FINS3636 Interest Rate Risk Management (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.4/5 overall across 10 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
FINS3636 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the UNSW Business School in School of Banking and Finance. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 利率风险管理
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Banking and Finance
Faculty: UNSW Business School
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
Understanding interest rate risk's impact an organisation's overall success. This course will equip you with the necessary skills to assess financial risks and manage them strategically with the use of financial instruments.
FINS3636 has 10 scored reviews: overall 3.4/5 · usefulness 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 5.0 stars); 9 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.2/5).
On Reddit: "I'm of the opinion that you should pick subjects you are actually interested in; people tend to commit themselves more towards and do better in those than if they simply pick something because it sounds 'useful' or 'boost WAM'. I haven't heard of employers actually caring about …"
On Reddit: "FINS3635, FINS3636 both are nice and math-sy. Assuming you do in T3, make sure your lecturers are: * David Colwell - he will spoon feed you the course (assignments are premade spreadsheets, guy's very much in need of a holiday) * NOT James Doran - he will make your life hell for…"
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Q: Is FINS3636 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 10 reviews: usefulness 5.0/5, overall 3.4/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches FINS3636, and when is it offered?
A: FINS3636 is taught by the UNSW Business School. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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