CSSE2002 Programming in the Large (University of Queensland): rated 3.3/5 overall, difficulty 1.5/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 2.5/5 across 34 reviews collected on UQ Wall.
CSSE2002 is a University of Queensland course taught by the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology in Software Engineering. This page brings together its handbook details and what UQ students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 大型编程
Type: undergraduate
Credit points: 2
Subject area: Software Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
Working on large and complex software systems and ensuring those systems remain maintainable requires disciplined, individual practices. Software must be well-specified, well-implemented and well-tested.
CSSE2002 has 34 scored reviews: overall 3.3/5 · usefulness 3.3 · difficulty 1.5 · would-recommend 2.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 reviews by UQ students on UQ Wall (4.2/5 overall); 2 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.0 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.2/5).
On Reddit: "I have seen a few ridiculous hurdles: This semester in CSSE2002, the exam hurdle is just the total score boundary: 5%. What I mean is, if you want a 4, you need a 45% on the exam. A 5 is 60% on the exam, 70% for a 6, and 80% for a 7. This means that if you are getting an almost-…"
On Reddit: "Mate unless you can write and debug 500 lines of code in 10 hours, you will be swinging on a tree like a pendulum by week 4. Here is the breakdown of the lines of code for 3 CSSE courses CSSE2002 has the most lines of code. Expect to write around 3000 lines of code for assignmen…"
The course panel on UQ Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is CSSE2002 hard?
A: Students rate CSSE2002's difficulty 1.5/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it on the easier side.
Q: Is CSSE2002 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 34 reviews: would-recommend 2.5/5, usefulness 3.3/5, overall 3.3/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches CSSE2002, and when is it offered?
A: CSSE2002 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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