MIIM20001 Principles of Microbiology & Immunology (University of Melbourne): rated 3.6/5 overall across 48 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
MIIM20001 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences in Microbiology and Immunology. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 微生物学与免疫学原理
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Microbiology and Immunology
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This subject introduces students to the excitingly diverse world of microbes and discusses the roles they play not only in causing infectious disease but also in both creating and maintaining life as we know it. Various types of microbes and their basic life processes are described, with the focu.
MIIM20001 has 48 scored reviews: overall 3.6/5 · usefulness 3.7 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 18 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.7 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.5/5).
On Reddit: "**Subject and Semester: VETS20019 - Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Sem 1 2022** My Degree and Major(s): BSCI - Vet Bio applicant Difficulty: 6/10 How fun/interesting you found it: 4/10 Teaching quality: 5/10 (varied greatly between lectures) Has a final exam (and is it a hurdl…"
On Reddit: "Make sure you revise consistently (I used anki)! MSTs were pretty recall based and were chill imo. Only challenging section was viruses because it was unclear what I needed to know for the exam lmao. Defo do the challenge questions each time they release them, good practice for …"
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Q: Is MIIM20001 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 48 reviews: usefulness 3.7/5, overall 3.6/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches MIIM20001, and when is it offered?
A: MIIM20001 is taught by the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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