COMP2511 Software Design and Architecture (UNSW Sydney): rated 2.6/5 overall across 34 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
COMP2511 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: 软件设计与架构
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Computer Science and Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
COMP2511 builds on the foundation of first-year CSE courses, and begins to answer the questions: "What does good software look like? " and "How do you build software that is flexible, reusable and maintainable".
COMP2511 has 34 scored reviews: overall 2.6/5 · usefulness 4.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 4 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.5 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.3/5).
On Reddit: "I agree with a lot of the points made, this course was a disaster after census date. The finals was quite lengthy and was submissions was poorly managed (grace period was extended until 5:30pm). Lab assessments were a joke, and proved to be an absolute waste of time. Project rel…"
On Reddit: "**Subject Code/Name**: COMP2511 - Object Oriented Design and Programming **Assumed Knowledge**: COMP1531 and COMP2521 **Assessments**: Roughly weekly labs, 1 individual assignment, a 30ish% pair project and a final exam. **Difficulty**: 5/5. I have never pulled an all nighter in…"
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Q: Is COMP2511 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 34 reviews: usefulness 4.5/5, overall 2.6/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP2511, and when is it offered?
A: COMP2511 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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