COMP90041 Programming and Software Development (University of Melbourne): rated 3.1/5 overall across 11 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
COMP90041 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: 编程与软件开发
Type: Subject
Credit points: 12.5
Subject area: Computer Science
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Level: Graduate coursework
Handbook year: 2026
AIMS The aim for this subject is for students to develop an understanding of approaches to solving moderately complex problems with computers, and to be able to demonstrate proficiency in designing and writing programs. The programming language used is Java.
COMP90041 has 11 scored reviews: overall 3.1/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 11 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.1/5).
On Reddit: "Did COMP90041. No you won't be asked to write huge programs. But maybe like small snippets or functions. It was mostly theoretical and mainly tested on how you'd implement concepts like polymorphism, abstract functions, hidden classes etc. Wasn't too hard of a subject for me to …"
On Reddit: "Really wouldn’t stress about this subject, I got railed on the MST last sem (17/30) and ended up with an H1. I only looked at lectures and workshop material to do the assignments and that prepped me well enough for the exam."
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Q: Is COMP90041 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 11 reviews: overall 3.1/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP90041, and when is it offered?
A: COMP90041 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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