CITS2401 Computer Analysis and Visualisation (University of Western Australia): rated 2.9/5 overall, difficulty 5.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 1.0/5 across 49 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
CITS2401 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: 计算机分析与可视化
Type: Undergraduate/Postgraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Information Technology
Faculty: Physics, Mathematics and Computing
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
In this unit, students develop an understanding of scientific computing and modelling, analysis, problem solving and visualisation. They understand the approach of computational modelling; will develop strong programming skills in data analysis modelling; understand limitations and uncertainty in models; devise and implement computational models; analyse data and hypotheses; are aware of reliability and correctness; and are able to perform simulation and testing.
CITS2401 has 49 scored reviews: overall 2.9/5 · usefulness 3.4 · difficulty 5.0 · would-recommend 1.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UWA students on UWA Wall (0.7/5 overall); 18 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.5 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.6/5).
On Reddit: "I am currently having a similar experience. when you spend 2 hours doing labs whilst listening to the most boring lecture/workshop known to human kind it really makes you revaluate how they justify charging thousands of dollars to have a significantly worse quality of life! Furt…"
On Reddit: "CITS2401 is mostly for engineers, I did the unit and I did not enjoy it, it wasn't taught well and now I barely remember any of it, the projects were really hard but the test and exam was relatively easier, just stick to CITS1401."
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Q: Is CITS2401 hard?
A: Students rate CITS2401's difficulty 5.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it one of the harder courses.
Q: Is CITS2401 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 49 reviews: would-recommend 1.0/5, usefulness 3.4/5, overall 2.9/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches CITS2401, and when is it offered?
A: CITS2401 is taught by the Physics, Mathematics and Computing. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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