COMP90025 Parallel and Multicore Computing

COMP90025 Parallel and Multicore Computing (University of Melbourne): rated 3.5/5 overall across 1 review collected on UniMelb Wall.

COMP90025 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.

Course details

Chinese title: 并行与多核计算

Type: Graduate coursework subject

Subject area: Computer Science

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology

Level: Graduate coursework Level 9

Handbook year: 2026

Overview

AIMS The subject aims to introduce students to parallel algorithms and their analysis. Fundamental principles of parallel computing are discussed.

COMP90025 student reviews, difficulty and workload

COMP90025 has 1 scored review: overall 3.5/5 (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 3.5/5).

On Reddit: "Hey, if you want to get a general idea of what subjects are more applied and what aren't for computing. From what i've done (MSc) and read: Software Project (COMP90082) Parallel and Multicore Computing (COMP90025) Cluster and Cloud Computing (COMP90024) Declarative Programming (…"

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COMP90025 FAQ

Q: Is COMP90025 worth taking?

A: Averaged over 1 review: overall 3.5/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.

Q: Which faculty teaches COMP90025, and when is it offered?

A: COMP90025 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology. Check the official handbook for the current year.

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