FIT3171 Databases (Monash University): rated 3.6/5 overall across 30 reviews collected on Monash Wall.
FIT3171 is a Monash University course taught by the Faculty of Information Technology in Information Technology. This page brings together its handbook details and what Monash students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 数据库
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Information Technology
Faculty: Faculty of Information Technology
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
FIT3171 has 30 scored reviews: overall 3.6/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.6/5).
On Reddit: "fit3171 has to be one of the worst units I have done. I had zero interest in the whole unit. But i will be lying if the SQL and mongodb lectures were useless (they teach u everything u need tbh if u plan to start working with databases in the backend)."
On Reddit: "3155 was difficult when I did it, takes a lot of time to wrap your head around some of the concepts. 3143 was both difficult and poorly taught (imho). So those two alone will be a handful. 3161 is kinda a bludge but has so many small assignments (like 5%ers) scattered throughout…"
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Q: Is FIT3171 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 30 reviews: overall 3.6/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches FIT3171, and when is it offered?
A: FIT3171 is taught by the Faculty of Information Technology. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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