ECON3440 Competition Policy and Regulation (University of Queensland): rated 2.7/5 overall, difficulty 0.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 0.0/5 across 31 reviews collected on UQ Wall.
ECON3440 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: 竞争政策与规制
Type: undergraduate
Credit points: 2
Subject area: Economics
Faculty: Faculty of Business, Economics and Law
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
Theory and practice of regulation and regulatory reform; special reference to transport and utility (eg energy, telecommunications & water) industries; competition policy, privatisation, industry structural change, vertical and horizontal separation, access pricing, spot markets, contracts, multi-product pricing and investment.
ECON3440 has 31 scored reviews: overall 2.7/5 · usefulness 5.0 · difficulty 0.0 · would-recommend 0.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UQ students on UQ Wall (5.0/5 overall); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.6/5).
On Reddit: "This course is genuinely demonic. The final was so demonic that I decided to do Ethics next semester in order to cleanse the soul. It was rough. Anyways, don’t choose ECON3440 (:"
On Reddit: "Experience in econ in BA First year: This is completely fine (the house is not burning down) Second year: This is completely fine Third year: AHHHHHHH The maths ramps up in third year. First and second year honestly is pretty simple, some limited maths here and there. Third year…"
The course panel on UQ Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is ECON3440 hard?
A: Students rate ECON3440's difficulty 0.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it on the easier side.
Q: Is ECON3440 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 31 reviews: would-recommend 0.0/5, usefulness 5.0/5, overall 2.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ECON3440, and when is it offered?
A: ECON3440 is taught by the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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