COMM1140 Financial Management (UNSW Sydney): rated 4.2/5 overall, difficulty 0.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 3.5/5 across 33 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
COMM1140 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the UNSW Business School in UNSW Business School. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 财务管理
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: UNSW Business School
Faculty: UNSW Business School
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
COMM1140 introduces students to key concepts of accounting, finance, and taxation, with a focus on developing financial literacy skills for business contexts. The course emphasises how financial information is used to assess a company’s performance and position, and how these insights support effective business decision-making.
COMM1140 has 33 scored reviews: overall 4.2/5 · usefulness 4.8 · difficulty 0.0 · would-recommend 3.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UNSW students on UNSW Wall (4.3/5 overall); 2 StudentVIP reviews (average 5.0 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.1/5).
Student review (2026-10-01, translated): Just basic accounting, auditing, valuation, and a bit of tax. The main uncertainty is the 25% group presentation—bad teammates make it miserable. The final is about 80% similar to the sample; if you put in the time, you can basically secure 80+.
On Reddit: "dude comm1100 is tough, it has ethics , econs and law inside of it. There is like a dearthbag of content crammed into one single class. comm1140 is ez. lol, the proffessor's lecture videos are super good - you dont really need the tutor."
On Reddit: "Yeah I mean there's only 2 weeks of finance in the course... Also if you can't do ratios then uhhhh... In the nicest way possible, maybe unsw not for u??"
The course panel on UNSW Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is COMM1140 hard?
A: Students rate COMM1140's difficulty 0.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it on the easier side.
Q: Is COMM1140 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 33 reviews: would-recommend 3.5/5, usefulness 4.8/5, overall 4.2/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMM1140, and when is it offered?
A: COMM1140 is taught by the UNSW Business School. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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