FINA1221 Introduction to Finance (University of Western Australia): rated 3.2/5 overall across 40 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
FINA1221 is a University of Western Australia course taught by the Business School in Management and Commerce. This page brings together its handbook details and what UWA students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 金融学导论
Type: Undergraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Management and Commerce
Faculty: Business School
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This unit introduces the basic concepts of financial management. The emphasis is on providing an appreciation of introductory finance theory and understanding the fundamental tools of financial decision making.
FINA1221 has 40 scored reviews: overall 3.2/5 · usefulness 3.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 20 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.5 stars); 20 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.9/5).
On Reddit: "For 99% of the questions in MFL to be quantitative, and for like 8/10 of the tute questions to be quantitative, AND the first test that we had was pretty maths-based as well; just to make 2/3s of the final exam be word/evaluative questions was a really evil move. I don't think I…"
On Reddit: "I did pretty much exactly what you're describing, added on finance later. The two units are absolutely do-able in the same semester, especially if Frank Liu (I could be wrong on the spelling) is still teaching 1221 - the guy is a terrific teacher. I'd say the level 1 finance uni…"
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Q: Is FINA1221 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 40 reviews: usefulness 3.5/5, overall 3.2/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches FINA1221, and when is it offered?
A: FINA1221 is taught by the Business School. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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