ECON2105 Rise of the Global Economy (University of Western Australia): rated 3.5/5 overall across 9 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
ECON2105 is a University of Western Australia course taught by the Business School in Society and Culture. This page brings together its handbook details and what UWA students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 全球经济的崛起
Type: Undergraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Society and Culture
Faculty: Business School
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This unit examines the rise of globalisation in the twentieth century from a number of different perspectives: historical, economic, financial and political. The goal of the unit is to give students an appreciation of the factors that have led the global economy to where it is today, in order to gain a better understanding of the current issues that face the global economy.
ECON2105 has 9 scored reviews: overall 3.5/5 · usefulness 2.6 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 5 StudentVIP reviews (average 2.6 stars); 4 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.7/5).
On Reddit: "Did ECON2105 last semester. A very good unit. More of a conceptual unit rather than other economics units that delve deeper into the mathematical side. Also a very useful unit as you learn about topics that aren't just important for just being an economist but have uses and appl…"
On Reddit: "In the economics section of PPE, there's really only two units that have maths in it. That's ECON1102 and ECON2233. Then you can select the non-maths based Economics units from your options. Pick the level 2 option ECON2105 Rise of the Global Economy which is a very conceptual u…"
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Q: Is ECON2105 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 9 reviews: usefulness 2.6/5, overall 3.5/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ECON2105, and when is it offered?
A: ECON2105 is taught by the Business School. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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