COMP30024 Artificial Intelligence (University of Melbourne): rated 3.1/5 overall, difficulty 2.8/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 0.0/5 across 40 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
COMP30024 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: 人工智能
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Computer Science
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
AIMS Artificial intelligence is the quest to create intelligent agents that can complete complex tasks which are at present only achievable by humans. This broad field covers logic, probability, perception, reasoning, learning and action; and everything from Mars Rover robotic explorers to the Wa.
COMP30024 has 40 scored reviews: overall 3.1/5 · usefulness 2.0 · difficulty 2.8 · would-recommend 0.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 4 reviews by UniMelb students on UniMelb Wall (1.0/5 overall); 6 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.3 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.4/5).
On Reddit: "The second worst subject I've done in my Computing and Software Systems Degree. Several reasons for this, but the worst of them are the lecturer and marking scheme for the projects. Lecturer - she can't communicate concepts in ways that are understandable by students. It took me…"
On Reddit: "Some of my rankings are due to online exam. In-person exams have objectively made exams significantly easier than ever. I'll make sure to clarify which one is which, though you should keep that in mind when viewing the list. AI (in-person): actually not super difficult to pass, …"
The course panel on UniMelb Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is COMP30024 hard?
A: Students rate COMP30024's difficulty 2.8/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it moderately difficult.
Q: Is COMP30024 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 40 reviews: would-recommend 0.0/5, usefulness 2.0/5, overall 3.1/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP30024, and when is it offered?
A: COMP30024 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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