ECON3236 International Finance (University of Western Australia): rated 3.8/5 overall across 5 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
ECON3236 is a University of Western Australia course taught by the Business School in Society and Culture. This page brings together its handbook details and what UWA students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 国际金融
Type: Undergraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Society and Culture
Faculty: Business School
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
This unit is concerned with the operation and role of international financial markets from a macroeconomic standpoint. Topics include national income accounts, the balance of payments accounts, foreign exchange markets, money markets, models of the exchange rate, and monetary and fiscal policy under different exchange rate regimes.
ECON3236 has 5 scored reviews: overall 3.8/5 · usefulness 4.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.5 stars); 3 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.4/5).
On Reddit: "ECON3236 covers financial derivatives, exchange rates, and macroeconomic policy. The unit is well organised and the coordinator is very good. There’s usually 30-50 minutes of videos you have to watch every week which give you all the content you need, and the lectures just conso…"
On Reddit: "Oh yeah, I've definitely got some thoughts now. ECON3236: If you're an econ major already, this unit should be very easy. Do it. If you're not an econ major, stay VERY VERY VERY far away from the unit. It's honestly insane that this is a finance major unit as it really requires …"
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Q: Is ECON3236 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 5 reviews: usefulness 4.5/5, overall 3.8/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ECON3236, and when is it offered?
A: ECON3236 is taught by the Business School. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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