ECON5004 Communication in Economics (University of Sydney): rated 0.8/5 overall, difficulty 5.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 1.0/5 across 2 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
ECON5004 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in Economics. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 经济学沟通
Type: Postgraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Economics
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Level: Postgraduate Level 5
Handbook year: 2026
This unit of study aims to enhance oral and written communication skills and improve understanding of how to engage with academic economics. A series of tasks will consider economics academic texts in context and require learners to understand, analyse and produce appropriate spoken and written texts.
ECON5004 has 2 scored reviews: overall 0.8/5 · usefulness 1.0 · difficulty 5.0 · would-recommend 1.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by USYD students on USYD Wall (0.7/5 overall); 1 StudentVIP review (average 1.0 stars).
The course panel on USYD Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is ECON5004 hard?
A: Students rate ECON5004's difficulty 5.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it one of the harder courses. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Is ECON5004 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 2 reviews: would-recommend 1.0/5, usefulness 1.0/5, overall 0.8/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches ECON5004, and when is it offered?
A: ECON5004 is taught by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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