EVSC30006 Ecology of Urban Landscapes

EVSC30006 Ecology of Urban Landscapes (University of Melbourne): rated 3.8/5 overall across 4 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.

EVSC30006 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Science in Environmental Science. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.

Review data updated 2026-10-24.

Course details

Chinese title: 生态学的城市

Type: Undergraduate subject

Subject area: Environmental Science

Faculty: Faculty of Science

Level: Undergraduate Level 3

Handbook year: 2026

Overview

Australia is one of the most urbanised countries in an increasingly urbanised world. This subject will introduce students to urban ecology and landscape ecology concepts and illustrate how they can be applied to plan and design more ecologically sustainable human landscapes.

EVSC30006 student reviews, difficulty and workload

EVSC30006 has 4 scored reviews: overall 3.8/5 · usefulness 4.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).

Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 4.0 stars); 3 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.7/5).

On Reddit: "I did EVSC30006 and it was one of my favourite subjects. Honestly, the lectures were easy to understand and also really interesting to me, the assessments/exam were fine, and the lecturers were pretty good. I actually was unhappy with my exam result (I’m v not good at exams), so…"

On Reddit: "It’s no problem! Yeah I have, I didn’t really enjoy it either. I can’t really remember any specifics I’m sorry, I just know that I really preferred urban landscapes. I think I found ecology pretty boring, but I thought urban landscapes was pretty interesting."

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EVSC30006 FAQ

Q: Is EVSC30006 worth taking?

A: Averaged over 4 reviews: usefulness 4.0/5, overall 3.8/5.

Q: Which faculty teaches EVSC30006, and when is it offered?

A: EVSC30006 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.

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