COMP1511 Programming Fundamentals (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.8/5 overall, difficulty 3.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 5.0/5 across 47 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
COMP1511 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Engineering in School of Computer Science and Engineering. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 编程基础
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Computer Science and Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
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COMP1511 has 47 scored reviews: overall 3.8/5 · usefulness 4.5 · difficulty 3.0 · would-recommend 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 reviews by UNSW students on UNSW Wall (4.0/5 overall); 15 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.4 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.5/5).
On Reddit: "IIRC the course you failed 4 times is COMP1511 which probably made the appeal less likely to go through because it’s literally easiest course in COMP and they probably don’t want you to suffer as well (not being sarcastic) because there’s just way too much beyond COMP1511. If yo…"
On Reddit: "Comp1511 with Marc Chee. I took it back before covid so perhaps abit of old uni/world nostalgia but I remember the cohort was so supportive of each other and Marc really made an effort to connect with the students. His teaching style is so easy to understand and process because …"
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Q: Is COMP1511 hard?
A: Students rate COMP1511's difficulty 3.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it moderately difficult.
Q: Is COMP1511 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 47 reviews: would-recommend 5.0/5, usefulness 4.5/5, overall 3.8/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP1511, and when is it offered?
A: COMP1511 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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