ECOS3017 Health Economics (University of Sydney): rated 2.7/5 overall across 8 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
ECOS3017 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: 健康经济学
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Economics
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
The purpose of this unit is to introduce the student to the methods of health economics and demonstrate how these methods can be applied to analyse issues in health policy and management. This unit will teach the student to use economic analysis to understand critical issues in health care and health policy.
ECOS3017 has 8 scored reviews: overall 2.7/5 · usefulness 2.3 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 6 StudentVIP reviews (average 2.3 stars); 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.8/5).
On Reddit: "Haven’t done any of them but from a glance at their content, I would think 3007 is not “easy”? Of them the easiest content wise are probably 3018 3017"
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Q: Is ECOS3017 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 8 reviews: usefulness 2.3/5, overall 2.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ECOS3017, and when is it offered?
A: ECOS3017 is taught by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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