COMP1531 Software Engineering Fundamentals (UNSW Sydney): rated 2.7/5 overall, difficulty 0.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 0.0/5 across 34 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
COMP1531 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: 软件工程基础
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
This course teaches students about software engineering principles via exposure to the important practice of building correct products in effectively functioning teams. You will be exposed to agile software practices, team collaboration and effective communication through implementing a group project based on agile software methodologies that require you to analyse, design, build and deploy a web-based application.
COMP1531 has 34 scored reviews: overall 2.7/5 · usefulness 3.5 · difficulty 0.0 · would-recommend 0.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UNSW students on UNSW Wall (2.5/5 overall); 3 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.7 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.5/5).
On Reddit: "Yeah the exam was so bad, all these in the replies that are saying its a studying issue are probably from last term and know nothing about it. The materials were fine for project but for the exam? Not enough at all, They were saying labs, project and slides were sufficient for t…"
On Reddit: "The exam was probably one of the hardest, if not the hardest exam I have sat in UNSW. To much information to consume in such little time. The structure of the exam heavily dependent of stuff taught at the end of 1531. In comparison to last terms multiple day final which literall…"
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Q: Is COMP1531 hard?
A: Students rate COMP1531's difficulty 0.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it on the easier side.
Q: Is COMP1531 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 34 reviews: would-recommend 0.0/5, usefulness 3.5/5, overall 2.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP1531, and when is it offered?
A: COMP1531 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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