ELEC2117 Electrical Systems Design (UNSW Sydney): rated 2.1/5 overall across 3 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
ELEC2117 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Engineering in School of Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 电气系统设计
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
Systems modelling and simulation are important tools for understanding, designing, and improving systems in many fields including electrical engineering. By developing mathematical models and running them on a computer, you can predict the behaviour of the system and its performance in various situations, without needing physical prototypes.
ELEC2117 has 3 scored reviews: overall 2.1/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 3 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.1/5).
On Reddit: "The BEME program is fairly scuffed in terms of workload and structure and in my opinion it is suited for those that know they want to pursue very technical design/work or passionate in electrical engineering. It is a big ask for a first year and the transfer out is above 70% fro…"
On Reddit: "I sent an email asking an exemption as Comp1521 is very similar to Elec2117. From what I heard Elec2117 is good for design and embedded stuff but has very little or 0 C programming which can screw you if you take later courses with C. My first email said it didnt count when i sw…"
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Q: Is ELEC2117 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 3 reviews: overall 2.1/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ELEC2117, and when is it offered?
A: ELEC2117 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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