DESN2000 Engineering Design and Professional Practice (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.2/5 overall across 30 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
DESN2000 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Engineering in Faculty of Engineering. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 工程设计及专业实践
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Faculty of Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
Design is one of the critical foundations of engineering and a main component in creating value. A good engineer has complex technical skills, but also creative skills, project management and teamworking skills, and knowledge of professional ethical standards in design.
DESN2000 has 30 scored reviews: overall 3.2/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.2/5).
On Reddit: "I like it. Depending on your previous coding experience comp2041 second term could be a slog for the assignments. I would swap it for comp2521 then take either second year math or desn in third term. This depends tho, if you are good at math do math first year so you can get to …"
On Reddit: "Not compulsory but that's when you and your teammates get lots of things done like dividing the work among all of you guys and brainstorming. So,it is best not to miss them."
The course panel on UNSW Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is DESN2000 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 30 reviews: overall 3.2/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches DESN2000, and when is it offered?
A: DESN2000 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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