COMM1240 Financial Management for Actuarial Studies (UNSW Sydney): rated 2.2/5 overall across 2 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
COMM1240 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: 精算研究财务管理
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: UNSW Business School
Faculty: UNSW Business School
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
Are you pursuing actuarial studies and looking to build a strong foundation in financial management? Do you want to develop the skills to interpret financial statements, evaluate corporate investments, and understand how businesses raise and manage capital?
COMM1240 has 2 scored reviews: overall 2.2/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.2/5).
On Reddit: "lowk wasnt the worst but definitely not the best. the course itself wasnt structured too well and i feel as if some Qs tested parts of the course that we didnt spend much time on. some of the MCQ also felt kinda hard and especially last two Qs (especially second part of last Q)."
On Reddit: "Agreed. I feel that the lectures weren’t that useful as they provided barely surface level knowledge and did not align with the tut problems."
The course panel on UNSW Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is COMM1240 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 2 reviews: overall 2.2/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMM1240, and when is it offered?
A: COMM1240 is taught by the UNSW Business School. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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