BFC3170 Financial intermediation (Monash University): rated 2.7/5 overall across 8 reviews collected on Monash Wall.
BFC3170 is a Monash University course taught by the Business and Economics in Finance. This page brings together its handbook details and what Monash students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 金融中介
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Finance
Faculty: Business and Economics
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
BFC3170 has 8 scored reviews: overall 2.7/5 · usefulness 1.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 StudentVIP reviews (average 1.5 stars); 6 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.1/5).
On Reddit: "I found bfc3170 not really hard as the formulas that you use are easy to understand but it’s content heavy. Bfx3301 is pre interesting if you’re interested in working a trading room in the future. It doesn’t take up too much time and it’s not too hard. It’s not too difficult to …"
On Reddit: "Both fairly qualitative - it's fine if that's what you're into. Having a bit of law knowledge is pretty useful for working in finance. Financial intermediation is incredibly easy and pretty underwhelming tbh, especially for 3rd yr standards"
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Q: Is BFC3170 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 8 reviews: usefulness 1.5/5, overall 2.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches BFC3170, and when is it offered?
A: BFC3170 is taught by the Business and Economics. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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