FNCE10002 Principles of Finance (University of Melbourne): rated 3.2/5 overall, difficulty 2.7/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 0.8/5 across 84 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
FNCE10002 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Business and Economics in Finance. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 金融学原理
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Finance
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Economics
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This subject introduces students to the key concepts of finance. Topics include: time-value-of-money, risk and return, present value, capital budgeting, diversification, asset allocation, capital asset pricing model, leverage, risk management and the types and sources of financing.
FNCE10002 has 84 scored reviews: overall 3.2/5 · usefulness 3.1 · difficulty 2.7 · would-recommend 0.8 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 8 reviews by UniMelb students on UniMelb Wall (1.5/5 overall); the Actuarial Students' Society Subject Review 2025 course guide; 45 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.3 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.5/5).
Actuarial Students' Society Subject Review 2025: "Principles of Finance is both interesting and practical. If you are a Bachelor of Commerce student, this knowledge will benefit you throughout your degree. Personally, Principles of Finance was my first introduction to how the financial market works which was quite fulfilling. The content is well s…"
On Reddit: "When I had Howard for PoF, I had a terrible time. He didn't explain and teach concepts very well at all, but this isn't what bothered me. The problem is that he's rude, condescending and elitist (academically speaking). He makes generalisations that most students are lazy and to…"
On Reddit: "First of yall uni econ is far more quantitative. So instead of writing long response essays like you would've in VCE you'd be doing more stuff with formulas, lots of graphing and a bit of calcululs. So having done VCE econ I did feel there was chunky over lap (approx half the co…"
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Q: Is FNCE10002 hard?
A: Students rate FNCE10002's difficulty 2.7/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it moderately difficult.
Q: Is FNCE10002 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 84 reviews: would-recommend 0.8/5, usefulness 3.1/5, overall 3.2/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches FNCE10002, and when is it offered?
A: FNCE10002 is taught by the Faculty of Business and Economics. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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