COMP9447 Security Engineering Workshop (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.3/5 overall across 4 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
COMP9447 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: 安全工程实践
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Computer Science and Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Postgraduate Level 9
Handbook year: 2026
Applied workshop in an emerging area in cyber security. The course is supervised and taught by relevant academics and/or industry experts in the field.
COMP9447 has 4 scored reviews: overall 3.3/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 4 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.3/5).
On Reddit: "I wouldn't go near 9447 as a first year. Its a very difficult course with little guidance, and mostly self learning. 2041 is definitely better for you. Apparently more 3441 labs will open up, but you may have issues with the prereq. Best bet is to go to the first lecture and get…"
On Reddit: "I haven't done COMP6443 (just heard it's hard to pass the course from previous students telling me), but I'll tell you about the others: - COMP6447: i would recommend going into this course with a friend, but if not the other students are cool and will help you out. Keep on top …"
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Q: Is COMP9447 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 4 reviews: overall 3.3/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP9447, and when is it offered?
A: COMP9447 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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