WRIT1005 Fundamentals of Academic Writing (University of Queensland): rated 4.2/5 overall across 5 reviews collected on UQ Wall.
WRIT1005 is a University of Queensland course taught by the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences in Writing. This page brings together its handbook details and what UQ students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 学术写作基础
Type: undergraduate
Credit points: 2
Subject area: Writing
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This course covers the fundamentals of reading, writing and critiquing as an academic.
WRIT1005 has 5 scored reviews: overall 4.2/5 · usefulness 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 5.0 stars); 4 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.0/5).
On Reddit: "Hi! I’ve done PSYC1030 PSYC1040 NEUR1020 WRIT1005 Both PSYC1030 and NEUR1020 are very good foundation courses which just means they will be slightly easier on you which is always recommended for the first semester. There is quite a bit of reading for both courses. Psy1030’s cont…"
On Reddit: "I've done LING1000 an WRIT1005 and while I'd say the latter's minimal effort, I'd disagree with the former—it's easy, certainly, but without any interest/pre-existing knowledge of linguistics it can require a fair amount of effort... linguistics isn't necessarily intuitive. Funn…"
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Q: Is WRIT1005 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 5 reviews: usefulness 5.0/5, overall 4.2/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches WRIT1005, and when is it offered?
A: WRIT1005 is taught by the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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