ATS1171 Korean introductory 1 (Monash University): rated 4.1/5 overall, difficulty 3.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 5.0/5 across 10 reviews collected on Monash Wall.
ATS1171 is a Monash University course taught by the Faculty of Arts in Arts and Social Sciences. This page brings together its handbook details and what Monash students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 韩语入门1
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Arts and Social Sciences
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
ATS1171 has 10 scored reviews: overall 4.1/5 · usefulness 4.0 · difficulty 3.0 · would-recommend 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by Monash students on Monash Wall (4.0/5 overall); 3 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.7 stars); 6 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.3/5).
Student review (2026-09-06, translated): Andy and JY are absolute legends! Don’t stress if you didn’t max out your portfolio points—just ask Andy, and he’ll figure out a way to give you full marks. The content is just pretty heavy, though.
On Reddit: "No it's not, doing ATS1171 this semester and they teach everything in a way that is very friendly to beginners. Lecturers and tutors are also really friendly and helpful. I studied a bit of the language before this unit but fellow classmates who didn't seem to be doing pretty we…"
On Reddit: "I did introductory Korean (ATS1171) last sem (first sem onl), and it was great. The tutors were really friendly and helpful. They gave us about 5 different types of assessments to test different skills, like reading, listening, speaking; but all were quite easy. It boosted my wa…"
The course panel on Monash Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is ATS1171 hard?
A: Students rate ATS1171's difficulty 3.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it moderately difficult.
Q: Is ATS1171 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 10 reviews: would-recommend 5.0/5, usefulness 4.0/5, overall 4.1/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ATS1171, and when is it offered?
A: ATS1171 is taught by the Faculty of Arts. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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