PSY1023 Introduction to psychological Inquiry (Monash University): rated 2.3/5 overall, difficulty 5.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 1.2/5 across 21 reviews collected on Monash Wall.
PSY1023 is a Monash University course taught by the Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences in Psychology. This page brings together its handbook details and what Monash students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 心理学探究导论
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Psychology
Faculty: Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
PSY1023 has 21 scored reviews: overall 2.3/5 · usefulness 3.0 · difficulty 5.0 · would-recommend 1.2 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 3 reviews by Monash students on Monash Wall (1.4/5 overall); 18 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.5/5).
Student review (2026-09-05, translated): Mainly covers epistemology and ontology, quite abstract. The hardest assignment is a report where you have to collaborate with group members to conduct interviews with other students in tutorials. Other assignments are also challenging.
Student review (2026-09-02): I admit that courses starting with 1 are all very basic, but this particular course was actually said by my teacher to be something that shouldn't normally be taught to first-year students. On the first day, they started talking about epistemology and ontology. This is the content for junior year.
On Reddit: "1023 is still harsh at marking. Imo it could even be considered harsher, based on my personal experience and of those around me. Majority of 1023 revolves around a group project, which you get into groups for from the very first week and sit in those groups the rest of the sem. …"
On Reddit: "PSY1011 is quite good now Imo, but PSY1023 sucks."
The course panel on Monash Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is PSY1023 hard?
A: Students rate PSY1023's difficulty 5.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it one of the harder courses.
Q: Is PSY1023 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 21 reviews: would-recommend 1.2/5, usefulness 3.0/5, overall 2.3/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches PSY1023, and when is it offered?
A: PSY1023 is taught by the Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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