ECOS3901 Advanced Microeconomics Honours (University of Sydney): rated 3.2/5 overall, difficulty 0.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 0.0/5 across 6 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
ECOS3901 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: 高级微观经济学荣誉课程
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Economics
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
This unit of study develops understanding of modern applications of game theory. It builds on ECOS2901 and ECOS2903 and develops tools to solve static and dynamic games of incomplete information.
ECOS3901 has 6 scored reviews: overall 3.2/5 · usefulness 3.0 · difficulty 0.0 · would-recommend 0.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by USYD students on USYD Wall (0.0/5 overall); 2 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.5 stars); 3 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.4/5).
On Reddit: "I don’t think there’s any advantage to it if you’re not planning on doing Economics Honours. ECOS3901 is quite hard, it was my lowest mark in my Economics degree. But if you’re a maths student you might find it okay."
On Reddit: "ECOS3901 was one of my favourite units because it introduces you to a variety of applications of micro (compared to earlier micro subjects which has a big emphasis on consumer theory). Topics include matching markets, auctions and social choice. It is much more mathematically ri…"
The course panel on USYD Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is ECOS3901 hard?
A: Students rate ECOS3901's difficulty 0.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it on the easier side.
Q: Is ECOS3901 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 6 reviews: would-recommend 0.0/5, usefulness 3.0/5, overall 3.2/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ECOS3901, and when is it offered?
A: ECOS3901 is taught by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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