HIST10016 Europe: From Black Death to New Worlds (University of Melbourne): rated 4.1/5 overall, difficulty 2.5/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 1.0/5 across 7 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
HIST10016 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Arts in History. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 欧洲：从黑死病到新世界
Type: Subject
Credit points: 12.5
Subject area: History
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Level: Undergraduate level 1
Handbook year: 2026
The fourteenth to the seventeenth centuries were a period of seminal transformation in the politics, beliefs, social structures and global views of those in the western world. Traumatized by the deaths of 25 million people from plague, the period witnessed endemic warfare, as well as rifts in the Catholic Church which culminated in the reformations of the sixteenth century.
HIST10016 has 7 scored reviews: overall 4.1/5 · usefulness 4.5 · difficulty 2.5 · would-recommend 1.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UniMelb students on UniMelb Wall (2.7/5 overall); 6 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.4/5).
Student review (2026-09-11, translated): This course mainly examines social development in Europe from the Middle Ages to around the 17th century, covering social movements, religion, culture and arts, gender, and exchanges between European civilization and other world civilizations. Since it’s a history course, don’t assume it will necessarily be entertaining. Possibly due to cultural differences, I found much of the content challenging to understand (this varies by individual).
On Reddit: "I did Europe: From Black Death to New Worlds (HIST10016), it covered medieval European history and includes some very crazy and interesting topics such as the black death, discovery of the new world, witch hunting, the reformation, the schism and medieval islam. The people who r…"
On Reddit: "I also think it’s way easier to do well in Black Death in comparison to World Since World War II. The assignments are more thought out, questions are way better as well."
The course panel on UniMelb Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is HIST10016 hard?
A: Students rate HIST10016's difficulty 2.5/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it moderately difficult.
Q: Is HIST10016 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 7 reviews: would-recommend 1.0/5, usefulness 4.5/5, overall 4.1/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches HIST10016, and when is it offered?
A: HIST10016 is taught by the Faculty of Arts. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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