload or have pisstake subjects. As for which is easier, there are two groups: You either hate MCB and love HSF or hate HSF and love MCB. I found …"
The course panel on UniMelb Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is BIOM20002 hard?
A: Students rate BIOM20002's difficulty 3.3/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it moderately difficult.
Q: Is BIOM20002 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 32 reviews: would-recommend 0.3/5, usefulness 3.7/5, overall 3.3/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches BIOM20002, and when is it offered?
A: BIOM20002 is taught by the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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