ECON1101 Microeconomics 1 (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.6/5 overall, difficulty 1.5/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 2.5/5 across 63 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
ECON1101 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the UNSW Business School in School of Economics. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 微观经济学1
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Economics
Faculty: UNSW Business School
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
Economics is about shaping a better world. It examines how people, businesses, and governments make decisions with limited resources, and how those choices affect society.
ECON1101 has 63 scored reviews: overall 3.6/5 · usefulness 3.7 · difficulty 1.5 · would-recommend 2.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 4 reviews by UNSW students on UNSW Wall (3.1/5 overall); 29 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.9 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.3/5).
On Reddit: "it’s econ1101. if you found that hard you should have a good think about what you’re doing genuinely. it’s one of the easiest courses there is"
On Reddit: "There was no reason for that exam to stay online after Covid restrictions were removed. The proliferation of online exams is ruining universities and enabling rampant cheating The exam going back to FTF is a good thing. If you can’t remember your key concepts and the maths behin…"
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Q: Is ECON1101 hard?
A: Students rate ECON1101's difficulty 1.5/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it on the easier side.
Q: Is ECON1101 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 63 reviews: would-recommend 2.5/5, usefulness 3.7/5, overall 3.6/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ECON1101, and when is it offered?
A: ECON1101 is taught by the UNSW Business School. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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