ELEC4603 Solid State Electronics (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.6/5 overall across 7 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
ELEC4603 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: 固态电子学
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Undergraduate Level 4
Handbook year: 2026
Solid state electronics has been the number one tool that engineers choose to create novel technologies, from mobile phones to solar cells. By taking this course you will learn how to stay on top of the new inventions of the future.
ELEC4603 has 7 scored reviews: overall 3.6/5 · usefulness 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 5.0 stars); 6 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.4/5).
On Reddit: "Elec 4603 was wel organised and taught with more interest on analysis"
On Reddit: "Solid State is hard conceptually but not really in terms of workload. The lecturer is pretty great and the notes are fairly comprehensive but I still feel like I don't have as good a grasp on the content as I'd like to. In terms of workload, the labs are pretty quick and easy if…"
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Q: Is ELEC4603 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 7 reviews: usefulness 5.0/5, overall 3.6/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ELEC4603, and when is it offered?
A: ELEC4603 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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