COMP3821 Extended Algorithm Design and Analysis (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.5/5 overall, difficulty 5.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 5.0/5 across 30 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
COMP3821 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: 高级算法设计与分析
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
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COMP3821 has 30 scored reviews: overall 3.5/5 · usefulness 5.0 · difficulty 5.0 · would-recommend 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UNSW students on UNSW Wall (3.3/5 overall); 1 StudentVIP review (average 5.0 stars); 28 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.4/5).
On Reddit: "I do not recommend COMP3821 unless you are extremely enthusiastic and enjoy both maths and algorithms. I don't know when you took the course, but it is designed to be a challenge for students in the top 20% of the cohort."
On Reddit: "COMP3821 is an even easier HD as scaling is much higher in 3821"
The course panel on UNSW Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is COMP3821 hard?
A: Students rate COMP3821's difficulty 5.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it one of the harder courses.
Q: Is COMP3821 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 30 reviews: would-recommend 5.0/5, usefulness 5.0/5, overall 3.5/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP3821, and when is it offered?
A: COMP3821 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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