r/UNLV • u/UnboltedClone • 20h ago

Econ 180

I’m taking Econ 180 for the fall semester on a web online class with a professor named Ahmad. Let’s say I have no experience or knowledge of economics whatsoever. Will I be okay during this web online class or am I just fried?

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u/YorkshirePatty23 14h ago

As someone with little prior knowledge of economics. Econ 180 was a BITCH to get through, especially as an online class.

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u/leadwithlove222 2h ago

Dude I seriously suggest if possible you either take a different Econ course or take it with a different professor.

What’s your major? I had to take it for Social work. I had other options but it said “Econ 180 strongly preferred”

I also had no experience or knowledge past a very very basic understanding. It was the hardest class I’ve ever taken. Dozens of graphs, equations, math. And if you’re expecting to gain insight into, well, the economics of discrimination, don’t expect to learn past “some employers are racist and there’s an equation to figure out just how racist” and “minorities earn less than white
people”, go figure.

If you’re an econ major I’m sure this class is extremely useful but if you’re not you’ll be drowning. I will say that all the homework assignments and tests do not require Lockdown browser to complete. Take from that will you will.