PSY2061 Biological psychology (Monash University): rated 2.2/5 overall, difficulty 2.3/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 1.7/5 across 58 reviews collected on Monash Wall.
PSY2061 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: 生物心理学
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Psychology
Faculty: Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
PSY2061 has 58 scored reviews: overall 2.2/5 · usefulness 1.6 · difficulty 2.3 · would-recommend 1.7 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 16 reviews by Monash students on Monash Wall (2.4/5 overall); 18 StudentVIP reviews (average 2.0 stars); 24 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.3/5).
On Reddit: "i also don’t have an answer but i’m taking psy2061 too rn and honestly the unit is structured really bad. There’s a high chance the unit is going to be structured the exact same with the same lectures next year too. This unit literally made me hate psych and change my major."
On Reddit: "I agree that it’s very content heavy, and really poorly explained on their part. I hate that I’m paying $1800 for them to say “just read the textbook”"
The course panel on Monash Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is PSY2061 hard?
A: Students rate PSY2061's difficulty 2.3/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it moderately difficult.
Q: Is PSY2061 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 58 reviews: would-recommend 1.7/5, usefulness 1.6/5, overall 2.2/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches PSY2061, and when is it offered?
A: PSY2061 is taught by the Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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