COMP9001 Introduction to Programming (University of Sydney): rated 4.4/5 overall across 2 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
COMP9001 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: 编程入门
Type: Postgraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Computer Science
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Postgraduate Level 9
Handbook year: 2026
This unit is an essential starting point for software developers, IT consultants, and computer scientists to build their understanding of principle computer operation. Students will obtain knowledge and skills with procedural programming.
COMP9001 has 2 scored reviews: overall 4.4/5 (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 4.4/5).
On Reddit: "I just completed the master version (COMP9001) of INFO1110, it's essentially the same course taught by the same lecturer but bit more workload than INFO1110. As mentioned before, it does ramp up after mid semester as many struggle through topics like OOP, recursion. If you can k…"
On Reddit: "Hey, I did up to week 6 in CS50 last year. I'm doing COMP9001 and COMP9003 this semester. Honestly, take both, as the other's have noted, they cover very different things. I would also suggest taking COMP9001 BEFORE COMP9003 if you're degree allows this (mine doesn't). I found i…"
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Q: Is COMP9001 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 2 reviews: overall 4.4/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP9001, and when is it offered?
A: COMP9001 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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