CITS3002 Computer Networks (University of Western Australia): rated 3.5/5 overall across 10 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
CITS3002 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: 计算机网络
Type: Undergraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Information Technology
Faculty: Physics, Mathematics and Computing
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
This unit introduces students to the design and implementation of contemporary wired and wireless computer networks, the systems- and application-level software necessary to support their efficient operation, and the security and privacy factors introduced by networks and their applications.
CITS3002 has 10 scored reviews: overall 3.5/5 · usefulness 4.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.0 stars); 8 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.4/5).
On Reddit: "**CITS3002** has very interesting theory and was very enjoyable. There are only a handful of labs (in C) and though they were very quite tricky, they were not marked and were quite fun (albeit a bit frustrating) since they were largely creating your own low-level network protoco…"
On Reddit: "From my memory the networks exam was easier than the mid sem, the lab worksheets were very helpful for the calculation question. For cits2005 I would suggest familiarising yourself with different types of questions and understand the logic and structure behind it. I would sugges…"
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Q: Is CITS3002 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 10 reviews: usefulness 4.0/5, overall 3.5/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches CITS3002, and when is it offered?
A: CITS3002 is taught by the Physics, Mathematics and Computing. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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