ECOL20003 Ecology (University of Melbourne): rated 3.5/5 overall across 10 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
ECOL20003 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Science in Ecology. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 生态学
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Ecology
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This subject introduces students to the major ecological questions that can be addressed at the levels of individuals, populations, communities and ecosystems. What determines the distribution of individuals of a species?
ECOL20003 has 10 scored reviews: overall 3.5/5 · usefulness 2.3 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 3 StudentVIP reviews (average 2.3 stars); 7 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.0/5).
On Reddit: "ECOL20003 was great! Extremely well-taught, with lots of fun prac classes. I think Peter Vesk told me it's gonna have a greater stats component in the coming years. An absolutely necessary subject if you want to get into enviro science, zoology, ecology or plant science."
On Reddit: "Hey, I did this subject last year, and there wasn't any workshops, it seems like they've replaced the lectures with 'workshops'. Tbh the lectures were pretty bad, and felt like a waste of time, and the content isn't too hard, so as long as they are recorded you should be fine."
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Q: Is ECOL20003 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 10 reviews: usefulness 2.3/5, overall 3.5/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ECOL20003, and when is it offered?
A: ECOL20003 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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