# ECON 203 — Survey of Economics (AUB) > ECON 203 Survey of Economics at American University of Beirut. 4.3/5 from 6 ratings · 25 student reviews · 28 shared files. Source: https://studiety.com/aub/course/769 Retrieved: 2026-09-19 ## Facts - Course code: ECON 203 - Title: Survey of Economics - University: American University of Beirut (AUB) - Subject: Economics - Department: Economics - Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Sciences - Credits: 3 - Counts toward General Education: Societies and Individuals - Professors on record (7): Dana Hamdan, Makram, Makram Bou Nassar, Makram Bounassar, Malak Makki, Maya Kanaan, Sylvia Elias Rubeiz ## Catalogue description Elementary principles of microeconomics and macroeconomics and applications. No credit is given for students majoring in economics. Students who take ECON 203 may not receive credit for either ECON 211 or ECON 212. ## Quick answers ### What is ECON 203 at AUB? ECON 203 Survey of Economics is a 3-credit course at American University of Beirut (AUB), in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Elementary principles of microeconomics and macroeconomics and applications. No credit is given for students majoring in economics. Students who take ECON 203 may not receive credit for either ECON 211 or ECON 212. ### How many credits is ECON 203? ECON 203 Survey of Economics is worth 3 credits at AUB. ### Is ECON 203 hard? Students rate ECON 203 4.3 out of 5 overall, from 6 ratings. ### Who teaches ECON 203 at AUB? Studiety has 7 professors on record for ECON 203: Dana Hamdan, Makram, Makram Bou Nassar, Makram Bounassar, Malak Makki, Maya Kanaan, Sylvia Elias Rubeiz. Sections change every term, so check the registrar for who is teaching now. ### Are there past papers for ECON 203? Yes — 28 files for ECON 203 have been shared by AUB students on Studiety, including exams, quizzes, syllabi and notes. They are free to download with a student account. ## Student ratings - Overall: 4.3/5 from 6 ratings ## Shared course material 28 files shared by students. Free to download after signing up. - Test Banks: 21 - Notes: 7 ## Student reviews 25 of 25 reviews by students who took the course. Any review carried over from elsewhere is marked with its source on its own line. - **4/5 · 2022-08** — ECON 203 is considered a very easy course. - **4/5 · 2022-08** — ECON 203 is a recommended course. - **4/5 · 2022-08** — ECON 203 is easy, so it's worth keeping rather than trading away. - **5/5 · 2022-11** — ECON 203 with Makram Bounassar is highly recommended. - **4/5 · 2022-11** — ECON 203 with Dr. Makram Bou Nassar is suggested as an easy social science elective. - **5/5 · 2022-08** — Prof Makram is a very nice instructor for ECON 203 and an easy A. - **2022-05** — ECON 203 exams are multiple choice. - **2020-08** — Great professor. Very interesting course! - **2020-03** — Great instructor, the course is really easy and the workload is minimal . By just attending the class you can easily grasp all the info and secure yourself a 90 plus the teacher is really nice and is always there to help - **2020-03** — Best instructor. Easy course as well - **2020-03** — She is amazing! Lovely friendly and explains very well - **2020-03** — She's a really great instructor and econ 203 is a really easy course. easy to get a 90+. D'ont take it unless you took a nonecon social science elective before because you wont be allowed to take econ 211 and econ 212 and you'll be forced to take a nonecon social science list 1 elective . - **2020-03** — Instructor is chill. The course is easy - **2020-03** — The course has both macro and micro economy and it is easy. - **2019-08** — he doesn't have the best explanation maybe but the exams are pure banks and from the questions he gives. - **2019-08** — Although his class seems easy but his examsare not that easy at all. The highest grade on the course was 84 when i took it 2 yrs ago. - **2019-08** — Best instructor highly recommended, you just need to follow up in class... enjoy it - **2019-08** — Chill class make sure to take notes they are very important. Midterm is relatively easy you can get grades if you focus in class - **2019-08** — she explains well, but makes you easily bored so sometimes it becomes hard to focus. but as i said it is easy, the class average was around 78 and median 81 - **2019-08** — Most chill awesome amazing professor in aub - **2019-08** — easy 90s and zero work load Just study her notes solve the test banks since her exams are basically test banks - **2019-08** — Malak is great but from what I've heard, everyone loves Dana and says she's the best - **2019-08** — malak is responsible for the recitation not the lecture, she is so fast but she clears everything and i understand well - **2019-08** — She's really good. She was my econ 212 recitation teacher last semester. She's known for being a bit fast bas honestly she's pretty good. - **2019-08** — i am taking the course right now with maya kanaan, the course is really easy and the workload is minimal . By just attending the class u can easily grasp all the info and secure yourself a 90 plus the teacher is really nice and is always there to help . Go for it if u can find a place ## See also - [All Economics courses at AUB](https://studiety.com/aub/subject/economics.md) - [Every AUB subject](https://studiety.com/aub/subjects.md) --- From Studiety (https://studiety.com/), an independent, student-run course guide. Not affiliated with or endorsed by any university. Reviews are the opinions of individual students.