PHYS3080 Extragalactic Astrophysics and Cosmology (University of Queensland): rated 3.3/5 overall, difficulty 5.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 5.0/5 across 1 review collected on UQ Wall.
PHYS3080 is a University of Queensland course taught by the Faculty of Science in Physics. This page brings together its handbook details and what UQ students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 河外天体物理学与宇宙学
Type: undergraduate
Credit points: 2
Subject area: Physics
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
This course examines galactic, extra-galactic, and cosmological astrophysics in detail. Topics to be covered include: the structure of the Milky Way, observational and theoretical aspects of galaxy formation and evolution, star formation rates, active galaxies and quasars, the cosmic microwave background, and the standard model of cosmology, including treatments of dark matter and dark energy.
PHYS3080 has 1 scored review: overall 3.3/5 · usefulness 5.0 · difficulty 5.0 · would-recommend 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UQ students on UQ Wall (3.3/5 overall).
The course panel on UQ Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is PHYS3080 hard?
A: Students rate PHYS3080'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 PHYS3080 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 1 review: would-recommend 5.0/5, usefulness 5.0/5, overall 3.3/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches PHYS3080, and when is it offered?
A: PHYS3080 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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