ACCT20002 Intermediate Financial Accounting (University of Melbourne): rated 3.8/5 overall, difficulty 4.0/5 (higher is harder) across 18 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
ACCT20002 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Business and Economics in Accounting. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 中级财务会计
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Accounting
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Economics
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This subject focuses on more advanced external financial reporting obligations applicable to entities within the framework of the Australian reporting environment. In particular, it examines key technical Accounting Standards integral to the preparation of general purpose financial statements by .
ACCT20002 has 18 scored reviews: overall 3.8/5 · usefulness 4.0 · difficulty 4.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: the Actuarial Students' Society Subject Review 2025 course guide; 10 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.0 stars); 7 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.4/5).
Actuarial Students' Society Subject Review 2025: "ACCT20002 Intermediate Financial Accounting is cited to be a more challenging subject due to the sheer volume of content and complexity, so it tends to require a lot more studying hours compared to other subjects. It is definitely a more hands-on subject with aims to equip students with a comprehen…"
On Reddit: "**Subject and Semester**: ACCT20002 Intermediate Financial Accounting in Sem 1, 2022 **My Degree and Major(s)**: BCOM (Accounting and Finance) **Lecturer**: Like Jiang (coordinator) & Jagjit Kaur **Difficulty**: 7/10 Lecture: Each lecture is jam-packed but most questions are pro…"
On Reddit: "It depends. Are you a pretty good student? (Like 75+ WAM). It certainly is doable, but it will come down to how hard you are willing to work. IFA2 is hard. There's no sugar-coating it. But it can be mastered. You have to be 100% committed to that subject. Abuse consults and tuto…"
The course panel on UniMelb Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is ACCT20002 hard?
A: Students rate ACCT20002's difficulty 4.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it one of the harder courses.
Q: Is ACCT20002 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 18 reviews: usefulness 4.0/5, overall 3.8/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ACCT20002, and when is it offered?
A: ACCT20002 is taught by the Faculty of Business and Economics. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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