Goldsmiths University

Goldsmiths, University of London

Location: New Cross, London, SE14 6NW

Website: https://gold.ac.uk/

Overview

Founded in 1891, Goldsmiths, University of London offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate study options in the fine and performing arts, humanities, social sciences, law, computer science, psychology, and entrepreneurial business and management.

 

Goldsmiths has a close-knit community of 10,000 students based on an urban campus in South East London. Our vibrant neighborhood, New Cross, has a thriving music and arts scene, fantastic restaurants, buzzing cafes, and a genuinely diverse and eclectic population. Plus, it’s a less than 10-minute journey away from the center of London.

 

Goldsmiths is ranked in the top 100 universities in the world for the arts and humanities (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021) and we are ranked 9th in the United Kingdom for Research Intensity (Complete University Guide 2022).

 

Population: 10,000

Campus Type: Urban

Quick Facts

  • Goldsmiths was founded in 1891 and has been a member of the University of London since 1904.

  • 35% international from over 135 countries, 48% students of color, 18% LGBTQ+, 43% first generation, and around 380 Americans on campus

  • Goldsmiths is home to seven top 100 subjects, putting us in the top 30 in the UK (QS World University Rankings 2023)

  • Student-faculty ratio is 14:1, ranked 14th in the UK (Complete University Guide 2023)

  • Goldsmiths hosts 50 research centres and units on campus, and we are ranked joint 1st in the UK in nine subject areas for research intensity (Complete University Guide 2023)

  • Nearly 90% of our alumni are in highly skilled work or further study within 15 months of graduation (Graduate Outcomes Survey 2022)

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Undergraduate Information

US Entry Requirements

Goldsmiths operates on both a test optional and test flexible admissions policy.

For High School applicants, Goldsmiths requires the following academic qualifications in one of two options:

 

A high school diploma with a GPA 3.0 or higher (unweighted) plus one of the following:

 

  • ACT with a composite score of 26,

  • Two advanced placement (AP) tests with a score of 3 or higher,

  • SAT 1240 overall (with a minimum of 580 in Math and 620 in Evidence-based Reading and Writing)

OR

 

A high school diploma with a GPA 3.3 or higher (unweighted) with grades of A and B in honours- or advanced-level courses, advanced placement (AP) classes, or dual enrollment within the context of your high school’s curriculum.

 

Goldsmiths utilizes AP, IB, and SAT/ACT test results for admissions purposes only. No advanced entry or course credit will be awarded. We will superscore both the ACT and the SAT.

  • Anthropology and Media BA
  • Anthropology and Sociology BA
  • Anthropology and Visual Practice BA
  • Anthropology BA
  • Anthropology with Foundation Year (Integrated Degree) BA
  • Arts Management BA
  • Business Computing and Entrepreneurship BSc
  • Business Computing and Entrepreneurship with Foundation Year BSc
  • Computer Science BSc
  • Computer Science with Foundation Year (Integrated Degree) BSc
  • Computing and Information Systems BSc
  • Computing BSc
  • Creative Computing BSc
  • Creative Computing with Foundation Year (Integrated Degree) BSc
  • Criminology BA
  • Curating BA
  • Data Science BSc
  • Design BA
  • Digital Anthropology BA
  • Digital Arts Computing BSc
  • Drama and Theatre Arts BA
  • Drama: Musical Theatre BA
  • Drama: Performance, Politics and Society BA
  • Economics BA
  • Economics with Econometrics BSc
  • Economics with Marketing BA
  • Economics, Politics and Public Policy BA
  • Education, Culture and Society BA
  • Electronic Music, Computing and Technology BMus/BSc
  • English BA
  • English with Creative Writing BA
  • English with Foundation Year (Integrated Degree) BA
  • Fine Art (Extension Degree) BA
  • Fine Art and History of Art BA
  • Fine Art BA
  • Games Programming BSc
  • History and Journalism BA
  • History BA
  • History of Art BA
  • History with Anthropology BA
  • History with Foundation Year (Integrated Degree) BA
  • History with Global History BA
  • History with Military History BA
  • History with Politics BA
  • History with Public History BA
  • International Foundation Certificate (Arts and Humanities, Computing, Media, Culture and Society, Music Computing, Social Sciences)
  • International Foundation Certificate (Design, Management and Psychology, Music)
  • International Relations and Chinese BA
  • International Relations BA
  • Journalism BA
  • Law LLB
  • Law with Criminal Justice and Human Rights LLB
  • Law with Politics and Human Rights LLB
  • Management with Economics BSc
  • Management with Entrepreneurship BSc
  • Management with Marketing BSc
  • Marketing BSc
  • Media and Communications BA
  • Media and Communications with Foundation Year (Integrated Degree) BA
  • Media and English BA
  • Music BMus
  • Politics and International Relations BA
  • Politics BA
  • Politics, Philosophy and Economics BA
  • Popular Music BMus
  • Promotional Media BA
  • Psychology (including Profesional Placement Year) BSc
  • Psychology BSc
  • Psychology with Clinical Psychology (including Profesional Placement Year) BSc
  • Psychology with Clinical Psychology BSc
  • Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience (including Profesional Placement Year) BSc
  • Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience BSc
  • Psychology with Forensic Psychology (including Profesional Placement Year) BSc
  • Psychology with Forensic Psychology BSc
  • Psychology with Foundation Year (Integrated Degree) BSc
  • Psychology with Management (including Profesional Placement Year) BSc
  • Psychology with Management BSc
  • Psychosocial Studies BA
  • Social and Community Work BA
  • Social and Cultural Studies BA
  • Social Science, Community Development and Youth Work BA
  • Social Work BA
  • Sociology and Chinese BA
  • Sociology and Politics BA
  • Sociology BA
  • Sociology with Criminology BA

Graduate Information

US Entry Requirements

For Goldsmiths entry to postgraduate programmes you will normally need a Bachelor’s degree in a subject relevant to your proposed area of postgraduate study.

 

The majority of programs require either a 3.0 or 3.2 minimum GPA from your undergraduate degree.

 

Specific entrance requirements (including portfolios) and application deadlines may also apply in some Goldsmiths subjects. Please refer to individual course pages to find out what these are.

  • Advanced Practices MPhil/PhD
  • Advanced Practices MRes
  • Anthropology and Museum Practice MA
  • Anthropology MPhil/PhD
  • Anthropology MRes
  • Anthropology, Ecology and Global Justice MA
  • Applied Anthropology and Community Arts MA
  • Applied Anthropology and Community Development MA
  • Applied Anthropology, Community and Youth Work MA
  • Applied Theatre: Drama in Educational, Community and Social Contexts MA
  • Art – Pathway 1: Thesis by Practice MPhil/PhD
  • Art – Pathway 2: Thesis by Practice and Written Dissertation MPhil/PhD
  • Art – Pathway 3: Thesis by Written Dissertation MPhil/PhD
  • Art and Ecology MA
  • Art and Politics MA
  • Art Practice and Learning MPhil/PhD
  • Art Psychotherapy MA
  • Art Psychotherapy MPhil/PhD
  • Art Writing MFA
  • Artists’ Film & Moving Image MA
  • Arts Administration and Cultural Policy – Pathway: Music MA
  • Arts Administration and Cultural Policy MA
  • Arts and Computational Technology MPhil/PhD
  • Arts and Learning MA
  • Black British History MA
  • Black British Literature MA
  • Brands, Communication and Culture MA
  • Children’s Literature – Pathway 1: Issues and Debates MA
  • Children’s Literature – Pathway 2: Creative Writing MA
  • Children’s Literature: Children’s Illustration MA
  • Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience MSc
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy MSc
  • Community and Youth Work MPhil/PhD
  • Composition MMus
  • Computational Arts MA
  • Computational Arts MFA
  • Computational Cognitive Neuroscience MSc
  • Computer Games Programming MSc
  • Computer Games: Art and Design MA
  • Computer Science MPhil/PhD
  • Consumer Behaviour MSc
  • Contemporary Art Theory MA
  • Counselling and Psychotherapy MPhil/PhD
  • Counselling MA
  • Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship – Pathway 1: Computing MA
  • Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship – Pathway 2: Design MA
  • Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship – Pathway 3: Fashion MA
  • Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship – Pathway 4: Media and Communications MA
  • Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship – Pathway 5: Music MA
  • Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship – Pathway 6: Theatre and Performance MA
  • Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship – Pathway 8: Entrepreneurial Leadership MA
  • Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship MPhil/PhD
  • Creative and Life Writing MA
  • Creative Practice MMus
  • Creative Writing and Education MA
  • Creative Writing MPhil/PhD
  • Cultural Policy, Relations and Diplomacy MA
  • Cultural Studies MA
  • Cultural Studies MPhil/PhD
  • Culture Industry MA
  • Curating MFA
  • Curating MPhil/PhD
  • Dance Movement Psychotherapy MA
  • Dance Movement Psychotherapy MPhil/PhD
  • Data Science MSc
  • Design MPhil/PhD
  • Design MRes
  • Design: Expanded Practice – Pathway 1: Communication and Experience MA
  • Design: Expanded Practice – Pathway 2: Fashions and Embodiment MA
  • Design: Expanded Practice – Pathway 3: Innovation and Service MA
  • Design: Expanded Practice – Pathway 4: Interactions and Engagement MA
  • Design: Expanded Practice – Pathway 5: Spaces & Participation MA
  • Digital Journalism MA
  • Digital Media – Pathway 1: Theory MA
  • Digital Media – Pathway 2: Theory and Practice (Image Making) MA
  • Digital Media – Pathway 3: Theory and Practice (Critical Computing) MA
  • Drama – Pathway 1: Theory MPhil/PhD
  • Drama – Pathway 2: Practice MPhil/PhD
  • Dramaturgy and Writing for Performance MA
  • Ecology, Culture and Society MA
  • Education MPhil/PhD
  • Education: Culture, Language and Identity – Pathway A MA
  • Education: School Based Explorations MA
  • English MPhil/PhD
  • English MRes
  • Events and Experience Management MA
  • Film and Screen Studies MA
  • Filmmaking – Pathway 1: Directing Fiction MA
  • Filmmaking – Pathway 2: Producing MA
  • Filmmaking – Pathway 3: Screen Documentary MA
  • Filmmaking – Pathway 4: Cinematography MA
  • Filmmaking – Pathway 5: Sound Recording, Post Production and Design MA
  • Filmmaking – Pathway 6: Editing MA
  • Filmmaking, Photography and Electronic Arts MRes
  • Fine Art MFA
  • Forensic Psychology MSc
  • Foundations in Clinical Psychology and Health Services MSc
  • Gender, Media and Culture MA
  • Global Media and Politics MA
  • Global Political Economy MA
  • Graduate Diploma in Contemporary Art History
  • History MA
  • History MPhil/PhD
  • History MRes
  • Human Rights, Culture & Social Justice MA
  • Independent Games and Playable Experience Design MA
  • International Relations MA
  • Journalism MA
  • Law MPhil/PhD
  • Literary and Critical Theory MPhil/PhD
  • Literary Studies – Pathway 1: Comparative
  • Literature and Criticism MA
  • Literary Studies – Pathway 2: Critical Theory MA
  • Literary Studies – Pathway 3: Modern Literature MA
  • Literary Studies – Pathway 4: Literature of the Caribbean and its Diasporas MA
  • Literary Studies – Pathway 5: American Literature and Culture MA
  • Literary Studies – Pathway 6: Romantic and Victorian Literature and Culture MALuxury Brand Management MA
  • Management MPhil/PhD
  • Management of Innovation MSc
  • Management of Learning and Teaching In Higher Education MA
  • Marketing and Technology MSc
  • Media and Communications MA
  • Media and Communications MPhil/PhD
  • Media and Communications MRes
  • Migration and Mobility MA
  • Multilingualism, Linguistics and Education MA
  • Music – Audiovisual Cultures MA
  • Music – Contemporary Music Studies MA
  • Music – Ethnomusicology MA
  • Music – Musicology MA
  • Music – Popular Music Research MA
  • Music (Performance) MPhil/PhD
  • Music MA
  • Music MPhil/PhD
  • Music, Mind and Brain MSc
  • Musical Theatre MA
  • Occupational Psychology MSc
  • Performance and Culture MA
  • Performance and Related Studies MMus
  • Performance Making MA
  • Photography and Urban Cultures MA
  • Photography: The Image and Electronic Arts MA
  • Photography: The Image and Electronic Arts
  • Political Communications MA
  • Politics MPhil/PhD
  • Politics, Development and The Global South MA
  • Popular Music MMus
  • Postcolonial Culture and Global Policy MA
  • Promotional Media: Public Relations, Advertising and Marketing MA
  • Psychology (Management) MPhil/PhD
  • Psychology (Science) MPhil/PhD
  • Psychology of The Arts, Neuroaesthetics & Creativity MSc
  • Queer History MA
  • Race, Media and Social Justice MA
  • Radio MA
  • Religious Studies MPhil/PhD
  • Research Architecture MA
  • Research Architecture MPhil/PhD
  • Research Methods in Psychology MRes
  • Script Writing MA
  • Social Anthropology MA
  • Social Entrepreneurship MA
  • Social Research MSc
  • Social Work MA
  • Social Work MPhil/PhD
  • Sociocultural Linguistics MA
  • Sociology (Cultural Analysis) MA
  • Sociology (Urban Studies) MA
  • Sociology (Visual Sociology) MA
  • Sociology MA
  • Sociology MPhil/PhD
  • Sociology MRes
  • Sonic Arts MMus
  • Television Journalism MA
  • Tourism and Cultural Policy MA
  • Translation by Practice MPhil/PhD
  • Translation MA
  • Translation MPhil/PhD
  • Understanding Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse (Distance Learning) MA
  • Understanding Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse MA
  • User Experience Engineering MSc
  • Virtual and Augmented Reality – Pathway 1: 3D Graphics and User Experience MA
  • Virtual and Augmented Reality – Pathway 2: Programming and Computer Science MSc
  • Visual Anthropology MA
  • Visual Anthropology MPhil/PhD
  • Visual Anthropology MRes
  • Visual Cultures MPhil/PhD
  • Visual Cultures MRes
  • Visual Sociology MPhil/PhD
  • World Theatres MA

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