Loved this subject, really interesting content, fair tests, and really well taught

Most engaging lecturer I've ever had.

Loved loved loved this subject. Some parts of content were particularly challenging, but the lecturer is great at explaining things through and is so engaging and funny. The subject really focuses on your understanding of concepts rather than simple recall of facts, which can be good or bad depending on your learning style and commitment to the subject, but I found that the workshops and the lecturer's competence in explaining things really prepared you for the exam if you worked on it.

I had a love-hate relationship with this subject. Charles is a very engaging lecturer. His humour and concise explanations make you want to attend lectures. However, this subject is very conceptual. It examines your understanding of concepts rather than recalling random facts about the body (which can be tricky, very different to other 2nd yr health sciences prereqs like ANAT20006). Assessments from Charles can also be hit-or-miss, as mentioned in other reviews. But, you are given plenty of resources to test your understanding of concepts like weekly quizzes, practice MSTs and workshops. If you make an effort to actively engage with the content in this subject, you will do well :)

As others have mentioned, the lecturer for this subject (Charles) is absolutely fantastic - very engaging, and goes through concepts thoroughly to make sure everyone understands. While the content of this subject looks to be less than ANAT20006, I found it comparatively harder (at least in terms of the final exam) as it really does examine your understanding of concepts, rather than factual knowledge. That's what physiology is, though, hence why I'm not detracting any stars from its rating. A fantastic subject!

Great entertaining lecturer. Seems like a lot of content but in fact doesn't require as much memorising. Instead requires a lot more understanding. The assessments from Charles can be quite difficult. They can be hit and miss in terms of whether you do well or not as well as you'd like.

Interesting content but the assessments are unnecessarily difficult. And he doesn’t focus on the specific question types he includes. The downside is unfortunately that this subject is a prerequisite for most postgraduate health science degrees.

Well thought subject by amazing lecturer, I'm sure you've probably heard about. there are concepts which you would need more time to digest and get you head around. Help is always available, use piazza for any questions you may have. A lot of critical thinking needed, but just try to do as much practice as you can, it makes concepts stick.

PHYS20008 is taught fantastically (by the legendary Charles) and serves as an excellent introduction to Physiology.

Excellent subject, H1 very achievable. It's very conceptual though, more about applying concepts than memorization. Definitely recommend