PSY2042 Personality and social psychology (Monash University): rated 3.1/5 overall, difficulty 1.5/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 4.0/5 across 22 reviews collected on Monash Wall.
PSY2042 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: 人格与社会心理学
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Psychology
Faculty: Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
PSY2042 has 22 scored reviews: overall 3.1/5 · usefulness 3.1 · difficulty 1.5 · would-recommend 4.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by Monash students on Monash Wall (3.8/5 overall); 7 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.0 stars); 14 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.1/5).
On Reddit: "2042 is so much better than 2061 if you're into personality and social psychology. It's more real life based, and much less content heavy. Last year there was a group assignment, an oral presentation (pre-recorded) and an essay. It was nowhere near the horrors of the theme tests…"
On Reddit: "Def not like 2061. I'd say you can get by with the lectures :) 2042 is way chiller."
The course panel on Monash Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is PSY2042 hard?
A: Students rate PSY2042's difficulty 1.5/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it on the easier side.
Q: Is PSY2042 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 22 reviews: would-recommend 4.0/5, usefulness 3.1/5, overall 3.1/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches PSY2042, and when is it offered?
A: PSY2042 is taught by the Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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