ACCT30004 Assurance, Risk and Control (University of Melbourne): rated 3.4/5 overall, difficulty 3.5/5 (higher is harder) across 26 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
ACCT30004 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: 保障、风险与控制
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Accounting
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Economics
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
Topics include the rationale for auditing; auditing standards; audit objectives, concepts and procedures; audit techniques including statistical sampling and the audit of computer-based accounting systems; audit reports; the legal liability of auditors; the professional and ethical responsibiliti. .
ACCT30004 has 26 scored reviews: overall 3.4/5 · usefulness 3.4 · difficulty 3.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: the Actuarial Students' Society Subject Review 2025 course guide; 6 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.2 stars); 19 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.4/5).
Actuarial Students' Society Subject Review 2025: "ACCT30004 Auditing and Assurance Services is a well-organised and clearly structured subject that provides a comprehensive introduction to auditing and assurance services. The subject is designed to explain how auditors form professional judgements about the reliability of information, particularly…"
On Reddit: "Can I give a little love to this subject? Probably the best one I’ve done at uni. I had high expectations from my friends who did audit last semester, and they’ve been met. Everything about it was a great experience. Thank you to the audit team."
On Reddit: "Honestly right? I felt Wayne did a really good job explaining the concepts in the lectures as well as his weekly tutorial videos. The rest of the tutors were really awesome too. Certainly one of the more enjoyable accounting subjects I've done :))"
The course panel on UniMelb Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is ACCT30004 hard?
A: Students rate ACCT30004's difficulty 3.5/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it one of the harder courses.
Q: Is ACCT30004 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 26 reviews: usefulness 3.4/5, overall 3.4/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ACCT30004, and when is it offered?
A: ACCT30004 is taught by the Faculty of Business and Economics. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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