ECON3205 Health Economics (University of Western Australia): rated 4.0/5 overall across 5 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
ECON3205 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: 健康经济学
Type: Undergraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Society and Culture
Faculty: Business School
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
The purpose of this unit is to introduce the student to the methods of health economics and demonstrate how these methods can be applied to analyse issues in health policy and management. Topics covered include the institutions of the Australian system of health care and health statistics, evaluation techniques, production of health, demand for health care and technology, moral hazard and adverse selection in health insurance markets and health labour markets.
ECON3205 has 5 scored reviews: overall 4.0/5 · usefulness 3.7 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 3 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.7 stars); 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.4/5).
On Reddit: "ECON3205 is super easy!! every week you get an article to read (u can just ask chatgpt to summarise) and u go through it in the tute, its participation based so u just have to say something about it in class. theres no final exam, just four in-class quizzes that im pretty sure u…"
On Reddit: "Health econs was pretty good for me (2025). Can’t speak to international trade. As long as you’re avoiding international finance it’s all relaxed."
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Q: Is ECON3205 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 5 reviews: usefulness 3.7/5, overall 4.0/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ECON3205, and when is it offered?
A: ECON3205 is taught by the Business School. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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