ERTH1005 Critical Minerals for a Low Carbon Future (University of Queensland): rated 2.0/5 overall, difficulty 5.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 4.0/5 across 2 reviews collected on UQ Wall.
ERTH1005 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: 低碳未来关键矿产
Type: undergraduate
Credit points: 2
Subject area: Earth Sciences
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
The course is designed to appeal to Science, Engineering, and Business students interested in how mineral sciences and mineral availability impact our society's ability to implement a low-carbon future and protect the environment. It introduces mineralogy to first-year students and is a prerequisite for students pursuing several second-year level courses in Earth Sciences.
ERTH1005 has 2 scored reviews: overall 2.0/5 · usefulness 4.0 · difficulty 5.0 · would-recommend 4.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UQ students on UQ Wall (2.7/5 overall); 1 Reddit comment that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 1.4/5).
On Reddit: "thank you, i'm doing erth1005 right now and i've had several panic attacks over the lack of support and adequate revision resources. no practice tests, extremely vague marking guides and a stupidly heavy content load."
The course panel on UQ Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is ERTH1005 hard?
A: Students rate ERTH1005's difficulty 5.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it one of the harder courses. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Is ERTH1005 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 2 reviews: would-recommend 4.0/5, usefulness 4.0/5, overall 2.0/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches ERTH1005, and when is it offered?
A: ERTH1005 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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