HDAT9300 Computing for Health Data Science (UNSW Sydney): rated 4.4/5 overall across 1 review collected on UNSW Wall.
HDAT9300 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Medicine and Health in School of Biomedical Sciences. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 健康数据科学计算
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Biomedical Sciences
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Health
Level: Postgraduate Level 9
Handbook year: 2026
Computing now pervades nearly every aspect of modern life, including health care delivery and health services management. The objective of this course is to develop 'computational thinking' in health data science students, by providing a thorough and principled introduction to computer programming, algorithms, data structures and software engineering best practices.
HDAT9300 has 1 scored review: overall 4.4/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 Reddit comment that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.4/5).
On Reddit: "I took this course in T1/2024 and it was pretty chill and straightforward. The course convenor was very supportive. Some parts/aspects of the assignments might be a little bit tricky but otherwise the algorithms are easy. Note that I was not even a Master HDS student - in fact I…"
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Q: Is HDAT9300 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 1 review: overall 4.4/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches HDAT9300, and when is it offered?
A: HDAT9300 is taught by the Faculty of Medicine and Health. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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