ELEC2133 Analogue Electronics (UNSW Sydney): rated 2.6/5 overall, difficulty 5.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 1.0/5 across 31 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
ELEC2133 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: 模拟电子技术
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
The world we live in is fundamentally analogue in nature. Signals like electromagnetic waves received by cell phones, radios, and TVs, as well as ambient factors like temperature, pressure, movement, and sound, are all analogue in nature.
ELEC2133 has 31 scored reviews: overall 2.6/5 · usefulness 4.0 · difficulty 5.0 · would-recommend 1.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UNSW students on UNSW Wall (1.7/5 overall); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.7/5).
On Reddit: "Distinction in 1111, literally just passed 2134 with a 50 and HD on 2133. 1111 is a nice intro course to electronics. 2134 is lots of content that’s not particularly easy to learn for the first time. And 2133 is a lot of fun to learn about transistors and op amps. The project in…"
On Reddit: "I’m 5th year EE & Comp Sci. The degree is hard but extremely rewarding. 2nd year EE was harder than 3rd year EE. ELEC2133 is also gonna suck. I loved 3rd and 4th year. The degree gets better if you stick with it. It’s far more enjoyable than compsci."
The course panel on UNSW Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is ELEC2133 hard?
A: Students rate ELEC2133's difficulty 5.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it one of the harder courses.
Q: Is ELEC2133 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 31 reviews: would-recommend 1.0/5, usefulness 4.0/5, overall 2.6/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ELEC2133, and when is it offered?
A: ELEC2133 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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