ECON3310 History of Economic Ideas (University of Western Australia): rated 4.2/5 overall across 4 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
ECON3310 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: 经济思想史
Type: Undergraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Society and Culture
Faculty: Business School
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
This unit surveys major developments in economic thought, from pre-classical contributions through to Smith, Marx, and the emergence of modern schools of economic thought.
ECON3310 has 4 scored reviews: overall 4.2/5 · usefulness 3.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 3.0 stars); 3 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.6/5).
On Reddit: "if you want something less math based - this is ur best bet . david , the unit coordinator for this is a brilliant man and one of the lecturers i looked up to the most . he was always there to help , and the unit in entirety is not tough as it is just more of memorizing than und…"
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 ECON3310 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 4 reviews: usefulness 3.0/5, overall 4.2/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ECON3310, and when is it offered?
A: ECON3310 is taught by the Business School. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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