CITS2211 Discrete Structures (University of Western Australia): rated 3.7/5 overall across 13 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
CITS2211 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: 离散结构
Type: Undergraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Information Technology
Faculty: Physics, Mathematics and Computing
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This unit contains an overview of the mathematical foundations of computer science including basic set theory and logic, formal proof methodologies, and automata theory. The unit applies this knowledge to real problems in computer science and software engineering, specifically the demonstration of program correctness and the specification of computer systems.
CITS2211 has 13 scored reviews: overall 3.7/5 · usefulness 3.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 4 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.5 stars); 9 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.8/5).
On Reddit: "Hahaha you’re all good fam I talked to a dude in a lecture who said he was enjoying it and TBH I hated it with a passion until I just swallowed my ego and started studying and just thought about ‘what can I learn here or how can I figure out how to love this’. If one person can …"
On Reddit: "I didn't do that unit, I managed to get it waived because my first major was Engineering Science (Software), and CS was my second major. So during uni I never did discrete maths. It is a really useful unit, I regretted picking an Electrical Engineering elective instead. I did a …"
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Q: Is CITS2211 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 13 reviews: usefulness 3.5/5, overall 3.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches CITS2211, and when is it offered?
A: CITS2211 is taught by the Physics, Mathematics and Computing. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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