ECON1401 Economic Perspectives (UNSW Sydney): rated 2.6/5 overall, difficulty 0.5/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 3.0/5 across 39 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
ECON1401 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: 经济学视角
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Economics
Faculty: UNSW Business School
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
Understanding the big picture is the first step to making informed decisions. This course will empower students with economic principles and ideas that enable them to understand and debate how best to address pressing socioeconomic and political challenges.
ECON1401 has 39 scored reviews: overall 2.6/5 · usefulness 2.3 · difficulty 0.5 · would-recommend 3.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 reviews by UNSW students on UNSW Wall (3.8/5 overall); 7 StudentVIP reviews (average 2.6 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.5/5).
On Reddit: "It does get more mathematically intense - most of the core courses for an economics major rely on basic calculus, statistics, the occasional log, and graphs. You could try look into a business economics major or something similar where you have more flexibility in the courses yo…"
On Reddit: "i cant hate on this course enough. im memorising content summaries but i havent needed it all term, they gave no guidance for the mini essays, the delayed marks are ridiculous. ready to fail monday tbh."
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Q: Is ECON1401 hard?
A: Students rate ECON1401's difficulty 0.5/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it on the easier side.
Q: Is ECON1401 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 39 reviews: would-recommend 3.0/5, usefulness 2.3/5, overall 2.6/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ECON1401, and when is it offered?
A: ECON1401 is taught by the UNSW Business School. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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