ECON 120WIntroduction to Microeconomics (WLU)
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Arts
- Subject
- Economics
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 7 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
Taught at Wilfrid Laurier University. Refer to WLU Undergraduate Calendar for course description.
Prerequisites
None listed.
Antirequisites
- Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
- ECON101 - Introduction to Microeconomics (0.50)
Leads to
Fall 2026 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 3530 | 170 / 1000 | TTh 10:00–11:20 |
Winter 2027 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 099 | 3539 | 0 / 1000 | Online or by arrangement |
| LEC 701 | 8020 | 2 / 9999 | Online or by arrangement |
Reviewed on UW Flow
82% liked it89% easy55% useful
From 66 ratings and 18 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
basically a course that overexplains common sense
Sep 2026 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
easy course but the concepts are surprisingly interesting, also knowing econ is extremely useful, should be mandatory in high school imo
Apr 2026 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
fun and free
Oct 2025 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Just do the homework and lectures are trivial.
Oct 2025 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
This class was honestly so easy, I never studied and still ended with an A-. Most of your marks come from these online assignment questions, where you have unlimited tries and it's open book. The rest of your marks come from the midterm and exam, where you get cheat sheets. If you actually study, this class should be an easy A+, but if you don't really care and just wanna pass, most of the questions are just common sense.
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
11 posts and comments in 9 threads mention ECON 120W, December 2015 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Winter 2021
WLU courses 1 point, 8 comments
“Are uw students who are not in a math\bba or cs\bba program allowed to take WLU courses for credit? I heard they're a lot easier.”
u/dotuanhiep: “From what I’ve heard, WLU business courses are harder than ours.”
u/bijectivefunc: “I'm talking econ 120W vs econ 101. On uw flow, many people seem to like 120w more”
Spring 2020
About transfer credits 0 points, 4 comments
u/Shootthesky400: “… I have the option of receiving Math 137, Econ 120W, and Econ 140W by doing AP cal BC, macroecon, and microecon. Which credits should I accept and which ones should I reject? Would it be better to just go straight into Math 138, skipping Math 137? …”
u/PM_ME_E8_BLUEPRINTS: “I would take credits for ECON 120W and ECON 140W. As for MATH 137: Do you care more about progression or learning? - Progression. - Accept the transfer credit and take MATH 138. - Learning. - Next question. Are you good at calculus? - Yes. …”
u/Shootthesky400: “Thanks, which classes should I take instead of ECON 120W and ECON140W then?”
Winter 2019
How to be considered 2A in CS? 3 points, 11 comments
u/garrr13: “… I made the following course plan, which is legal in terms of meeting prerequisites: Winter 2019: BU 121W CS 135 MATH 135 MATH 137 Summer 2019: BU 121W ECON 120W ECON 140W CS 136 ENGL 109 Fall 2019: BU 127W BU 283W BU 288W CS 245 CS 246 I know that according to this plan (which …”
Fall 2017
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”
u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”
u/Jackhofmann: “… ECE 664 ECE 667 ECE 671 ECE 675 ECE 682 ECE 725 ECE 730 ECE 750 ECE 770 ECON 101 ECON 102 ECON 120W ECON 140W ECON 201 ECON 206 ECON 207 ECON 211 ECON 212 ECON 220 ECON 221 ECON 223W ECON 231 ECON 233W ECON 238W ECON 239W ECON 249W ECON 250W ECON 254 ECON 255 ECON 256 ECON 260W …”
Spring 2017
Incoming Students Megathread 67 points, 909 comments
“Hi all, If you are an incoming student, feel free to utilise this thread to ask for advice or information regarding classes and university life. …”
u/CommanderSean12: “… I have MAT 135, 137, CS 135, BUS 111W, ECON 120W, and something called SEQ 5DD (not sure if this shows up for other programs too). I listed my preference for a communication course as public speaking (forgot the course code, something like SPCOM 223?). …”
Spring 2016
Taking high school courses in university for credit? 0 points, 6 comments
u/newunistudent: “… I see that on quest there are courses like ECON 120W and BUS 111W and such being offered. However, they are high school courses being offered by a school that goes by the name "Wilfrid Laurier". …”
CS/Math students, what electives did you take first year? 8 points, 31 comments
“None of them sound particularly interesting to me.”
u/marmoshet: “BUS 111W, ECON 120W, ENGL 109, STAT 230. I am not a fun person.”
Winter 2016
Looking for an interesting elective 0 points, 7 comments
“going in 3A ECE next term, struggling to find an elective that I like. Why can't there be a single art course that teaches practical drawing or crafting... sad halp. me.”
u/mujura: “Have you tried looking into some laurier courses? You can cross enroll no problem.”
u/mujura: “… Courses you can take without signing the form are but not limiting to: ECON 120W, ECON 140W, BUS 111W, BUS 127W, BUS 121W and probably more.”
Fall 2015
How to take a laurier course? 5 points, 6 comments
“Hey reddit, I'm in waterloo cs and i'm wondering if its possible that I could take econ at laurier as an elective? If so, where would you go to do this. …”
u/mujura: “You can sign up for BUS courses if you wish through quest since UW has a joint agreement with Laurier and also because UW does not have a courses that are equivalent to them. …”
u/Dimdayze: “EC120 is the Laurier course code. At Waterloo, the course is named ECON 120W. All Laurier courses end with W. Honestly, I'd just recommend you take econ at Waterloo. Everyone has access to the test bank and it's pretty much the same every year, so everyone gets 100 on those.”
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