COMP30023 Computer Systems (University of Melbourne): rated 2.5/5 overall, difficulty 1.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 0.7/5 across 41 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
COMP30023 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology in Computer Science. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 计算机系统
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Computer Science
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
AIMS Over the last half-century, computers have improved at a faster rate than almost any other technology on the planet, yet the principles on which they work have remained mostly constant. In this subject, students will learn how computer systems work "under the hood".
COMP30023 has 41 scored reviews: overall 2.5/5 · usefulness 2.4 · difficulty 1.0 · would-recommend 0.7 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 3 reviews by UniMelb students on UniMelb Wall (2.3/5 overall); the Actuarial Students' Society Subject Review 2025 course guide; 7 StudentVIP reviews (average 2.3 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.5/5).
Actuarial Students' Society Subject Review 2025: "COMP30023 Computer Systems is like Biology, in that it’s extremely memorisation-heavy (yes, it does greatly help if you understand it as well), except it’s Biology for computers. The subject is dense — it’s basically two subjects smushed together: Operating Systems and Computer Networking. Usually,…"
On Reddit: "The subject so already content heavy, and on top in an attempt to make things "not googleable" you provide such ridiculous application and practical questions about topics skimmed over in lectures. As if covid wasn't bad enough to deal with"
On Reddit: "I believe the problem is more so that there's a serious disconnection here between between the expectations of the level of understanding the average 3rd year computer science student and professors with PhDs who have studied these fields for decades. The average student here is…"
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Q: Is COMP30023 hard?
A: Students rate COMP30023's difficulty 1.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it on the easier side.
Q: Is COMP30023 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 41 reviews: would-recommend 0.7/5, usefulness 2.4/5, overall 2.5/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP30023, and when is it offered?
A: COMP30023 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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