PHRM30002 Drugs Affecting the Nervous System (University of Melbourne): rated 3.9/5 overall, difficulty 0.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 0.0/5 across 24 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
PHRM30002 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences in Pharmacology. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 作用于神经系统的药物
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Pharmacology
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
The working of the brain and nervous system is an important frontier of modern medicine and nerves are the target for many important drugs. This subject will address how drugs modulate the processes of neuronal communication and survival in the context of the management of mood and emotional diso.
PHRM30002 has 24 scored reviews: overall 3.9/5 · usefulness 5.0 · difficulty 0.0 · would-recommend 0.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UniMelb students on UniMelb Wall (5.0/5 overall); 4 StudentVIP reviews (average 5.0 stars); 19 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.6/5).
On Reddit: "Hi! I am currently a neurosci major, and I think the major itself is great if you are interested in the biological processes of the brain! The cores (Neurophys and PoN) are pretty good for a core subject, and the selection of electives for sem 2 are quite vast and at least the o…"
On Reddit: "I did PHRM30002 last year and I really liked how the subject was taught. Peter Crack is such an amazing lecturer and he makes the content easy to understand. However, I will say that the assessments were marked VERY harshly. The MSTs for last year were all SAQ. The exam was 20 m…"
The course panel on UniMelb Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is PHRM30002 hard?
A: Students rate PHRM30002's difficulty 0.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it on the easier side.
Q: Is PHRM30002 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 24 reviews: would-recommend 0.0/5, usefulness 5.0/5, overall 3.9/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches PHRM30002, and when is it offered?
A: PHRM30002 is taught by the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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