PSYC20009 Personality and Social Psychology (University of Melbourne): rated 3.4/5 overall, difficulty 3.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 3.0/5 across 61 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
PSYC20009 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: 人格与社会心理学
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Psychology
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This subject examines human individuality and relatedness, the core themes of personality and social psychology. Its focus is on how we are unique individuals but also connected to others.
PSYC20009 has 61 scored reviews: overall 3.4/5 · usefulness 3.5 · difficulty 3.0 · would-recommend 3.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UniMelb students on UniMelb Wall (2.7/5 overall); 30 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.5 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.3/5).
On Reddit: "1. Content in this course was easier than MBB1 for me, but note that I did MBB1 (PSYC90097) in the summer. I haven't done MBB2 or biological psych so cannot compare. 2. I absolutely loved this subject as I am really interested in personality psychology so the personality block w…"
On Reddit: "It was actually fucked. How was it so much harder than the prac exam"
The course panel on UniMelb Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is PSYC20009 hard?
A: Students rate PSYC20009's difficulty 3.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it moderately difficult.
Q: Is PSYC20009 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 61 reviews: would-recommend 3.0/5, usefulness 3.5/5, overall 3.4/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches PSYC20009, and when is it offered?
A: PSYC20009 is taught by the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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