COMP3311 Database Systems (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.1/5 overall, difficulty 3.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 0.0/5 across 34 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
COMP3311 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: 数据库系统
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 aims to explore in depth the practice of developing database applications and the theory behind relational database systems. It will also give a very brief overview of the technologies used in implementing database management systems and the past, present and future of database systems.
COMP3311 has 34 scored reviews: overall 3.1/5 · usefulness 2.3 · difficulty 3.0 · would-recommend 0.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 reviews by UNSW students on UNSW Wall (2.0/5 overall); 2 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.5 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.1/5).
On Reddit: "That shit was insane, I did my best but holy fuck if I am lucky enough to scrape by 40% I will be ecstatic. Even Q2 was hard and it's Q2 for fucks sake cunt in a 40% hurdle exam. Legit bs that our 3 hr in person exam was harder than the 12hr at home exams. This was the hardest e…"
On Reddit: "I did like Jas but recently I've really disliked his forum responses and how he has handled the course. The autotests are a complete mess, he blames us for the server crashing(maybe the 3311 team need to find a way to increase the max server load) and his spec examples for Q5 we…"
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Q: Is COMP3311 hard?
A: Students rate COMP3311's difficulty 3.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it moderately difficult.
Q: Is COMP3311 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 34 reviews: would-recommend 0.0/5, usefulness 2.3/5, overall 3.1/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP3311, and when is it offered?
A: COMP3311 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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