SCIE20001 Thinking Scientifically (University of Melbourne): rated 3.1/5 overall, difficulty 0.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 0.5/5 across 42 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
SCIE20001 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Science in Science. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 科学思维
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Science
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
In this subject, students will learn the fundamentals of the methods used in science practice, how to construct and evaluate a scientific argument, and how processes of scientific investigation are applied across the diverse range of scientific disciplines. Students will also learn to communicat.
SCIE20001 has 42 scored reviews: overall 3.1/5 · usefulness 2.1 · difficulty 0.0 · would-recommend 0.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 reviews by UniMelb students on UniMelb Wall (1.0/5 overall); 10 StudentVIP reviews (average 2.4 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.5/5).
On Reddit: "Here are my 2 suggestions: Famine: The Geography of Scarcity (Level 1) https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/subjects/geog10001 Really fun and interesting subject, and pretty easy. Content is really interesting and the lectures are fun to watch. There are 2 assignments that involve ma…"
On Reddit: "I agree that its definitely not a 'completely free' wam booster. Its not like I got terrible marks (23/25, 19/25) but the deduction in marking feels unjustified. I'm fine with the reasoning, but it seems to have a bad marking system. I feel like the point which lost me marks are…"
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Q: Is SCIE20001 hard?
A: Students rate SCIE20001's difficulty 0.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it on the easier side.
Q: Is SCIE20001 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 42 reviews: would-recommend 0.5/5, usefulness 2.1/5, overall 3.1/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches SCIE20001, and when is it offered?
A: SCIE20001 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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