FINC3017 Investments and Portfolio Management (University of Sydney): rated 2.9/5 overall, difficulty 0.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 0.0/5 across 29 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
FINC3017 is a University of Sydney course taught by the University of Sydney Business School in Finance. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 投资与投资组合管理
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Finance
Faculty: The University of Sydney Business School
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
This unit is designed to provide a comprehensive analytical approach to the modern theory of investments. Topics covered include: mean-variance analysis; Markowitz type portfolio analysis; portfolio construction; asset pricing theories; market efficiency and anomalies; hedge funds and investment fund performance evaluation.
FINC3017 has 29 scored reviews: overall 2.9/5 · usefulness 4.0 · difficulty 0.0 · would-recommend 0.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by USYD students on USYD Wall (5.0/5 overall); 6 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.8 stars); 22 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.5/5).
On Reddit: "Actually so poor that they haven’t given us our assignment 2 marks yet. Have to be one of the worst teaching teams I’ve ever had. Spelling, grammar and curriculum mistakes throughout the whole semester"
On Reddit: "I really didn’t expect it to be that hard yeah. I feel like half the questions had never been asked in any form in the course before the exam, and even the theory questions were super confusing. On the bright side at worst 1/5 chance of getting any guessed question right. God I …"
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Q: Is FINC3017 hard?
A: Students rate FINC3017's difficulty 0.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it on the easier side.
Q: Is FINC3017 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 29 reviews: would-recommend 0.0/5, usefulness 4.0/5, overall 2.9/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches FINC3017, and when is it offered?
A: FINC3017 is taught by the University of Sydney Business School. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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