Course summary

Why study BA Economics at Goldsmiths This degree offers you rigorous training in economic theory with real-world applications. It will help you develop your own perspective to stand out from the crowd.

• This degree is unique because it presents a pluralist view of the economy. We provide formal and rigorous training in economics and its different schools of thought, giving you a comprehensive perspective.

• We’ll help you develop your own perspective on the economy, which will make you stand out from the crowd.

• You’ll learn to evaluate arguments and evidence from different sources, as well as use different theories and concepts together with quantitative methods, to formulate and address questions about crucial real-world problems.

• Our graduates start careers in a wide range of jobs including in consultancy, finance, data analysis, government, and creative industries.

• Through the Turing Scheme, you can spend half of your third year at a university in Europe. You'll experience a different culture and academic environment, and you'll have the option of learning or improving a foreign language.

• You'll be part of the Institute of Management Studies, which is highly interdisciplinary and has academics researching not only in economics and political economy, but also in consumer theory, management, business psychology, strategy, innovation and entrepreneurship.

• We focus our teaching efforts on a small cohort of students per year. By doing so, we give you the opportunity to interact a lot with lecturers and other students.

• You’ll learn in small groups and will be assigned a personal tutor for the three years of your programme. Your tutor will meet regularly with you, follow your progress, and help you whenever you need.