COMP6771 Advanced C++ Programming (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.3/5 overall across 32 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
COMP6771 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C++编程
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
COMP6771 is an advanced programming course, teaching practical aspects of intermediate/advanced C++ programming. The course focuses on teaching the fundamentals of C++, followed by exploring powerful abstractions that C++ enables.
COMP6771 has 32 scored reviews: overall 3.3/5 · usefulness 4.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.0 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.3/5).
On Reddit: "Course: COMP6771 (Advanced C++) Lecturer: Hayden Smith. Rating: 4.5/5. Difficulty: 3.5/5. Assignments were relatively tame, but the final exam was quite challenging in the time constraints. Mark: 92 HD. Final exam was certainly scaled up. Comments: Like most other Hayden courses…"
On Reddit: "Bad. Don't do it. Just do the regular CS stream and pick whatever electives you like. Some popular and good courses are: - COMP3231 OS - COMP2041 Bash and Shell - COMP6068 Frontend - COMP9417 Machine Learning (only good AI course in the uni) Some good but hard courses are: - COM…"
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Q: Is COMP6771 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 32 reviews: usefulness 4.0/5, overall 3.3/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP6771, and when is it offered?
A: COMP6771 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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