FIT5047 Fundamentals of artificial intelligence (Monash University): rated 3.0/5 overall across 7 reviews collected on Monash Wall.
FIT5047 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: 人工智能基础
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Information Technology
Faculty: Faculty of Information Technology
Level: Graduate Level 5
Handbook year: 2026
FIT5047 has 7 scored reviews: overall 3.0/5 · usefulness 2.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 2.0 stars); 6 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.1/5).
On Reddit: "Finishing up my last semester of MAI now. I have progressively become jaded and disillusioned with this course over time, and I think it comes down to the structure and depth. Almost all the core MASTERS subjects are basically 2nd-3rd year undergraduate level... FIT5047, FIT5215…"
On Reddit: "For FIT5047, start reading the text book, there's a lot of pre-lecture reading expected and I found it slow going. Russell, S. and Norvig, P., Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (4th ed). Also FYI FIT5047 has been made a pre-requisite for FIT5201, for those starting thei…"
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Q: Is FIT5047 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 7 reviews: usefulness 2.0/5, overall 3.0/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches FIT5047, and when is it offered?
A: FIT5047 is taught by the Faculty of Information Technology. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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