COMP3222 Digital Circuits and Systems (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.0/5 overall across 17 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
COMP3222 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: 数字电路与系统
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Computer Science and Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
This course teaches students the fundamentals of digital design. The course introduces the components of digital systems, explains how these are described in the VHDL hardware description language and familiarizes the student with the implementation of digital circuits using FPGA prototyping boards.
COMP3222 has 17 scored reviews: overall 3.0/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 17 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.0/5).
On Reddit: "hardest: comp9242 (aos, took it with 2 other courses and basically didn't sleep well for the entire term) comp3222 (it required a different perspective into programming and every lab felt pretty challenging and required to understand the lecture content. somehow everything made …"
On Reddit: "Unless comp3222 is a core course for you or you're really passionate about hardware coding, I would advise against taking it. Every lab is due at the start of the week and they're worth 40%. Very time-consuming. The lecturer started off the first lecture by telling us about the …"
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Q: Is COMP3222 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 17 reviews: overall 3.0/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP3222, and when is it offered?
A: COMP3222 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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