ENGL1500 Contemporary Literature: Reading & Writing (University of Queensland): rated 3.4/5 overall, difficulty 2.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 3.0/5 across 6 reviews collected on UQ Wall.
ENGL1500 is a University of Queensland course taught by the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences in English. This page brings together its handbook details and what UQ students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 当代文学：阅读与写作
Type: undergraduate
Credit points: 2
Subject area: English
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This course introduces students to some of the best contemporary writing in English, from a range of cultures. It complements the focus on classic literature in ENGL1800.
ENGL1500 has 6 scored reviews: overall 3.4/5 · usefulness 2.5 · difficulty 2.0 · would-recommend 3.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UQ students on UQ Wall (2.3/5 overall); 1 StudentVIP review (average 4.0 stars); 4 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.5/5).
On Reddit: "DRAM1000 and DRAM1010 are both very fun. ENGL1500 and ENGL1800 fun ARTT1050 is good (These are all first year - assuming you are at that level). Honestly, can highly recommend any of the Drama, Literature. Art History or Film and TV courses. They're all theoretical and no backgr…"
On Reddit: "Hey I did this course a couple years back and honestly I don't remember struggling very much with it. I'm definitely not a creative writing person and writing didn't feel like the hugest part of the course. Lots of reading but that's just what you get with English courses. You c…"
The course panel on UQ Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is ENGL1500 hard?
A: Students rate ENGL1500's difficulty 2.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it moderately difficult.
Q: Is ENGL1500 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 6 reviews: would-recommend 3.0/5, usefulness 2.5/5, overall 3.4/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ENGL1500, and when is it offered?
A: ENGL1500 is taught by the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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