ERTH1501 Earth Processes & Geological Materials for Engineers (University of Queensland): rated 3.4/5 overall across 3 reviews collected on UQ Wall.
ERTH1501 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: 工程地球过程与地质材料
Type: undergraduate
Credit points: 2
Subject area: Earth Sciences
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
An introduction video on Youtube: https://youtu. be/31TV3wUOv1Q This course teaches fundamentals to Earth Sciences/Geology with emphasis on the content that is required for engineering practice, further studies, and professional accreditation.
ERTH1501 has 3 scored reviews: overall 3.4/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 3 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.4/5).
On Reddit: "I'm not in civil but I did take ERTH1501 last year. It's an interesting course, with homeworks after each pracs (deadline is the next prac). However, there's a prac right before mid-sem break that's required you to take a look around campus and identify rocks. It's pretty easy o…"
On Reddit: "Yeah yeah I'm doing CIVL2135 in semester 1. Doing CSSE2010 would have also been good to put me ahead in electrical, but as I said that would pack my schedule pretty badly with CSSE1001 semester 1. I'm talking ERTH1501 instead cause it's recommended for civil engineers. It sounds…"
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Q: Is ERTH1501 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 3 reviews: overall 3.4/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ERTH1501, and when is it offered?
A: ERTH1501 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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