ECON2050 Mathematical Economics (University of Queensland): rated 3.0/5 overall across 17 reviews collected on UQ Wall.
ECON2050 is a University of Queensland course taught by the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law in Economics. This page brings together its handbook details and what UQ students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 数理经济学
Type: undergraduate
Credit points: 2
Subject area: Economics
Faculty: Faculty of Business, Economics and Law
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This course begins extending elementary calculus concepts from ECON1050 to the analysis of functions of several variables. Then it covers convex multivariate optimisation.
ECON2050 has 17 scored reviews: overall 3.0/5 · usefulness 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 5.0 stars); 16 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.8/5).
On Reddit: "I took 2050 and 2333 last semester. 2050 is basically a math course, about the same difficulty as MATH1052. The content isn’t too hard, but the assignments and final exam are a bit challenging. However, ChatGPT is getting better and better, so I don’t think the assignments are r…"
On Reddit: "The economics society releases a guide each year, which outlines each course in the bachelor of economics, with the percentages of students who get each mark. Just search “UQ bachelor of economics guide” and it should come up. As for difficulty, stay away from ECON2050, ECON2105…"
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Q: Is ECON2050 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 17 reviews: usefulness 5.0/5, overall 3.0/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ECON2050, and when is it offered?
A: ECON2050 is taught by the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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