COMP5328 Advanced Machine Learning (University of Sydney): rated 2.6/5 overall across 2 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
COMP5328 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Engineering in Computer Science. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 高级机器学习
Type: Postgraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Computer Science
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Postgraduate Level 5
Handbook year: 2026
Machine learning models explain and generalise data. This course introduces some fundamental machine learning concepts, learning problems and algorithms to provide understanding and simple answers to many questions arising from data explanation and generalisation.
COMP5328 has 2 scored reviews: overall 2.6/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.5/5).
On Reddit: "COMP5328, advanced machine learning. Perhaps the most esoteric, abstruse, and labyrinthine unit—whether out of misfortune or otherwise—I have undertaken so far. Unless you have a robust understanding of pure mathematics, you’d struggle inordinately. The assignments were equally …"
On Reddit: "I took it a few years ago. The lectures touched on some more niche/complex topics (at least relative to other undergrad CS courses), although the theory is kept fairly surface-level so overall it was not too difficult. The hardest part was the two group projects, which involved …"
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Q: Is COMP5328 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 2 reviews: overall 2.6/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP5328, and when is it offered?
A: COMP5328 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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