ELEN20005 Foundations of Electrical Networks (University of Melbourne): rated 3.9/5 overall, difficulty 1.5/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 2.5/5 across 26 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
ELEN20005 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology in Electrical Engineering. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 基础的电气网络
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Electrical Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
INDICATIVE CONTENT Foundations of Electrical Networks develops an understanding of fundamental modelling techniques for the analysis of systems that involve electrical phenomena. This includes networks models of “flow-drop” one-port elements in steady state (DC and AC), electrical power systems, .
ELEN20005 has 26 scored reviews: overall 3.9/5 · usefulness 4.4 · difficulty 1.5 · would-recommend 2.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 reviews by UniMelb students on UniMelb Wall (4.3/5 overall); 10 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.8 stars); 14 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.2/5).
On Reddit: "Best idea is to stay on top of things through the semester (surprise surprise) by doing all the assignments and relevant problem booklet questions. The exam is like a mashup of the hardest problems from both."
On Reddit: "Electrical System Implementation has a group project at the end where you have to make a 5 Min video which can be a bit tine consuming but it's fun. You'll enjoy the lecturer. I've done that, Foundations of Electrical networks, eng maths and computation in c (used to be called e…"
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Q: Is ELEN20005 hard?
A: Students rate ELEN20005's difficulty 1.5/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it on the easier side.
Q: Is ELEN20005 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 26 reviews: would-recommend 2.5/5, usefulness 4.4/5, overall 3.9/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ELEN20005, and when is it offered?
A: ELEN20005 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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