ECON30005 Money and Banking (University of Melbourne): rated 3.7/5 overall across 16 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
ECON30005 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Business and Economics in Economics. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 货币与银行
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Economics
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Economics
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
This course provides an overview of the economic principles that underlie the operation of banks and other financial institutions. The impact of monetary policy in Australia will also be examined with particular emphasis on the roles played by the Reserve Bank and other banking and financial inst.
ECON30005 has 16 scored reviews: overall 3.7/5 · usefulness 3.7 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 3 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.7 stars); 13 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.7/5).
On Reddit: "**Subject and Semester:** ECON30005 *Money and Banking* in Semester 1, 2022 **My Degree and Major(s):** BCOM **Lecturer:** Lawrence Uren **Difficulty:** 6/10 **How fun/interesting you found it:** 8/10 **Teaching quality:** 10/10 **Has a final exam (and is it a hurdle):** Yes and…"
On Reddit: "If you don't like maths then I'd recommend ECON30005 under Lawrence Uren. It's assessed almost entirely with short-answer questions (not essays) and has minimal maths. It's also quite interesting and I liked the lecturer. Although it's predominantly macroeconomics which might pu…"
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Q: Is ECON30005 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 16 reviews: usefulness 3.7/5, overall 3.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ECON30005, and when is it offered?
A: ECON30005 is taught by the Faculty of Business and Economics. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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