ELEC4123 Electrical Design Proficiency (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.2/5 overall across 11 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
ELEC4123 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: 电气设计能力
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Undergraduate Level 4
Handbook year: 2026
How would you feel if you were offered a course that would test your limits on how good you have become as a prospective electrical engineer? What would you think of having a course in your resume that is acknowledged by Engineers Australia, the main engineering accreditation body in Australia, as a flagship course due to its rigorous and comprehensive set of assessments on electrical engineering design?
ELEC4123 has 11 scored reviews: overall 3.2/5 · usefulness 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 5.0 stars); 10 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.0/5).
On Reddit: "Can attest that courses like comp1511 (although I had Andrew Taylor) and anything run by Richard Buckland are great but will throw a few other ones in the mix: - FINS3635 (Options and Derivatives) with James Doran is gruelling but definitely something you'll get a fair bit out o…"
On Reddit: "As someone who is intimately familiar with ELEC4123. I'll share with you my opinion. DP is both intensive intellectually, intuitively and rigorous on your soft skills. The tasks are usually designed such that the first few are trivial if you have completed the respective core co…"
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Q: Is ELEC4123 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 11 reviews: usefulness 5.0/5, overall 3.2/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ELEC4123, and when is it offered?
A: ELEC4123 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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