COMP90059 Introduction to Programming (University of Melbourne): rated 2.9/5 overall across 8 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
COMP90059 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: 编程导论
Type: Graduate coursework subject
Subject area: Computer Science
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Level: Graduate coursework Level 9
Handbook year: 2026
AIMS This subject introduces the fundamental concepts of computing programming, and how to solve simple problems using high-level procedural language, with a specific emphasis on data manipulation, transformation, and visualisation of data. INDICATIVE CONTENT Fundamental programming constructs; f.
COMP90059 has 8 scored reviews: overall 2.9/5 · usefulness 2.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 StudentVIP reviews (average 2.0 stars); 6 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.2/5).
On Reddit: "It's best you contact the subject co-ordinator/tutor. They all have different (unofficial) rules when it comes to attending online classes. It might be worth attending 1 or 2 to see if they share info that isnt uploaded onto LMS. im doing comp90059 and while it's not mandatory t…"
On Reddit: "I would say it is really easy to get an H2 for COMP90059 but needs more effort if you want an H1. The assignments are easy since they provide many practice questions that were similar to assignments. However, the midterm and final contain a large number of questions that most pe…"
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Q: Is COMP90059 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 8 reviews: usefulness 2.0/5, overall 2.9/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP90059, and when is it offered?
A: COMP90059 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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