COMP9991 Research Project A (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.8/5 overall across 2 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
COMP9991 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: 研究项目A
Type: Postgraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Computer Science and Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Postgraduate Level 9
Handbook year: 2026
The course is for high achievers who can and want to maximise the kind of experience in research that a Masters by coursework can expose students to. It exceeds the aims of COMP9900 in doing more than "putting everything together": it aims at letting students tackle a genuine piece of research and improve on the state of the art, be it by making an algorithm more effective, or combining algorithms in new ways, or applying and adjusting particular techniques to new problems.
COMP9991 has 2 scored reviews: overall 3.8/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.8/5).
On Reddit: "Plan to take COMP9991 and COMP9992 in T2 and T3 2021. Expecting it to be tougher than doing COMP9900 but hoping to achieve something worthwhile at the end of my course. I don't think I would get much out of doing COMP9900."
On Reddit: "Yes, its a presentation to your supervisors and another researcher who will assess your work. Also your research report will be graded as well. I got 73 WAM unfortunately because I don't think I did my research well. Because of the low WAM I couldn't proceed with COMP9992 (You n…"
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Q: Is COMP9991 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 2 reviews: overall 3.8/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP9991, and when is it offered?
A: COMP9991 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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