POLS20031 Political Economy (University of Melbourne): rated 3.2/5 overall across 18 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
POLS20031 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Arts in Political Science. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 政治经济学
Type: Subject
Credit points: 12.5
Subject area: Political Science
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Level: Undergraduate level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This subject applies theories of comparative and international political economy to important issues of current and historical concern. Current issues include the politics of rising income and wealth inequality; debates over redistribution via welfare and taxation in a changing global economy; the politics of international trade in democracies and non-democracies; the impact of globalisation and growth on the global environment and the politics of climate protection; the i…
POLS20031 has 18 scored reviews: overall 3.2/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 18 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.2/5).
On Reddit: "MULT20003 Critical Analytical Skills: compulsory subject for PolSci, Crim, & Sociology and it definitely feels a little bit that way. Although somewhat interesting to learn about the philosophical foundations of research, it was pretty dry at times. 3/5 POLS20031 Political Econo…"
On Reddit: "I took the subject last year and it was my worst ever politics subject. The weekly readings quizzes were extremely difficult - myself and a lot of my friends were getting 0/4 or 1/4 despite doing the readings and taking notes. A tutor told me that quite a few people failed the s…"
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Q: Is POLS20031 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 18 reviews: overall 3.2/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches POLS20031, and when is it offered?
A: POLS20031 is taught by the Faculty of Arts. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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