ECOS2004 Money and Banking (University of Sydney): rated 3.9/5 overall across 6 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
ECOS2004 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: 货币与银行
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Economics
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
Students will learn how a modern financial system operates and the relationships between the financial system and the economy, with a particular emphasis on understanding business cycles. We will study how money/capital changes hands between agents over time, both directly and through institutions.
ECOS2004 has 6 scored reviews: overall 3.9/5 · usefulness 4.3 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 3 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.3 stars); 3 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.4/5).
On Reddit: "Took Ecos2004 this past semester. Good lecturer, assessments were not bad, and most of the content had been covered to some extent in econ1001/1002 and ecos2001/2002!"
On Reddit: "I majored in Economics a couple of years ago also with a background in HSC economics and advanced math. None of the first year cores you chose, ECOS2004, ECOS2025 will be difficult, math wise."
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Q: Is ECOS2004 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 6 reviews: usefulness 4.3/5, overall 3.9/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ECOS2004, and when is it offered?
A: ECOS2004 is taught by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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