NEUR1020 The Brain and Behavioural Sciences (University of Queensland): rated 3.7/5 overall across 31 reviews collected on UQ Wall.
NEUR1020 is a University of Queensland course taught by the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences in Neuroscience. This page brings together its handbook details and what UQ students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 大脑与行为科学
Type: undergraduate
Credit points: 2
Subject area: Neuroscience
Faculty: Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
Psychology is the scientific study of how people behave, think and feel. This course spans a variety of topics including psychological processes such as perception, attention, learning, memory, and decision-making, as well as the cognitive and brain-based (neural) causes of these phenomena.
NEUR1020 has 31 scored reviews: overall 3.7/5 · usefulness 3.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 3.0 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.7/5).
On Reddit: "It's a pretty easy course. I did it last year and got a 7 despite not putting in too much effort."
On Reddit: "NEUR1020 is pretty easy, 1 report, a couple quizzes and an EOS that’s just multiple choice"
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Q: Is NEUR1020 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 31 reviews: usefulness 3.0/5, overall 3.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches NEUR1020, and when is it offered?
A: NEUR1020 is taught by the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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