ELEC3100 Fundamentals of Electromagnetic Fields and Waves (University of Queensland): rated 2.9/5 overall across 3 reviews collected on UQ Wall.
ELEC3100 is a University of Queensland course taught by the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology in Electrical Engineering. This page brings together its handbook details and what UQ students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 电磁场与波基础
Type: undergraduate
Credit points: 2
Subject area: Electrical Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
Fundamentals of engineering electromagnetics including transmission lines, time varying fields, plane waves, waveguides, radiation and basic antennas. Applications in area of communications and sensors.
ELEC3100 has 3 scored reviews: overall 2.9/5 · usefulness 3.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.5 stars); 1 Reddit comment that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 1.8/5).
On Reddit: "Too much theory, too little application. Once you get an internship and start doing real engineering, it's like a prison. Some courses are great though, just courses which are heavily theory based (ELEC3100) tend to leave a sour taste in your mouth, whereas design based (ELEC340…"
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Q: Is ELEC3100 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 3 reviews: usefulness 3.5/5, overall 2.9/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ELEC3100, and when is it offered?
A: ELEC3100 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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