ECON3220 Development Economics (University of Western Australia): rated 4.8/5 overall across 3 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
ECON3220 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: 发展经济学
Type: Undergraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Society and Culture
Faculty: Business School
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
This unit builds on level 2 Macroeconomics by introducing students to the study of the process of modern economic development. The analysis considers key principles and concepts associated with economic development, and alternative theories of the development process and their relevance to the recent experience of developing countries.
ECON3220 has 3 scored reviews: overall 4.8/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 3 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.8/5).
On Reddit: "Development was amazing Chris is super knowledgeable, very doable and interesting unit, applicable to the real world. Highly reccomend as an elective or major to anyone.Workload is super manageable I found, essay, mid sem and exam. All pretty decent. Be ontop of the lectures wee…"
On Reddit: "Development econ!!! The best economics unit I’ve ever done. Chris the UC is soo knowledgeable, worked with the UN as well as a bunch more interesting projects. He explains topics so well, and for the first time, I feel like I’d learnt something valuable. Not that other econ unit…"
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Q: Is ECON3220 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 3 reviews: overall 4.8/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ECON3220, and when is it offered?
A: ECON3220 is taught by the Business School. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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