MCEN30020 Systems Modelling and Analysis (University of Melbourne): rated 3.1/5 overall across 12 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
MCEN30020 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology in Mechanical Engineering. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 系统建模与分析
Type: Subject
Credit points: 12.5
Subject area: Mechanical Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Level: Undergraduate level 3
Handbook year: 2026
This subject will cover the modelling of a range of physical systems across multiple domains as ordinary differential equations, and then introduce the mathematical techniques to analyse their open loop behaviour. Topics include: MATLAB will be used throughout the course to complement the presented concepts.
MCEN30020 has 12 scored reviews: overall 3.1/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 12 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.0/5).
On Reddit: "Who is teaching it this year? I did it a couple years back and it was definitely hardest subject I did at uni. My one recommendation is to pay attention in workshops and communicate with your demonstrator/tutor. My demonstrator (Patrick if you are reading this thank you!!) was a…"
On Reddit: "I'm far from your faculty but one look at the handbook about the subject and I agree with you. Fucking hard."
The course panel on UniMelb Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is MCEN30020 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 12 reviews: overall 3.1/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches MCEN30020, and when is it offered?
A: MCEN30020 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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