ECOS3002 Development Economics (University of Sydney): rated 4.0/5 overall across 8 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
ECOS3002 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: 发展经济学
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Economics
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
This unit examines the economic transformation of less-developed countries from microeconomic and macroeconomic perspectives. It covers applied topics such as education, health, nutrition, demographics, labour, agriculture and the private sector, focusing on how policies attempt to overcome market and institutional failures that are particularly acute in the developing world.
ECOS3002 has 8 scored reviews: overall 4.0/5 · usefulness 3.8 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 6 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.8 stars); 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.4/5).
On Reddit: "heterodox perspectives would are more conceptually heavy since you need to question 2nd-level economics/econometrics that you were taught. Hence would argue even more \`content heavy' then other ones. EDIT: ECOS3002 (Development Economics) Has basically no maths and is less conc…"
On Reddit: "I did development econ last year. I really really enjoyed it. It was easy enough but still interesting and the lecturer was really knowledgeable and friendly"
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Q: Is ECOS3002 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 8 reviews: usefulness 3.8/5, overall 4.0/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ECOS3002, and when is it offered?
A: ECOS3002 is taught by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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