COMP3331 Computer Networks and Applications (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.5/5 overall across 31 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
COMP3331 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: 计算机网络与应用
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 is an introductory course on computer networks aimed at students with a computer science / electrical engineering background. You will focus on common paradigms and protocols used in present data communication.
COMP3331 has 31 scored reviews: overall 3.5/5 · usefulness 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 5.0 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.4/5).
On Reddit: "The course is so strange to the point I feel like three different ppl made separate plans for the course and they just combined it together without trying to integrate one another. On one hand you have the programming part of the course which is barely in the course but they dec…"
On Reddit: "I'm currently studying for the midterm, and it's really not that hard (no I'm not a cracked compsci student). I also am not up to date, barely understand some of the questions bc I don't remember the lecture content, but it's been fairly easy to catch up over two days. Do the ho…"
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Q: Is COMP3331 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 31 reviews: usefulness 5.0/5, overall 3.5/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP3331, and when is it offered?
A: COMP3331 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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