Goldsmiths, University of London for US Students

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).

US Entry Requirements

1. IB: 27 points overall with three HL subjects at 5, 5, 5
2. A High School diploma with a GPA 2.8 or higher (unweighted) plus one of the following:
  
  ACT score of 24 or higher
  
  Two Advanced Placement (AP) tests with a score of 3 or higher
  
  SAT score of 1140 overall (minimum 520 in Math and 560 in Evidence-Based Reading and Writing)
For entry to postgraduate programmes you will normally need a Bachelor’s degree in a subject relevant to your proposed area of postgraduate study. Test scores such as the GRE are not required. Specific entrance requirements (including portfolios) and application deadlines may also apply in some subjects.

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Programs at Goldsmiths, University of London

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BA Curating
BA Fine Art and History of Art
BA Fine Art
BA Fine Art (Extension)
BA History of Art
BA Design
BA (Hons) Social Science, Community Development & Youth Work
BA Applied Psychosocial & Psychotherapy Studies
BA Social & Community Work
BA Education
BA Social Work
BSc Integrated Degree in Psychology
BSc Psychology
BSc Psychology with Clinical Psychology
BSc Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience
BSc Psychology with Forensic Psychology
Integrated Degree Psychology (Including Foundation Year)
Integrated Degree Social Work (with Foundation Year)
BSc Business Computing (Entrepreneurship)
BSc Business Computing (Entrepreneurship) with Foundation Year
BSc Computer Science
BSc Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence and Data Science)
BSc Computer Science (Cybersecurity)
BSc Computer Science (Software Engineering)
BSc Computer Science (User Experience)
BSc Computer Science UOL Transfer
BSc Computer Science with Foundation Year (Integrated Degree)
BSc Creative Computing
BSc Creative Computing with Foundation Year (Integrated Degree)
BSc Digital Arts Computing
BSc Games Development
BA Arts Management
BA Economics
BA Economics with Law
BSc Business Management
BSc Economics
BSc Economics with Data Science
BSc Economics with Finance and Accounting New for 2026
BSc Economics with Marketing
BSc Management with Accounting and Finance New for 2026
BSc Management with Economics
BSc Management with Marketing
BSc Marketing
BA Anthropology
BA Anthropology with Foundation Year (Integrated Degree)
BA Anthropology, Media and Digital Practice
BA History
BA History (with Integrated Foundation Year)
BA History with Politics
LLB Law
LLB Law with Criminal Justice and Human Rights
LLB Law with Politics and Human Rights
BA International Relations
BA Politics and International Relations
BA Politics with International Relations (with Integrated Foundation Year)
BA Politics, Philosophy and Economics
BA Criminology and Criminal Justice New for 2026
BA Sociology
BA Sociology (with Integrated Foundation Year)
BA Sociology with Criminology
BA Journalism
MRes Anthropology
BA Journalism (with Integrated Foundation Year)
BA Media & Communications
BA Media & Communications (with Integrated Foundation Year)
BA Photography New for 2026
BA Promotional Media: PR, Advertising and Branding
BA Promotional Media: PR, Advertising and Branding (with Integrated Foundation Year)
BA English
BA English & Creative Writing
BA English (with Integrated Foundation Year)
BA Music with Foundation Year (Integrated Degree)
BMus Music
BMus Popular Music
BA Drama and Theatre Arts with Acting
BA Drama: Musical Theatre

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Graduate Diploma in Contemporary Art History
Graduate Diploma in Art
MA Artists’ Film and Moving Image
MA Art and Ecology
MA Contemporary Art Theory
MA Research Architecture
MFA Curating
MFA Fine Art
MA Design Expanded Practice
MA Designing Education
Graduate Certificate Foundation in Art and Psychodynamic Thinking
Graduate Certificate in Humanistic and Psychodynamic Counselling
MA Art Psychotherapy
MA Children’s Literature: Children’s Book Illustration
MA Children’s Literature
MA Dance Movement Psychotherapy
MA Education: Creativity, Policy and Society at Goldsmiths
Graduate Certificate Foundation in Dance Movement Psychotherapy at Goldsmiths
Graduate Certificate Humanistic & Psychodynamic Counselling
MA Psychodynamic Counselling & Psychotherapy
MSc Forensic Psychology
MSc Foundations in Clinical Psychology & Health
MSc Psychology (Conversion)
MSc/PGDip Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
MSc Music, Mind & Brain
MSc Psychology of the Arts, Neuroaesthetics & Creativity
MA Computational Arts
MA Computational Linguistics
MA Computer Games Art and Design
MA Games and Playful Design
MFA Computational Arts
MSc Computational Cognitive Neuroscience
MSc Computer Games Programming
MSc Data Science
MSc Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
MSc in User Experience Engineering
MSc/MA Virtual and Augmented Reality
MA Arts Administration and Cultural Policy
MA Arts Administration and Cultural Policy – Pathway 1: Music
MA Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship – Pathway 1: Computing
MA Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship – Pathway 10: Social Innovation
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 7: Leadership
MA Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship – Pathway 8: Design Management
MA Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship – Pathway 9: Fashion Management
MA Events and Experience Management
MA International Retail Business, Sustainability and Technologies
MA Luxury Brand Management
MSc Business Management + Pathways
MSc Management of Innovation
MSc Marketing and Consumer Behaviour
MSc Marketing and Technology
MA Anthropology and Museum Practice
MA Applied Anthropology and Community and Youth Work
MA Applied Anthropology and Community Development/Arts
MA in Social Anthropology
MA in Visual Anthropology
MRes Anthropology
MRes Visual Anthropology
MA Black British History
MA History
MRes History
LLM Criminal Justice
LLM Criminal Justice and Human Rights
LLM International Human Rights
LLM Law
MA Art and Politics
MA Global Politics: Theory and Activism
MA Gender, Media and Culture
MA Human Rights, Culture and Social Justice
MA Photography and Urban Cultures
MA Sociology
MSc Social Research
MA Brands, Communication & Culture
MA Broadcast Journalism
MA Cultural Studies
MA Digital Media – Pathway 2: Theory & Practice (Image Making)
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 – Pathway 7: Experimental Film
MA Journalism
MA Photography Practice
MA Script Writing
MA/MSc in Digital Journalism
MA/PGDip/PGCert Digital Media: Technology and Cultural Form – Pathway 1: Theory, & Pathway 3: Theory and Practice (Data Visualisation)
MA/PGDip/PGCert Film & Screen Studies
MA/PGDip/PGCert Media and Communications
MA/PGDip/PGCert Political Communications
MA/PGDip/PGCert Promotional Media: Public Relations, Advertising and Marketing
MA/PGDip/PGCert Race, Media and Social Justice
MRes Media and Communications
MA Black British Literature
MA Creative & Life Writing
MA Literary Studies
MRes English
MFA Creative Practice
MMus Creative Practice
MA Applied Theatre: Drama in Education, Community & Social Contexts
MA Musical Theatre

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Quick Facts

The top five industries that Goldsmiths alumni work in are Arts, Education, Media, communications & publishing, Healthcare & wellbeing, Digital & technology
Some of the top employers of Goldsmiths alumni are the BBC, NHS, Sony, Tate, Google.
Some of our famous alumni: Mary Quant (Fashion Designer), Sir Steve McQueen (Oscar Winning Director), James Blake (Musician & Producer), Damien Hirst (Artist & Art collector), Graham Coxon & Alex James (Blur, Rock band)

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