ANTH1030 Anthropology of Current World Issues (University of Queensland): rated 3.7/5 overall across 14 reviews collected on UQ Wall.
ANTH1030 is a University of Queensland course taught by the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences in Anthropology. This page brings together its handbook details and what UQ students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 当前世界议题的人类学
Type: undergraduate
Credit points: 2
Subject area: Anthropology
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This course introduces students to a core set of social and cultural theories in anthropology, anthropological case studies, and anthropological research processes that address contemporary challenges relating to current world issues including environmental problems, displacement and forced migration, global and local Indigenous struggles, health inequalities, and multiculturalism. We explore what anthropologists study, how they do it and what impact that is having in the …
ANTH1030 has 14 scored reviews: overall 3.7/5 · usefulness 3.2 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 6 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.2 stars); 8 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.2/5).
On Reddit: "I can recommend ANTH1030. I did it externally one summer while I was vacationing in cairns and got a 7. it was both interesting and relatively straightforward. if you can write half decent essays you'll do well."
On Reddit: "ANTH1030 for me. 30% of the grade was from I believe online quizzes that you could cheese by just clicking back in the page and reading the answers and then submitting the correct ones (literally the easiest 7 I have gotten)."
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Q: Is ANTH1030 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 14 reviews: usefulness 3.2/5, overall 3.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ANTH1030, and when is it offered?
A: ANTH1030 is taught by the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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