ECON30018 Economics of the Law (University of Melbourne): rated 3.7/5 overall across 4 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
ECON30018 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: 经济学的法学
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Economics
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Economics
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
This subject addresses the economic principles underlying various areas of the law and which are relevant to legal practice. Three main issues will be studied.
ECON30018 has 4 scored reviews: overall 3.7/5 · usefulness 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 5.0 stars); 3 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.2/5).
On Reddit: "No maths at all, 2 essay based assignments and one take home exam which was also essay based. Everything you need to pass is in the weekly review notes which the lecturer releases alongside the lecture slides, and if you take notes in tutorials then you’ll be fine for the assign…"
On Reddit: "Yeah it doesn't feel like it'll just be straightforward questions which sucks honestly"
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Q: Is ECON30018 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 4 reviews: usefulness 5.0/5, overall 3.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ECON30018, and when is it offered?
A: ECON30018 is taught by the Faculty of Business and Economics. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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