ENGG1500 Thermodynamics: Energy and the Environment (University of Queensland): rated 3.6/5 overall across 35 reviews collected on UQ Wall.
ENGG1500 is a University of Queensland course taught by the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology in Engineering. This page brings together its handbook details and what UQ students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 热力学：能源与环境
Type: undergraduate
Credit points: 2
Subject area: Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
Basic concepts in thermodynamics, forms of energy; properties of pure substances, phase diagrams and phase transitions; first law of thermodynamics and applications - mass and energy balances in open and closed systems; entropy and second law of thermodynamics; topical engineering case studies.
ENGG1500 has 35 scored reviews: overall 3.6/5 · usefulness 4.4 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 5 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.4 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.5/5).
On Reddit: "Try not to stress yourself out too much about it. Just makes it harder to think clearly about how to work through it and pass. ENGG1500 is probably the hardest of the three foundation courses for engineering in my experience. (1300,1500,1700) I felt like I had no clue what the c…"
On Reddit: "So if all else fails, the absolute non-negotiables are understanding of how to use and manipulate the conservation equations such as mass and energy, plus second law theory. You should be able to walk circles around all the tables and graphs (memorise linear interpolation eqn) a…"
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Q: Is ENGG1500 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 35 reviews: usefulness 4.4/5, overall 3.6/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ENGG1500, and when is it offered?
A: ENGG1500 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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