CHEM20026 Principles of Chemical Biology (University of Melbourne): rated 3.3/5 overall across 11 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
CHEM20026 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Science in Chemistry. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 化学生物学原理
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Chemistry
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This subject introduces the chemical logic of cellular processes, and the chemical methods used to probe and perturb them. Coverage includes: the major classes of biomolecules and their biosynthesis with a focus on molecular structure; biological catalysis (enzymes, enzyme kinetics and the roles .
CHEM20026 has 11 scored reviews: overall 3.3/5 · usefulness 4.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 4.0 stars); 10 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.2/5).
On Reddit: "I did this subject last semester and really enjoyed it. You get to learn really interesting chemistry and I think the lecturers did a great job for a new subject - I imagine that the subject will only improve. I think the exam was reasonable and they made sure that we had enough…"
On Reddit: "Had a shocking start to my exams for CHEM20026 on Wednesday morning (paper was somewhat harder that the 2019 exam paper & I left all of Prof. Gavin Reid blank, that forsaken 20 AA sequence will kill me now). Do NOT even ask about MCB paper 1 Thursday afternoon. Could not finish …"
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Q: Is CHEM20026 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 11 reviews: usefulness 4.0/5, overall 3.3/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches CHEM20026, and when is it offered?
A: CHEM20026 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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