ECOS3011 Public Finance (University of Sydney): rated 3.9/5 overall across 14 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
ECOS3011 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: 公共财政
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Economics
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
Public finance is about the taxing and spending decisions of governments. This unit covers a wide range of public finance topics.
ECOS3011 has 14 scored reviews: overall 3.9/5 · usefulness 4.3 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 6 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.3 stars); 8 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.5/5).
On Reddit: "I have done public finance it’s a pretty interesting course. fairly easy as well, so if you are looking for something pretty hard and stimulating I wouldn’t recommend it."
On Reddit: "I've done 3011 - it was alright. Lecturer was really nice and wanted to help but I felt that it was hard to be engaged and the content was hit or miss. It depends on what you like tbh, from memory it also wasn't that math oriented in the exams (if that's a huge concern for you)"
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Q: Is ECOS3011 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 14 reviews: usefulness 4.3/5, overall 3.9/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ECOS3011, and when is it offered?
A: ECOS3011 is taught by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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