PSYC20008 Developmental Psychology (University of Melbourne): rated 3.7/5 overall, difficulty 3.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 3.0/5 across 54 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
PSYC20008 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences in Psychology. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 发展心理学
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Psychology
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This subject is a second-year core subject of the psychology major. In this subject, we explore a sub-discipline of psychology (developmental psychology) that focuses on the changes and continuities in how people think about and interact with the world around them.
PSYC20008 has 54 scored reviews: overall 3.7/5 · usefulness 3.6 · difficulty 3.0 · would-recommend 3.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 reviews by UniMelb students on UniMelb Wall (2.8/5 overall); 31 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.6 stars); 21 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.8/5); 7 Xiaohongshu notes (not scored).
Student review (2026-07-29, translated): Although this course is compulsory for psychology undergraduates, I still think everyone should be mentally prepared—it’s quite painful. During exam revision, I found the tested material very scattered; even lab report writing had several questions. You constantly have to flip through materials to check if anything else might be tested.
Student review (2026-07-26, translated): Overall same as MBB1 & MBB2, it's an Essay + final multiple choice. Just need to understand the content well. In the final, if you can see the professional terms and know what they are, you can answer most questions.
On Reddit: "I did both Biological (PSYC20006) and Developmental Psychology (PSYC20008) this semester. First off, I must say that the content in both subjects were organized and delivered at a very high level, especially considering the circumstances. Lecture quality varied from lecturer to …"
On Reddit: "Of all the second-year Psych subjects I scored highest in Developmental Psychology despite finding its content to be the least engaging. I think I performed well despite disliking the content because all the theories discussed were really intuitive and most of the lecturers were…"
The course panel on UniMelb Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is PSYC20008 hard?
A: Students rate PSYC20008's difficulty 3.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it moderately difficult.
Q: Is PSYC20008 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 54 reviews: would-recommend 3.0/5, usefulness 3.6/5, overall 3.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches PSYC20008, and when is it offered?
A: PSYC20008 is taught by the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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