ERTH1000 Planet Earth: The Big Picture (University of Queensland): rated 4.0/5 overall across 7 reviews collected on UQ Wall.
ERTH1000 is a University of Queensland course taught by the Faculty of Science in Earth Sciences. This page brings together its handbook details and what UQ students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 行星地球：宏观视角
Type: undergraduate
Credit points: 2
Subject area: Earth Sciences
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
Earth is a small planet, but with a big history. With its origin some 4.
ERTH1000 has 7 scored reviews: overall 4.0/5 · usefulness 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 StudentVIP reviews (average 5.0 stars); 5 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.6/5).
On Reddit: "You'll always get the people commenting on these posts saying what's the point of doing an easier course for the semester etc. etc. But I know how you feel. You can't always just "get a good grade" by doing the subjects that interest you and it can be not enjoyable when you're s…"
On Reddit: "The Earth Science major is being badly managed, and the constant chopping and changing of the degree and associated classes is screwing over current second year students. In addition, ERTH1000 does not prepare students adequately for the new mandatory 1st year class ERTH1005, wh…"
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Q: Is ERTH1000 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 7 reviews: usefulness 5.0/5, overall 4.0/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ERTH1000, and when is it offered?
A: ERTH1000 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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