CITS1401 Computational Thinking with Python (University of Western Australia): rated 2.4/5 overall, difficulty 2.3/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 1.6/5 across 82 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
CITS1401 is a University of Western Australia course taught by the Physics, Mathematics and Computing in Information Technology. This page brings together its handbook details and what UWA students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: Python计算思维
Type: Undergraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Information Technology
Faculty: Physics, Mathematics and Computing
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
Computers are everywhere and in nearly everything - the watch you wear, the phone you use, the car you drive, the games you play and, increasingly, in your home. CITS1401 is the first step along your path to being able to use computers to solve problems.
CITS1401 has 82 scored reviews: overall 2.4/5 · usefulness 1.7 · difficulty 2.3 · would-recommend 1.6 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 15 reviews by UWA students on UWA Wall (3.1/5 overall); 37 StudentVIP reviews (average 1.7 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.9/5).
On Reddit: "Do not do it as an elective! I did this unit in sem 1 and they teach the easier part really slowly and rush through the difficult parts. Also the end of sem exam was basically writing out codes to a problem."
On Reddit: "As a computer science student, I personally recommend studying Python on your own, because I found the unit to be quite boring and not very useful. I completed the entire unit by studying independently with the help of GPT. If you can commit to spending a fixed amount of time on…"
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Q: Is CITS1401 hard?
A: Students rate CITS1401's difficulty 2.3/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it moderately difficult.
Q: Is CITS1401 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 82 reviews: would-recommend 1.6/5, usefulness 1.7/5, overall 2.4/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches CITS1401, and when is it offered?
A: CITS1401 is taught by the Physics, Mathematics and Computing. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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