COMP6131 Software Security Analysis (UNSW Sydney): rated 4.1/5 overall across 6 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
COMP6131 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: 软件安全分析
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Computer Science and Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Postgraduate Level 6
Handbook year: 2026
This course is designed to provide a systematic exploration of automated source code analysis and verification techniques, with the aim of gaining hands-on experience in implementing code analysis tools to identify common yet important software vulnerabilities in software systems. By taking this course, students can put static analysis and verification theories and advanced techniques into practice.
COMP6131 has 6 scored reviews: overall 4.1/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 6 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.1/5).
On Reddit: "I made the same post last year and took the course after. In general the course is software/assignment based where you complete these relatively small projects in pyhton or C++, using this framework called SVF to determine if C programs contain security flaws like buffer overflo…"
On Reddit: "Last year was the first time running, a lot of the feedback will be taken into consideration into improving the offering this year. We use an open source library and you get to implement your own static analyser in C++, you'll get a good understanding of how a lot of analysers w…"
The course panel on UNSW Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is COMP6131 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 6 reviews: overall 4.1/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP6131, and when is it offered?
A: COMP6131 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
UNSW Wall is an independent student community and is not affiliated with UNSW Sydney.