COMP90015 Distributed Systems (University of Melbourne): rated 3.2/5 overall across 8 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
COMP90015 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: 分布式系统
Type: Graduate coursework subject
Subject area: Computer Science
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Level: Graduate coursework Level 9
Handbook year: 2026
AIMS The subject aims to provide an understanding of the principles on which the Web, Email, DNS and other interesting distributed systems are based. Questions concerning distributed architecture, concepts and design; and how these meet the demands of contemporary distributed applications will be.
COMP90015 has 8 scored reviews: overall 3.2/5 · usefulness 3.4 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 5 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.4 stars); 3 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.9/5).
On Reddit: "Don't do Distributed System, I did it last sem. the content is trivial, only gives a rough overview of a few technologies, and doesn't dive in deep. I'd say doing it is kind of a waste of time and money. Why pay to study this over a semester when you can learn the same thing off…"
On Reddit: "DS is challenging subject. Requires a lot of effort both for project and exam. If you get into strong team, it could help to get through. However, some decent programming skills (e.g. Java) and overall knowledge on internet technologies (e.g. networks) are must to have."
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Q: Is COMP90015 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 8 reviews: usefulness 3.4/5, overall 3.2/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP90015, and when is it offered?
A: COMP90015 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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