FINS3640 Investment Management Modeling (UNSW Sydney): rated 1.8/5 overall across 6 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
FINS3640 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: 投资管理建模
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Banking and Finance
Faculty: UNSW Business School
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
This course provides students with the required tools and knowledge to think critically and beyond traditional investment strategies. The approaches that will be discussed and presented are the ones that many investors and institutions use to design and implement investment strategies.
FINS3640 has 6 scored reviews: overall 1.8/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 6 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 1.8/5).
On Reddit: "Easily one of the worst ASB courses I’ve taken over my degree. It’s a shitshow. There’s just so many things wrong with the course. Course format is terrible (3 hour lectures, no tutes) and the lecturer isn’t great as well in teaching the material. It covers too much material to …"
On Reddit: "It's hard to judge "difficulty" here. My best term (by WAM) as a student was taking FINS3635, FINS3636, and FINS3641 simultaneously. Having my mind forced to be in Finance Mode all of the time like that improved my focus and grades, despite those subjects at that time not being …"
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Q: Is FINS3640 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 6 reviews: overall 1.8/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches FINS3640, and when is it offered?
A: FINS3640 is taught by the UNSW Business School. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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