HIST20068 The French Revolution (University of Melbourne): rated 3.8/5 overall, difficulty 2.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 5.0/5 across 4 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
HIST20068 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: 法国大革命
Type: Subject
Credit points: 12.5
Subject area: History
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Level: Undergraduate level 2
Handbook year: 2026
In 1789 huge numbers of French peasants, urban workers and middle-class people successfully rebelled against absolute monarchy and the privileges of the nobility. But the struggle over what social and political system should replace the 'Old Regime' was to divide French people and finally the whole of Europe.
HIST20068 has 4 scored reviews: overall 3.8/5 · usefulness 5.0 · difficulty 2.0 · would-recommend 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UniMelb students on UniMelb Wall (4.3/5 overall); 3 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.6/5).
On Reddit: "Having done French Revolution last year, I wouldn’t stress too hard. Also McPhee is a great lecturer"
On Reddit: "I did the French Revolution. It was ok, not amazing but not bad. I did French Rev for year 12, so the info wasn’t entirely new. Having Peter McPhee as the lecturer was amazing but he did drag on sometimes. You can tell he’s very passionate. I actually really wanted to do Red Emp…"
The course panel on UniMelb Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is HIST20068 hard?
A: Students rate HIST20068's difficulty 2.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it moderately difficult.
Q: Is HIST20068 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 4 reviews: would-recommend 5.0/5, usefulness 5.0/5, overall 3.8/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches HIST20068, and when is it offered?
A: HIST20068 is taught by the Faculty of Arts. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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