FINM1001 Foundations of Finance (Australian National University): rated 4.5/5 overall across 7 reviews collected on ANU Wall.
FINM1001 is a Australian National University course taught by the ANU College of Business and Economics in Financial Management. This page brings together its handbook details and what ANU students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 金融学基础
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Financial Management
Faculty: ANU College of Business and Economics
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This course is designed to familiarise students with the components of the financial system as well as to introduce them to the three basic ideas underpinning finance, namely the time value of money, diversification and arbitrage. In doing so, the course provides students with introductory exposure to financial transactions, institutions and markets including money markets, stock markets, foreign exchange and derivative markets and the instruments traded therein.
FINM1001 has 7 scored reviews: overall 4.5/5 · usefulness 4.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.5 stars); 5 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.5/5).
On Reddit: "I did all of the aforementioned subjects, last Sem! With remote teaching. FINM1001 is definitely the most interesting. Very engaging course, lovely lecturer, and easy marking. You can easily ace it if you had a good grip of high school maths. BUSN1001 is straight-up accounting, …"
On Reddit: "If you're comfortable with numbers and have 1000-level slots left FINM1001 is pretty enjoyable and easy; it's mostly just simple plugging and chugging."
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Q: Is FINM1001 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 7 reviews: usefulness 4.5/5, overall 4.5/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches FINM1001, and when is it offered?
A: FINM1001 is taught by the ANU College of Business and Economics. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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