COMP90050 Advanced Database Systems (University of Melbourne): rated 2.6/5 overall across 10 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
COMP90050 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: 进阶数据库系统
Type: Graduate coursework subject
Subject area: Computer Science
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Level: Graduate coursework Level 9
Handbook year: 2026
AIMS Many applications require reliability in access to data, and data should not be lost even in the presence of hardware failures. The ability to retrieve and process the data very efficiently is also paramount even when multiple users access the data from remote sites simultaneously.
COMP90050 has 10 scored reviews: overall 2.6/5 · usefulness 1.3 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 4 StudentVIP reviews (average 1.3 stars); 6 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.5/5).
On Reddit: "Id say first 2 weeks would be pretty easy to manage. First week of semester has no workshops. The lectures are just about introducing the subject. And itll be even easier if you have a decent group to work with."
On Reddit: "I did it with COMP90050, but since there is no hurdle for the course, I only need 9% in the final exam to pass"
The course panel on UniMelb Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is COMP90050 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 10 reviews: usefulness 1.3/5, overall 2.6/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP90050, and when is it offered?
A: COMP90050 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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