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gold.ac.uk Why Goldsmiths? GoldsmithsLondon GoldsmithsUoL 02 Endless innovation, one inspiring legacy GoldsmithsUoL Introducing Goldsmiths 12 A world of choice, one life-changing decision GoldsmithsUoL Immerse yourself in a subject you love GoldsmithsUoL 18 Thousands of individuals, one supportive community GoldsmithsUoL A network of engaged students and staff 30 Limitless sights, one sensational city Study in dynamic London 38 All of London, one campus Our single-site campus 46 Untold opportunities, one unforgettable experience Careers, facilities, support, accommodation 58 Countless paths, one destination All the ways to find out more
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01 Our academic legacy stretches back to 1891, but we are always looking forward. Full of students and staff who are inventive, imaginative and original, Goldsmiths provides an environment where new ideas flourish.
02 03 History. It’s all about the past, right? But it’s important for the future. A future you can direct, improve, design. A blank canvas for all your challenging theories and ground-breaking ideas.
We’ve got a reputation where all of that’s concerned.
Leaders, believers, creators and debaters – they’ve all studied here, and they’ve been inspired to change things, challenge things, “At Goldsmiths and pave the way in all sorts of areas. Goldsmiths graduates have won Oscars, Turner you definitely Prizes and Ivor Novello Awards to name a few. But they also include people you might not have feel like you’re heard about who are passionate about improving society and making a difference – whether that’s part of something the social workers connecting with families in local boroughs, the sociologists critiquing the new, original criminal justice system, or the designers suggesting new visions for the future. From the and innovative.” big names to the unsung heroes, and from traditional industries through to markets that David don’t even exist yet, your time at Goldsmiths will PhD in English & encourage you to engage with the world around Comparative Literature you and inspire you to think big. LET YOUR IMAGINATION RUN Endless innovation, one inspiring legacy inspiring one innovation, Endless
04 RIOT 05 06 Endless innovation, one inspiring legacy 1891 of the working and artisan classes. artisan and working the of knowledge and skills the improving to dedicated founded, is Institute &Recreative Technical Goldsmiths’ Some key moments our history in teacher trainingteacher programmes. Goldsmiths introduces 1900 University ofLondon. Goldsmiths joinsthe nearly everynearly day oftheyear. hours aday, seven days aweek been rebuilt andisnow open24 during World War II.Ithassince damaged by bombs incendiary The Goldsmithslibrary is 1940
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2002 psychology labs. space andcutting-edge opens, providing studio fineart The BenPimlottBuilding 2010 media facilities. media and industry-standard academic departments several housing doors, its opens Building Hall Stuart Professor £20million The
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07 2013 innovation inthegenre. recognisingfiction launches, The GoldsmithsPrize for 2014 12 Years aSlave. wins anOscarfor hisfilm Graduate Steve McQueen • • • • of music Goldsmiths for celebration a Bestival to comes cinema toGoldsmiths. brings anon-campus A partnershipwithCurzon History Masters.History world-first Queer Goldsmiths announces , arts andculture., arts criminal justicesystem fairer andmore effective. psychological research withtheaimofmaking ‘The Accused’, animmersive theatre event togather The Forensic Psychology Unit atGoldsmithsholds 2017
2016 • • 2018 Which? University 2018 univ top creative andpolitical Voted oneoftheUK’s for London, opens. a new publicgallery Contemporary Art, Goldsmiths Centre for ersities by students.
08 Goldsmiths: a close-knit community, a rich academic heritage, a creative powerhouse, a thought-provoking place.
“ My time at Goldsmiths set me on my career path. I learned the basics of documentary production and felt free to explore and experiment with styles and techniques. It was the first time in my education that creative risks were truly valued and encouraged.” Brit MA Visual Anthropology
“ The teaching staff always supported students in their efforts to push boundaries and think about things in original ways, celebrating unforeseen intersections between the students’ work, the academy, and the world outside.” Jacob MA Research Architecture
“ The programme gave me guidance, flexibility, and freedom to initiate projects, work collaboratively, and take risks.” Kamal MA Photography & Urban Cultures
“ I was seeking an environment that could play a pivotal role in pushing me out of my comfort zone. Goldsmiths provided me with an enhanced vision to look at things from an altogether different perspective.” Aisha MFA Fine Art
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09 “ At times it is difficult to place into words how significant Goldsmiths has been for my professional and personal development. I met a variety of people on the course and built some lasting friendships. Goldsmiths offered me opportunities to learn, develop, question and experience new things.” Anna MA Dance Movement Psychotherapy “ The course taught me to try and ‘decentre’ myself from a trained way of thinking, critiquing our own identities and philosophies in order to understand how we got where we are.” Paul MA Postcolonial Culture & Global Policy Endless innovation, one inspiring legacy inspiring one innovation, Endless
10 11 Goldsmiths is where the world opens up before you – and invites you to transform it. Immerse yourself in a subject you love, develop your own ideas, and get inspired.
12 13 Challenge your old ideas, study a fascinating subject, and see the world differently. IMMERSE
YOURSELF At Goldsmiths you can find creative and contemporary postgraduate courses that will challenge you to see the world differently.
Whether you want to explore the forces shaping society or gain the experience you need to pursue a career you’re passionate about, you’ll look at your subject in fresh ways that will spark IN A your imagination. Learn from world-leading minds who’ve been involved in some of culture and society’s defining moments, and from practitioners who have direct connections with the creative, SUBJECT cultural and business sectors. Many of our degrees are interdisciplinary, so you’ll be encouraged to make connections between lots of different subject areas. This YOU LOVE will illuminate your studies, and encourage you to view your learning in the context of the wider world.
We have a fantastic public events programme that covers thought-provoking talks, seminars, recitals and exhibitions. You’ll find free events taking place nearly every day on campus – a great way for you to connect with contemporary issues, get inspired, and network.
Find out more Explore our degrees on pages 64-107 and at gold.ac.uk/course-finder A world of choice, one life-changing decision life-changing one choice, of world A
14 “ My experience at Goldsmiths was “ The friendly atmosphere so much more than just learning new skills, it changed me on a in the department, as deeper level. I feel I have grown throughout my training and opened well as its excellent up in ways I never knew were academic reputation, possible. I see my Goldsmiths training as a seed that has been made me decide to gently planted in me, and I know come to Goldsmiths.” that this seed will keep growing throughout my working and Bomiegha life experiences.” MPhil/PhD Educational Studies Gema MA Dance Movement Psychotherapy
“ At Goldsmiths I learned to be a director. I acted as one before, but I “ While at Goldsmiths I learnt really wasn’t. I learned to follow my instincts, nurture relationships, and be open to about script writing people. It was an enriching and skills but also that my inspiring experience.” Charlotte life is the greatest MA Visual Anthropology fountain of ideas. Goldsmiths gave me the knowledge and the experience to feel and understand what it takes and what it means to be a film director.” Joan MA Filmmaking (Directing Fiction) A world of choice, one life-changing decision life-changing one choice, of world A
16 17 Goldsmiths is a meeting ground for the brightest minds. The people who follow their own path and move with the times – sometimes in unexpected directions. And the people who shake things up.
18 19 We teach you how to think, not what to think.
“ The major jewels at Goldsmiths CHANGE were my coursemates, and other fellow students on different programmes. The passion, intelligence, wit, and interests of them all made THE WORLD every day the most interesting day. The diversity in personal AROUND and professional backgrounds and interests made the dialogue rich and stimulating, and for that I will be forever grateful to have been able to The people at Goldsmiths make the place. study at Goldsmiths.” Every day, chance conversations in tutor groups, YOU over coffee or between library shelves can spark Michelle life-long friendships, creative adventures or MA Arts Administration new enterprises. & Cultural Policy
From inspiring lecturers and tutors to innovative fellow students, you’ll find a buzzing and energetic community of people who want to change things for the better.
Our academics are inventive, progressive and pioneering. They actively teach on our degrees, and they care about getting the best out of you. So you could have a Monday morning seminar with the person who’s written the core cultural theory text that’s on reading lists across the country, or the professor who’s been mentoring sports psychologists for the Paralympic Games.
Students from different cities and countries come with their unique perspectives on everything from the death of privacy to the future of artificial intelligence. It creates an open-minded atmosphere where you have the space to develop and play with your ideas.
And when you graduate from Goldsmiths, your relationship with us doesn’t have to end. You’ll become part of a creative and collaborative
Thousands of individuals, one supportive community supportive one individuals, of Thousands community of 75,000 former students spanning 140 countries across the globe.
20 21 “ The MA has helped me develop critical thinking and analytical skills, which have improved the way I approach my job as a human rights campaigner. I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Goldsmiths, where I met some of the most inspiring people I know.” Ambra MA Human Rights, Culture & Social Justice
“ My year at Goldsmiths was possibly the most formative and intellectually stimulating academic experience I have had so far.” Maximilian MA Media & Communications Thousands of individuals, one supportive community supportive one individuals, of Thousands
22 23 “ Goldsmiths was simply the best place “ Goldsmiths is everything I could have ever chosen for my I could have hoped for and postgraduate studies. You can feel the more. I chose it because dynamism of the Goldsmiths community I craved a multicultural everywhere. There is such movement in experience and London students working on their artistic projects is the perfect city for that. and collaborating to make new things all There are 18 people on the time. Goldsmiths is such a special my course and 10 of us place because it brings together such are from outside the a broad scope of disciplines. Psychology, UK. Studying at Goldsmiths drama, literature, film, fine art, computer is one of the best decisions science... they all converge in its potential I’ve ever made.”
for development thanks to critical thinking Njoki and creativity.” MA Television Journalism
Inés Postgraduate student in English & Comparative Literature
“ Goldsmiths is a place where the only limits are self-imposed. I cannot recommend enough such a fascinating educational adventure, which will enrich you from both a professional, cultural and civic perspective.”
Javier Thousands of individuals, one supportive community supportive one individuals, of Thousands MA Political Communications
24 25 How can architects, filmmakers and Sign language glove wins top student entrepreneurship prize coders work together to expose human A ‘smart glove’ designed by a Goldsmiths student rights violations? What’s the best way that translates sign language to visual text and audible speech recently won a top prize at to engage the general public in the Santander’s annual ceremony for student contemporary art world? Why would entrepreneurs. Hadeel Ayoub, PhD candidate in the Department of Computing, began developing you design sunglasses for puffins? Our the glove four years ago during her MA pioneering academics and students Computational Arts (page 73) at Goldsmiths, with the aim of improving communication between are asking these questions – and many people with different disabilities. BrightSign more besides – right now, carrying out Glove has since attracted international media attention and a raft of technology awards. work that has a wide-reaching impact It won the People’s Choice audience vote at the on public life, and that encourages Santander Universities Entrepreneurship Awards 2018 for having the greatest social, community people to question the world around and environmental impact. them. Here’s just a sample of what’s happening at Goldsmiths.
Exposing state crimes and human rights violations The Forensic Architecture research agency, based within Goldsmiths, has received a European Cultural Foundation (ECF) award for inspiring change in the way people shape societies. Forensic Architecture was praised by the ECF for seeing art as a way to expose injustice in communities, and for helping people to recover and rethink the past in order to change the world. The multidisciplinary team – which is made up of architects, filmmakers, coders, activists and legal experts – investigates human rights violations and state crimes through means of spatial design. They seek to provide new kinds of evidence for international prosecution teams, political organisations, NGOs, and international institutions such as the UN. Forensic Architecture recently exhibited at the Institute Thousands of individuals, one supportive community supportive one individuals, of Thousands for Contemporary Art in London, and the Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexico City, and was also shortlisted for the 2018 Turner Prize. They encourage us to see 26 the world and engage with it in different ways. 27 A new contemporary art Puffin ‘sunglasses’ aid gallery for New Cross bill ‘glow’ discovery The new Goldsmiths Centre The Interaction Research for Contemporary Art (CCA) Studio within the Department opened to the public in 2018 of Design was recently tasked with a solo exhibition by with developing protective New York-based artist Mika ‘sunglasses’ for puffins to Rottenberg. Subsequent shows protect their eyes from have included solo exhibitions potentially damaging of Kris Lemsalu and Alexis ultraviolet light that scientists Hunter, and a presentation of were shining when trying to work by the Chicago Imagists. investigate photoluminescence in their bills. Dean Brown, a Goldsmiths CCA also hosts researcher in the studio, said: talks, performances, films “The development of the and other events related to sunglasses was a purely its exhibition programme. user-driven design process – the It is open to everyone and unusual thing was that the user also features a programme in this case was a puffin.” With of events for young people the help of these sunglasses, and communities in the an international team of Lewisham area. researchers and scientists demonstrated photo- luminescence in the bill of the Atlantic puffin for the first time.
Publishing as practice As academic publishing becomes increasingly commercialised, Goldsmiths Press is bucking the trend. Our very own university press is the UK’s first green open access monograph publisher, combining open access with a fair and varied pricing model for print books.
As well as an outlet for Goldsmiths scholars, the Press’s work is research in itself, blurring the distinctions between theory, practice and fiction.
As a Goldsmiths student, you will be among the first to know about new titles from the Press, and benefit from discounts via our local Shedding light on the forgotten stories independent bookshop, The Word. Goldsmiths of Windrush Press works closely with the Department of Windrush landing cards destroyed by the English and Comparative Literature to publish Home Office in 2010 were recently recreated graduate and postgraduate creative writing, and and displayed at a public exhibition on there are also opportunities for students to work campus, to shed light on some of the untold on cover designs for the Press’s titles. stories of the vessel’s passengers. The exhibition, ‘Windrush: Arrival 1948’, included images and maps that illuminated passengers’ Thousands of individuals, one supportive community supportive one individuals, of Thousands nationalities, occupations, and onward destinations. Visitors also had the chance to listen to oral histories recorded at Goldsmiths, and were encouraged to share their own or Find out more 28 their families’ stories of arrival. gold.ac.uk/news 29 One of the world’s greatest cities, connected to the very heart of global industry. Study in dynamic London, meet students from 140 countries, and experience all that the capital has to offer.
30 31 VOTED THE WORLD’S BEST STUDENT CITY QS Best Student Cities 2018
A UNIQUECulture Life in New Cross London’s cultural life is incredibly rich, and you Goldsmiths is in New Cross, South-East London. could be watching new plays, visiting art galleries It’s the perfect place to have a unique London LONDON and listening to performance poetry every day if experience – close enough to easily access the you had the energy. And it doesn’t have to be landmarks and nightlife of the bustling city expensive. There are many places to access for thanks to great transport links, but with enough free – from the two Tate galleries on the Thames, going on locally to keep you entertained. to the Science Museum and V&A in Kensington, and from Damien Hirst’s Newport Street Gallery It has a rich tradition of creativity, home to in Vauxhall to the Southbank Centre at Waterloo. emerging musicians, artists and community leaders, as well as a thriving student population. EXPERIENCE Music and nightlife London is a musical hub, with world-renowned You’ll find a diverse range of restaurants, cafés London is a special place. A hub for industry, live venues – from the Royal Albert Hall to the and shops nearby, including food from around politics, and the arts. A melting pot of creativity Roundhouse, and from the Barbican to Bush the world – the Caribbean, China, Hungary, and culture. Somewhere that will inspire you, Hall, as well as thousands of smaller, more India, Korea, Lebanon and Turkey to name just and connect you to Europe and the wider world. intimate spaces. You’re guaranteed to find a few places. There’s also lots of local nightlife, something to cater to every possible taste. including pubs, comedy venues and some Just like Goldsmiths itself, London is steeped nearby clubs. in history but always offers something fresh Enjoying the outdoors and new. Goldsmiths is in the heart of urban London, but Local neighbourhoods you’re never too far from some green space. The If you fancy a longer walk or a short trip on the city is full of beautiful parks and opportunities to bus or Overground, there are lots of other areas enjoy the outdoors, from cycle paths to canalside to explore: walking routes. There are around 3,000 open spaces in the city, so you could hire a boat in Brockley | Camberwell | Canada Water | Deptford | Hyde Park, watch deer in Richmond Park, or Forest Hill | Greenwich | Lewisham | Peckham | enjoy some open-air swimming in the lidos at Shadwell | Shoreditch | Stratford Herne Hill and Hampstead.
Opportunity on your doorstep Find out more One massive advantage of studying in London is gold.ac.uk/area-guides the access it can give you to the centre of business and the creative industries in the UK and beyond. Limitless sights, one sensational city Whether you’re interested in working in politics, the media, an NGO or the arts, living in the capital brings you closer to the large organisations that influence Britain and the world. 32 33 “ London provided unique scientific, academic, and cultural opportunities that I would not have had elsewhere. I was able to engage with the rich academic context in London and the UK broadly, with opportunities to participate in conferences, workshops, and hands-on research at other institutions. London is an endlessly fun and vibrant city, and a year spent there is an opportunity not to be missed!”
Daniel MSc Music, Mind & Brain
“ Goldsmiths is a great community that will help you adapt to life in the big city and make you feel like a true Londoner with time. The diversity and inclusiveness here are second to none, enabling students to see multiple perspectives and broaden their horizons.”
Dan MA Creative & Cultural Entrepreneurship Limitless sights, one sensational city
34 35 36 37 At Goldsmiths, nearly all of our teaching, learning and support facilities are in one place. It creates a close-knit community feel, where you’ll soon be bumping into friends in corridors, and lecturers in coffee shops.
38 39 Campus highlights:
• Thirty Five, a café at the heart of the campus • Fitness centre ClubPulse OUR • The College Green, the perfect spot to enjoy a sunny afternoon • George Wood Theatre, our newly refurbished 200-seat theatre • Professor Stuart Hall Building first floor – take a seat, catch up with friends, and enjoy the view • Curzon Goldsmiths, our on-campus cinema, screening the latest cinematic releases during SINGLE SITE, evenings and at weekends CLOSE-KNIT • Students’ Union Shop – to pick up stationery, art supplies, or a study snack • L aurie Grove Baths – one of three Grade II listed buildings on our campus, this former Victorian swimming baths is now home to art studios and exhibition space, as well as the new Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA; page 28)
Find out more gold.ac.uk/life-on-campus ImagineCAMPUS a campus university, but in one of the world’s most exciting cities. That’s us.
Goldsmiths is in New Cross, which is in London’s zone 2. It’s less than 10 minutes by train to central London and East London, so you’re close to all of the world-renowned museums, theatres, galleries and music venues it holds.
But you also get to enjoy the friendliness and convenience of a campus where you’ll be based for lectures and seminars, and where you can access important facilities like the Library and Careers Service. The only exceptions are MA/MFA students in the Departments of Art (see pages 66 and 76) and Design (see page 79), whose studio space is currently based in nearby Deptford.
The campus is a bustling place: wander through the corridors and you’ll hear music students practising their scales, you’ll see curating students installing exhibitions, and you’ll get a sense of the thriving intellectual community
All of London, one campus by noticing adverts for the latest events taking place around campus on a regular basis.
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“ The most significant STUDENTS’ experience was meeting my peers – people from all over the world, all carrying so much knowledge UNION and positive energy.”
At the heart of our inspiring student community Ingerlise is the Students’ Union (SU). Run for students MA Human Rights, Culture & Social Justice and by students, it’s a place to try something new, get immersed in the Goldsmiths community, and be inspired to change the world around you.
You could:
• Join a community of like-minded postgraduates, who regularly meet for networking and social “ Goldsmiths is vast and yet I feel very events, including themed coffee breaks much at home and part of the family. • Develop skills and meet new people by joining The campus is a lively and friendly some of the 100+ sports clubs and societies, place. It has been the most spanning everything from tech and dance to incredible few years of my life cultural groups and competitive sport surrounded by supportive peers and • Host a radio show, write for the award-winning tutors – extraordinarily challenging, magazine, or join the filmmaking group but also rewarding.” • Campaign on an issue that’s close to your Helen heart. Goldsmiths students are known for MA Dance Movement Psychotherapy their energy and activism, with the SU providing space and support to nurture the issues that you care about on campus and within wider society. There have been some important hard-won achievements for students in recent years, on everything from the criteria for bursaries and the diversity of reading lists to the government’s policy agenda for higher education. There’s support available along the way, as well as the opportunity to access pots of funding to help campaigns • Socialise in the SU bar or café, and go to events including club nights, live music, quizzes, film screenings, performances and debates • Get involved in your academic community by representing the educational interests of students on your course, ensuring you have the best time possible at Goldsmiths, and get the most from your degree All of London, one campus
Find out more 42 goldsmithssu.org 43 “ Studying at Goldsmiths was an invaluable experience: I met so many diverse, intelligent, creative students and colleagues, and professional and experienced tutors who I thank for inspiring me to learn for life. The people I met and relationships I created during my years there led me to further professional journeys, which I feel passionate, excited and proud about.” Gabriele MA Dance Movement Psychotherapy All of London, one campus
44 45 Make the most of all the opportunities available to you – from professional careers advice and networking events through to enhancing your study skills and making friends for life.
46 47 9/10 of Goldsmiths students progress to work or further study when they graduate Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) 2016/17 (based on postgraduate taught student respondents surveyed six months after graduation)
YOUR Some of the top employers of our graduates include: FUTURE NHS From the moment you arrive at Goldsmiths, Work placements we want you to start thinking about your Not only do placements help you develop skills future so that you can make the most of all and gain experience: they’re also great for the opportunities available to you. Whether helping you build a network of useful contacts. you’re already passionate about a particular Some of our degrees offer the possibility of an TATE field, or keen to keep an open mind about where integrated work placement, and you can also postgraduate study will take you, we can help access placements through the Careers Service. CAREER illuminate all the different paths your future Students have recently completed placements at could take. the Barbican, British Council, Google and The BBC Wall Street Journal. International students have Goldsmiths Careers Service work placement restrictions (see page 121), but our Our Careers Service can give you professional Immigration Advisory Service can let you know advice from the very start of your studies. what is possible within the terms of your visa. They’re part of The Careers Group, University Find out more at gold.ac.uk/immigration of London – recognised as an international centre APPLE of excellence and the largest higher education Expanding your professional network careers service in Europe. They can also provide Make use of Goldsmiths Connect, our online support including appointments with dedicated platform that puts you in touch with students, Find out more careers consultants, CV checks, and practice staff and alumni all over the world. It’s gold.ac.uk/skills-careers interviews, and have resources where you can somewhere you can ask for careers advice, search for jobs and internship opportunities. develop collaborations, or even find a mentor.
Industry links Support for international students We run regular careers fairs, networking events We run events on finding work and applying and industry panels where you can hear from for a visa after you graduate. Goldsmiths also professionals working in sectors like publishing, takes part in the Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur the media, charities and NGOs, and the arts. visa scheme, which allows our graduates Many Goldsmiths graduates return to take part to compete to develop a genuine and credible in these industry events. And if you’re studying business idea with dedicated business support a practical degree you’ll be supported by for up to 24 months. technicians and practitioners who have direct connections and extensive experience in areas Graduate destinations like filmmaking, music and theatre. Our former students are now working in graduate-level jobs in some of the following Untold opportunities, one unforgettable experience unforgettable one opportunities, Untold organisations: Alzheimer’s Society; Barbican; BBC; Comic Relief; Department for Education; Financial Times; Home Office Digital; HSBC; Médecins Sans Frontières; NHS; Saatchi Gallery; 48 Southbank Centre; Tate; The Economist. 49 Seeing the world: international opportunities Fancy taking your studies overseas for a term or “ The networks developed with gaining international work experience during your time at university? There are a number of colleagues when working so intensely opportunities available for you to study or work abroad during your time at Goldsmiths and we in this dedicated environment are have a team in place to help you along the way. lasting, and set each one of us in good This is an opportunity to live in another country, make new friends, and develop your academic stead for future collaborations as we and employability skills. At postgraduate level we currently have a number of student exchange each migrate from academic to agreements as well as some funding for work and short term opportunities abroad. These are professional environments.”
updated on an annual basis, so it’s best to check Steph our website for the latest information. MFA Computational Arts
Find out more gold.ac.uk/students/go-abroad “ Being at Goldsmiths “ I am a Peruvian journalist with 12 years of was a very inspiring experience in both broadcast and print news. time, not only because Searching for a Masters programme was a long process. However, the best and most closely of the course content, aligned with my interests was at Goldsmiths because of its academic prestige and the practical but also because of nature of the course. I am learning to make being in a class full documentaries as I make them! Also, I am being encouraged to develop my voice and of (aspiring) change style to tell the stories that move me.” makers from all over Belen the world. It helped me MA Filmmaking (Screen Documentary) immensely to build my global network.”
Melanie MA Social Entrepreneurship “ My MA introduced me to such a broad range of industry professionals. Those contacts, along with the academic learning from the course, still inform my practice today – some 15 years later!”
Untold opportunities, one unforgettable experience unforgettable one opportunities, Untold Adrian MA Arts Administration & Cultural Policy
50 51 Equipment loans You can borrow audio-visual equipment like cameras, projectors, lighting and adapters, FACILITIES TO as well as laptops, on a short-term basis. Print Services Need to print your coursework, materials for an event, or business cards? Our in-house Print ENHANCE Services unit offers digital printing and finishing – perfect for producing your creative work.
Department facilities Many of our practice-based departments have their own facilities, from labs and workshops YOUR LEARNING to a theatre and TV studio (see pages 64-107). University of London As a Goldsmiths student, you benefit from being part of the University of London – the third oldest university in England. This means you’ll be able to use Senate House Library, giving you Our learning facilities are on our single-site access to millions of books, journals and digital campus, so you don’t have to travel far to access resources, and beautiful study spaces in the them. But being part of the University of London centre of London. means you’ll also be able to make use of all the additional resources that offers. Confucius Institute Students on taught Masters degrees have the Library opportunity to take credit-bearing Mandarin Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week nearly classes (beginners to advanced), allowing you to every day of the year, the Library has space develop language skills as part of your studies. And for individual and group study. You can access if you’re a PhD student interested in taking classes reading and audio-visual materials relating to you can get in touch with the Confucius Institute the modules you study, and benefit from for more information. workshops and one-to-one sessions where you can learn more about skills like academic writing, referencing and research techniques. Find out more If you have any questions about finding what gold.ac.uk/facilities you need, your subject librarian will be happy to help.
IT There are PCs and Macs inside the Library and around campus, where you can access your Goldsmiths email account and shared files. There are also laptop loan lockers where it’s possible to borrow a machine for up to four hours. Our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), learn.gold, is useful for finding resources relevant to your degree, while in the Library you’ll find a Digital Media Suite where you can use machines with specialist video- and audio-editing software. There’s also a helpdesk open seven days a week to support you with IT queries.
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60 61 Studying an MPhil/PhD Upgrading is a major milestone in your progress. Graduate study at Goldsmiths is a transformative It’s also an opportunity to experience a viva voce experience that will prepare you for leadership on your work, which is valuable practice for and innovation in your chosen field. We have your PhD viva later. If you are unable to upgrade around 600 research students, and community to PhD registration you may be able to submit and collaboration are vital to the research a shorter thesis for an MPhil qualification. experience here. TYPES OF Training opportunities POSTGRADUATE Induction programme During your PhD you’ll undertake training to In addition to the Goldsmiths-wide welcome develop your research skills and techniques. programme (page 54), the Graduate School Some of this training will be through your (see right) organises a specialised three-day supervision, while some departments organise induction at the start of the autumn term. discipline-specific seminars and training courses. Your academic department will also arrange In addition, the Graduate School offers training an introduction to their facilities and any in core research methods. additional support you might need. COURSE We also support you in thinking about how to The structure of your research degree plan for life after your PhD, and offer courses You will have a main supervisor and a second for early career researchers and for anyone who supervisor. During your first three months at is planning to become an academic. Goldsmiths your supervisors will help you draw TAUGHT up a research plan and set detailed objectives for The Graduate School your first year. They will also be available to offer Doctoral and graduate research is immensely RESEARCH advice and suggestions as the project evolves, rewarding. It requires innovation, drive and, at MASTERS DEGREES and you’ll receive regular one-to-one tutorials. times, endurance. The Goldsmiths Graduate School can support you throughout this journey. Throughout your programme you’ll progress DEGREES Research Masters (MPhil, MRes) with your independent learning, but there The Graduate School acts as your advocate These courses will encourage you to think are also lots of training and professional within Goldsmiths, giving you advice and independently and produce original material. development opportunities that you can access. direction if you need it, and providing dedicated We offer the following Masters degrees And each year you’ll complete an annual research facilities and training to make sure at Goldsmiths: An MRes (Master of Research) is similar to an progress report to reflect on how your research you’re well equipped for the challenges of MPhil but also includes specialist training in is developing. graduate research. It also offers funds to enable • MA – Master of Arts research skills. It’s often associated with the you to attend conferences and/or conduct • MFA – Master of Fine Arts social sciences and is primarily a taught You should aim to complete and submit your research at other institutions, and to develop • MMus – Master of Music programme. The MRes usually lasts for one thesis within the allowed period for a PhD (four your own conferences and events at Goldsmiths. • MSc – Master of Science year (full-time). years full-time; eight years part-time). You’ll be assessed on your thesis (which may contain The Graduate School organises a series of Masters degrees are taught courses that An MPhil (Master of Philosophy) is usually a practical component depending on your seminars and practical sessions that foreground usually last 12 months (full-time). Exceptions a precursor to a PhD (Doctor of Philosophy): research), and on an oral examination (viva voce). key areas relevant to postgraduate research are our MFA programmes (pages 67 and 77) you register for the MPhil and if your work students, both in early stages and as they and our MA Art Psychotherapy, MA Dance is suitable you can be ‘upgraded’ to Upgrading from MPhil to PhD registration approach the latter stages of their PhD careers. Movement Psychotherapy (page 105) and a PhD programme. You’ll usually begin your research degree by These take place once a month during term-time, MA Design: Expanded Practice (page 79). registering as an MPhil/PhD student. To complete and are open to all MPhil/PhD students. PhD a PhD you must upgrade to PhD registration after Masters degrees often culminate in A PhD (or ‘doctorate’) is a research degree, completing an agreed part of the research and As a member of an institute of the University of a research project or dissertation, and is the standard requirement for anyone who training programme. For full-time students London, you can also access the research events which can form the basis for further wants to become a researcher or an academic. you must upgrade before 24 months (ideally at the 10 Institutes of the School of Advanced study such as a PhD. earlier). For part-time students this must happen Studies. Find out more at sas.ac.uk. It consists of a research project and a substantial by 48 months. Distance learning thesis, which is guided by at least two Distance learning options are available for supervisors. Full-time PhD students must Find out more the MSc Data Science (page 73) and MA complete their thesis before the end of four years gold.ac.uk/graduate-school Understanding Domestic Violence and of registration (including the ‘writing up’ year). Sexual Abuse (page 105) programmes. For part-time students the corresponding period is eight years.
62 63 Anthropology Study anthropology in a lively and politically conscious department, where staff are active researchers, committed to publicly engaged anthropology across the world – from London to Ladakh.
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MA Anthropology & Museum Practice delivered in partnership with The “ At Goldsmiths I was Key facts Horniman Museum & Gardens encouraged to pursue Choose between contemporary Masters degrees and develop my academic that cover diverse areas from social and visual anthropology to community development and background in political museum practice. Several of our MAs include economy and refine it placement opportunities, giving you the through the lens of chance to put your learning into practice in a professional setting. MA Applied Anthropology anthropological thinking. & Community & Youth Work The many-sidedness of Learn in a stimulating environment. Staff the programme also research infuses teaching, and you’ll get the For the latest offered the opportunity to chance to attend public seminars, talks and department explore my visual practice film screenings in anthropology, documentary news, read Taught programmes Research programmes from an academic angle. and the visual arts via our dedicated Centre for our blog at MA Anthropology & Cultural Politics MRes Anthropology sites.gold.ac.uk/ I have been infused with Visual Anthropology. And because Goldsmiths has a thriving international community, you’ll get anthropology a great variety of to study with a global mix of students, providing MA Anthropology & Museum Practice MRes Visual Anthropology challenging approaches a rich range of anthropological perspectives. and research material MA Applied Anthropology MPhil & PhD Anthropology You’ll be able to access a wide variety of research that I can draw on in the & Community & Youth Work years to come.” areas including regional and subject specialisms, and you’ll get to learn anthropological theory as MA Applied Anthropology MPhil & PhD Visual Anthropology Wasil well as research methods. Our wide range of & Community Arts MA Anthropology option modules means that you could opt to & Cultural Politics explore broader questions of ideology, power, MA Applied Anthropology and global political economy. & Community Development MA Migration & Mobility Career inspiration Our graduates have gone on to work as filmmakers, researchers, journalists and MA Social Anthropology professional anthropologists for the United Nations, Amnesty International, the World Bank, charities, non-governmental organisations and MA Visual Anthropology corporate social responsibility consultancies.
Check programme pages on our website for entry requirements; Find out more see pages 117-118 for more information gold.ac.uk/anthropology 64 65 TH Art in the world for art QS World University The Department of Art specialises in making, curating Rankings by and writing about contemporary art in a dynamic, Subject 2019 critical and interdisciplinary environment. We count 11 among our alumni some of the most influential and successful artists working today. This includes 28 nominees and eight winners of the Turner Prize, and winners of a host of other awards.
“Goldsmiths introduced Key facts me to the idea of criticality We work with a network of highly accomplished Career inspiration (not to be confused with artists, curators, galleries and museums to create Our graduates progress to all kinds of careers: an inspiring environment in which you can many are successful and award-winning the act of merely being study and develop your own independent artists, while others are working as curators, critical). It has provided fine art practice. video and media practitioners, writers and me with a structure and academics. We are establishing a dedicated compass with which to The department is actively engaged with professional development programme within sustain my practice London’s world-leading professional art scene, our postgraduate programmes that will and our location provides the opportunity to reinforce the already very strong reputation in a meaningful way. make the best possible use of the capital’s that an MFA Fine Art or MA Artists’ Film and Goldsmiths made it resources, including a diverse range of Moving Image affords our graduates’ prospects. possible to ask more exhibitions and events. In 2018 we opened an pertinent questions important new public art gallery on campus – Find out more whilst at the same time Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA) – which launched with an amazing programme of gold.ac.uk/art making me aware of contemporary art exhibitions, performances, being part of a bigger films, talks and events, and has brought leading interdisciplinary picture.” artists to New Cross (see page 28).
nJua Our postgraduate taught programmes are located MFA Fine Art in a dedicated postgraduate centre for the study of Taught programmes Research programmes contemporary art based in Deptford, a 10-minute MA Artists’ Film & Moving Image MPhil & PhD Art (supporting innovative research walk from the main Goldsmiths campus. in fine art, curating, and art writing)
Facilities MFA Fine Art You’ll benefit from excellent practical teaching facilities, staffed by practising artists. Our art practice areas provide the highest quality Check programme pages on our website for entry requirements; support and equipment across a range of see pages 117-118 for more information disciplines, including: graphics and time-based media; fine art print; casting and mould making; photography; constructed textiles; woodwork; 3D printing; metal; ceramics and textiles print You may also be interested in and dye; and textiles stitch and fabric. We Curating degrees, page 77 provide space for artists to facilitate their MFA Computational Arts, page 73 research and practice, temporary projects and exhibitions. 66 67 Arts Administration & Cultural Policy Engage with the key issues in the formulation of arts and cultural policy, and the administration of the arts. You’ll have the opportunity to forge an international network of colleagues and develop your future career.
“ I absolutely loved my Key facts time at Goldsmiths. You’ll be taught by experienced staff from The curriculum was the Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship (ICCE), and by practitioners engaging, inspiring and from many companies, venues and national eye-opening, but best organisations, providing a direct link with the of all I got to study cultural professions. alongside brilliant like-minded people from You’ll get to learn in a rich international context. Many of our students come from overseas, all over the world. The providing valuable personal perspectives on ou’ll have the opportunity to take a degree was the ideal arts administration and cultural policy in their placement with an arts organisation stepping stone to starting home countries, which enhances the learning on the MA Arts Administration and Cultural Policy. my career in the arts in experience for everyone. Y the UK.” Being a global leader in the arts and one of the Jana most important cultural centres in the world, MA Arts Administration London is the perfect place to study these & Cultural Policy subjects – whether that’s through providing examples of cultural or event-led regeneration Taught programmes Research programmes and tourism, connecting you with arts organisations, or helping you to develop an MA Arts Administration & Cultural Policy MPhil & PhD Cultural Management inspiring professional network for your future. & Creative Entrepreneurship
Career inspiration MA Cultural Policy, Relations & Diplomacy Our graduates are working in the UK and across the world in senior positions in arts and culture, in major venues and organisations, and for MA Tourism & Cultural Policy governments. They’re working at institutions including English National Ballet, Royal Society of Literature, Musée d’Orsay and Check programme pages on our website for entry requirements; Asia University Museum of Modern Art. Find see pages 117-118 for more information out more at gold.ac.uk/icce/alumni-profiles
Find out more You may also be interested in gold.ac.uk/icce Creative and cultural entrepreneurship degrees, page 75 MA Arts Administration & Cultural Policy: Music Pathway, page 93 68 69 e offer research Community Studies W opportunities in community and youth work, and in faith-based social st In the 21 century, communities have to think creatively action, religion and society. to deal with the challenges they face. Through academic theory and practical fieldwork, you’ll learn about the root of some of these challenges, along with inventive approaches for tackling discrimination and oppression.
Accreditation “ Studying at Goldsmiths Key facts gave me the unique You’ll learn about key concepts relevant to opportunity to reflect on community development – from gender and race to class and culture – along with more specific my practice and values contemporary social issues like gentrification, MA Applied Anthropology whilst also recognising the transnationalism and mental health. You’ll also & Community & Youth Work need to navigate around develop anthropological research methods, the complicated youth enabling you to study communities by using work policy landscape. techniques like surveys, in-depth interviews and participant observation. Our lecturers and tutors encouraged creative You’ll also undertake three placements in at least thought, challenged our two different organisations, enabling you to learn through experience, and reflect on your own intrinsic beliefs, and All Masters degrees supported us to develop values and professional practice. And you’ll develop a critical understanding of managing holistically as practitioners. projects, staff and resources, how to prepare Find out more No suggestion or question budgets and funding bids, and how to monitor gold.ac.uk/community-studies was insignificant, and and evaluate projects. none was too profound – each interaction gave Our multicultural and collaborative learning environment encourages mutual respect and Taught programmes Research programmes room for us to critique understanding, and values every student’s MA Applied Anthropology MPhil & PhD Community & Youth Work our understanding of the individual contribution and perspective. & Community Arts sector that we were so passionate about.” Career inspiration MA Applied Anthropology MPhil & PhD Religious Studies Our former students have gone on to set up arts & Community Development and community development projects, manage Roxi MA Applied Anthropology youth services, and become community artists MA Applied Anthropology & Community & Youth Work & Community & Youth Work and musicians. Some examples of recent graduate employment include: health youth worker for a London borough, leading on LGBTQ Check programme pages on our website for entry requirements; awareness; community development worker see pages 117-118 for more information in a social work team in Hong Kong; mentor and befriending coordinator at a civil society equalities organisation.
7070 71 Computing At Goldsmiths you’ll find a special approach to computing. From developing computer systems that compose music and build virtual environments, to defining and implementing new social media tools, computing here is creative and innovative. You’ll be encouraged to take a fresh approach to the subject and use it to invigorate the world around you.
eep up-to-date with department news “ The course and Key facts K by subscribing to our Goldsmiths itself provided You’ll gain an excellent understanding of existing blog at doc.gold.ac.uk/blog a range of theoretical commercial practices while developing a wide appreciation of the discipline, meaning that and practical discourses your knowledge and skills can adapt to this and introduced me to ever-changing industry. people from different Taught programmes Research programmes Benefit from our distinctive approach to backgrounds and MA/MFA Computational Arts MPhil & PhD Arts & Computational Technology disciplines, all of which teaching. We aim to develop your creative skills alongside your technical skills, and you’ll learn informed my process. from our expert team of friendly, supportive MA Computer Games Art & Design MPhil & PhD Computer Science I was able to build a unique staff who are working at the frontiers of digital artistic practice myself, practice and research. which is something I will MA Independent Games & Playable take with me forever.” We get a terrific range of guest speakers from Experience Design industry delivering talks in the department: from Nelmarie key players at the biggest computing and tech MA Virtual & Augmented Reality MFA Computational Arts organisations in London through to start-ups and (3D Graphics & User Experience Pathway) charities. So there are plenty of opportunities to MSc Virtual & Augmented Reality enrich your studies. (Programming & Computer Science Pathway) Facilities MSc Computational Cognitive Neuroscience Digital fabrication lab (a place for radical experimentation) | VR, motion capture and games facilities (to forge links between digital MSc Computer Games Programming technologies and artistic practice) MSc Data Science Career inspiration (Distance Learning mode also available) Many graduates are extremely successful in securing jobs in their field within just a few MSc User Experience Engineering months of graduation. They’ve taken up roles at Sony SCEE, Geomerics, IdeaWorks, Bossa Studios, Telegraph Media Group, Time Out, MA/MSc Digital Journalism Unit9, and Uniblue Systems.
Check programme pages on our website for entry requirements; Find out more see pages 117-118 for more information gold.ac.uk/computing 72 73 Creative & Cultural Entrepreneurship Develop your creative potential and understanding of entrepreneurship’s relevance to the cultural and creative industries, and its impact on society. You’ll be encouraged to transform your ideas into sustainable enterprises that can have a strong social and aesthetic effect.
“ I came to Goldsmiths Key facts hese programmes are hoping for a good We’ll encourage you to take a creative, shaped around your education, but was entrepreneurial approach to the generation ambition – you’ll develop of new ideas, businesses and enterprises, the theory, tools and rewarded with practical T and the infrastructure that supports them. networks to expand your knowledge and thinking and put your ideas experiences that I had You’ll be taught by experienced staff from into practice. only dreamt of. Being the the Institute for Creative and Cultural youngest amongst my Entrepreneurship (ICCE), by Goldsmiths staff from partner departments, and by practitioners peers I was a bit nervous and alumni from business, venues, organisations about the amount of and social enterprises, providing a direct link Taught programmes Research programmes with current practice and policy. experience that I brought MA Creative & Cultural Entrepreneurship MPhil & PhD Cultural Management to the table. Yet it was & Creative Entrepreneurship that very aspect that London is a global hub for the creative and cultural industries and for social enterprise, made the learning so and is therefore an ideal base for learning about MA Events & Experience Management much more meaningful these fascinating contemporary subjects, and putting your learning into practice. and fun as my ideas fitted MA Luxury Brand Management in well with veterans from various creative Our MA Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship provides the opportunity to develop specialisms MA Social Entrepreneurship worlds studying with me.” in Computing, Design, Fashion, Leadership, Devankit Media and Communications, Music, and PGCert Museums & Galleries Entrepreneurship MA Creative & Cultural Theatre and Performance. Entrepreneurship Career inspiration Our alumni have created businesses, gained Check programme pages on our website for entry requirements; investment, and won awards for innovation see pages 117-118 for more information and creative enterprise. Others are working in the UK and around the world in senior positions in arts and culture, in major venues and organisations, and for financial You may also be interested in institutions and governments. Find out more Arts administration and cultural policy degrees, page 69 at gold.ac.uk/icce/alumni-profiles
Find out more 7474 gold.ac.uk/icce 75 TH Curating in the world for art QS World University Develop professional and academic excellence in the Rankings by field of contemporary curatorial practice by joining 11 Subject 2019 a postgraduate programme in our world-leading Department of Art. Our graduates work in leading museums and galleries around the world, and are hugely influential in the development of contemporary art globally.
“ Goldsmiths helped me to Key facts develop critical thinking You’ll take up the challenge of exploring and relationships with contemporary curating as an artistic, social and critical undertaking, and you’ll be encouraged lecturers and visiting to innovate and experiment with your practice. speakers who gave me advice and support. The department is actively engaged with During my degree I also London’s dynamic and world-leading did work experience at an professional art scene. We work with a network of highly accomplished artists, curators, galleries established commercial and museums in London (and internationally) Career inspiration art gallery and took to create an inspiring environment in which you Recent employers of our MFA Curating students part in a curatorial can study and develop your curatorial practice. and graduates include Tate Modern, the In 2018 we opened an important new public art Guggenheim Museum, Venice Biennale, White project at South London Cube Gallery, Portikus and Kunst-Werke. Gallery, as well as an gallery on campus – Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA) – which has brought international exhibition.” leading artists to New Cross (see page 28). Irini Digital Programmes Manager At Goldsmiths you’ll be working alongside some at V&A, Head of New Media of the most creative and ambitious art students Arts Development at Watermans, in the world, creating opportunities for and contemporary art producer collaborations, to build professional networks, and to engage directly with the very best of (Curating graduate) your generation. The MFA programme is located in a dedicated postgraduate centre for the study of contemporary art in Deptford, 10 minutes’ walk from the main Goldsmiths campus. Taught programmes Research programmes Facilities MFA Curating MPhil & PhD Art (supporting innovative research You’ll benefit from excellent practical teaching in fine art, curating, and art writing) facilities, staffed by practising artists. Our art practice areas provide the highest quality support and equipment across a range of Check programme pages on our website for entry requirements; disciplines, including: graphics and time-based see pages 117-118 for more information media; fine art print; casting and mould making; photography; constructed textiles; woodwork; 3D printing; metal; ceramics and textiles print Find out more and dye; and textiles stitch and fabric. You may also be interested in 76 gold.ac.uk/art Art degrees, page 67 77 Design Push the boundaries of design at Goldsmiths. You’ll challenge the discipline’s role and conventions, unshackling the design process from traditional specialisms and entrenched methods. In doing so you’ll become aware of understanding and approaching design as a way to address and affect positive change within contemporary society.
Key facts Our post-disciplinary practical programme encourages you to examine and transform your design practice into a critical and social undertaking. It’s not about rigidly positioning you as a particular type of designer (eg product, graphics, interaction) – instead you’ll explore topics and issues that affect society right now that require a responsive, fluid and collaborative approach to design. The programme is currently structured around the following thematic areas of investigation (studios): Communication and TH Experience; Fashions and Embodiment; in the world Innovation and Service; Interactions and for art and design “ The main reason for Engagement; Spaces and Participation. QS World University choosing this course was Rankings by to have the opportunity to On the 15-month Masters you’ll be taught Subject 2019 reframe my professional through project-based learning by prominent 11 practice in an international practitioners, leaders and visiting speakers, and you’ll have dedicated studio space, as well and research-based as access to industry-standard workshops and environment. In an era computing labs. Find out more Taught programmes Research programmes of radical change, where gold.ac.uk/design MA Design: Expanded Practice MPhil & PhD Design algorithms replace Through an Extended Study module you could designers, I realised that choose to undertake a professional placement it is necessary to define or masterclass, immerse yourself in field research, or take part in a conference programme. Check programme pages on our website for entry requirements; first what the problem is, see pages 117-118 for more information rather than solve it.” Facilities Studio space | Workshops with digital equipment | Computing suites Jinyoung Lee You may also be interested in MA Design: Expanded Practice Career inspiration PGCE (Secondary): Design & Technology, page 81 Our graduates don’t just feed the industry – they shape and lead it. Typical careers for design alumni include setting up their own studios, and working as designers and consultants for established agencies, and in the charity, heritage Please note that the activity for the MA Design: Expanded Practice will operate across both the main 78 and public sectors. Goldsmiths campus and a satellite site, currently in Deptford Bridge (10 minutes’ walk from New Cross). 79 Education Higher Degrees & Initial Teacher Training
The preparation of teachers is central to the early history of Goldsmiths (we’ve been educating teachers since 1900), and the Department of Educational Studies proudly continues this tradition. But ‘education’ is about so much more than becoming a teacher, and our programmes reflect this wider view of the discipline.
ou can also take standalone “ The MA provided me with Key facts Continuing Professional Development an exciting opportunity Education is a window through which to view the Y(CPD) modules in this department. to gain a solid foundation world, with the power to define who we are and how we live. We’ll encourage you to question, in the field of applied critique and explore, with a strong focus on the linguistics with a particular themes of social justice and inclusion. You’ll focus on its use in the investigate the tensions that can arise in a system Taught programmes Research programmes educational context. that advocates education for all, but prevents the full participation of some groups within society. MA Arts & Learning MPhil & PhD Art Practice The special focus on & Learning multilingualism couldn’t You’ll learn from academics who are leading the MA Children’s Literature MPhil & PhD Education be more fitting for a field and researching areas including identity, university located in the language and multilingualism, and the arts MA Children’s Literature: Children’s Illustration heart of South-East and learning. We’re a friendly department, and MA Creative Writing & Education London, where cultural you’ll receive individual attention and support for your studies. and linguistic diversity can MA Education: Culture, Language & Identity be found all around. Even Our MA programmes are distinguished by their MA Multilingualism, Linguistics & Education after graduating, the area emphasis on the interplay between culture, still feels like home and I language, identity and creativity, while our always look forward to any PGCE programmes provide opportunities in Primary and Secondary teaching, covering Initial Teacher Training (ITT) programmes opportunity to go back.” a range of subject areas and study modes. Tom PGCE (Primary) MA Multilingualism, Linguistics Career inspiration Our former students are now working as teachers & Education PGCE (Secondary) Standard Programme: Art & Design; Biology; and lecturers, education strategists, consultants, Chemistry; Design & Technology; Drama; English; Mathematics; researchers, and community liaison officers. Media Studies with English; Modern Languages; Physics
PGCE (Secondary) Part-Time Programme: Biology; Chemistry; Find out more Design & Technology; English; Physics gold.ac.uk/educational-studies
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80 81 English & Comparative Literature Study English and comparative literature from a variety of critical and creative perspectives. From literary studies to critical theory, from linguistics and translation to creative writing, and from Shakespeare to the present day, you’ll be able to explore the subject in a thriving research department that combines solid theory with an innovative approach.
“ First and foremost, Key facts Career inspiration my time at Goldsmiths You can study texts from different periods, Our graduates have gone on to have successful careers as published writers and playwrights. was one of the loveliest backgrounds and media. Our staff have diverse research specialities – from fairytales to the Six of our alumni were recently awarded of my life. It did more American phototext – so they’re well placed to Fellowships by the Royal Society of Literature as than prepare me for a help you develop your own interests whether they part of its inaugural 40 Under 40 scheme. Others discussion on the failure lie in British, American, Caribbean, postcolonial, have gone on to pursue careers in journalism, of language in Faulkner; comparative or world literature; in different advertising, public relations, teaching, academia, translation and research. Goldsmiths taught me aspects of linguistics; in translation theory and practice; or in creative writing, whether as poet, how to communicate or as fiction or creative non-fiction writer. Find out more ideas and how to question gold.ac.uk/ecl the status quo, and it You’ll be able to stay in touch with current stoked my inquisitive debates in literature and with the most recent nature. With a diverse writing through our regular public events and our dedicated Writers’ Centre (gold.ac.uk/ Taught programmes Research programmes student population, you writers-centre), which has been established to are surrounded by equally encourage new writing, and hosts literary MA Black British Writing MRes English passionate, adventurous readings and discussions. The department is also and thought-provoking home to the annual Goldsmiths Prize for novel MA Children’s Literature MPhil & PhD Creative Writing fiction (gold.ac.uk/goldsmiths-prize), bringing people; the people I met MA Creative & Life Writing MPhil & PhD English, Comparative some of the most innovative contemporary Literature or Linguistics are still my closest friends writers to campus for readings. in the world.” MA Creative Writing & Education MPhil & PhD Literary & Critical Theory Keelan London offers an excellent range of research MA Literary Studies facilities in literary, linguistic and cultural MA Literary Studies (with pathways in: American Literature MPhil & PhD in Translation studies. We work closely with the University of & Culture; Comparative Literature & Criticism; Critical London’s prestigious School of Advanced Study Theory; Literature of the Caribbean & its Diasporas; and its specialist institutes for English Studies, Modern Literature; Romantic & Victorian Literature Modern Languages Research, and the Study of & Culture; Shakespeare: Early & Modern) the Americas. You can also apply for a reader’s pass to the British Library – the second largest MA Multilingualism, Linguistics & Education MPhil & PhD in Translation by Practice library in the world. MA Sociocultural Linguistics
MA Translation
Check programme pages on our website for entry requirements; 82 see pages 117-118 for more information 83 History History at Goldsmiths is interdisciplinary, comparative and research-led. Our staff are internationally recognised, award-winning experts in their fields, with particular specialisms concentrated around three research clusters: the history of medicine, emotions and the body; military history; and the history of the Balkans/Russia/East-Central Europe.
“ On the MA we focus on Key facts bringing queer theory and Our teaching encompasses Asia, Africa, Britain, queer identity into the Western and Eastern Europe, with a particular focus on the interplay of political, religious, practice of history: what intellectual and cultural differences across is queer in a historical time and place. setting, and how do we define it in research? As The department is small and friendly, with a a queer person myself I’m dynamic postgraduate community researching diverse topics that range from 19th-century very aware of the power freak shows to the visual history of the Atatürk asters students can of being able to identify cult, to contemporary Irish identity. You’ll be take modules in other people and practices eligible for free membership of the Institute of departments and at other University of throughout history, and Historical Research in central London, offering M London institutions, enabling I’m passionate about an excellent library and nearly 70 regular research seminars, several convened by staff you to tailor your studies. researching that.” in the department.
Maayan The Goldsmiths campus is a buzzing place, MA Queer History and pretty much every day of term there are free talks, music recitals and exhibitions taking place – a fantastic way to ignite your imagination Taught programmes Research programmes in all sorts of ways. Some recent history event MA Black British History MRes History highlights include an exhibition reimagining Windrush passenger landing cards, and a one-day ‘Queerama Storytelling’ workshop, MA History MPhil & PhD History bringing together filmmakers, archivists and historians to share methods for telling, collecting and communicating queer stories. MA Queer History
Career inspiration Our graduates have gone on to pursue careers in Check programme pages on our website for entry requirements; media, local government, journalism, museums, see pages 117-118 for more information charities, the arts and academia.
Find out more gold.ac.uk/history 84 85 Journalism Develop the practical skills and experience you’ll need to work as a journalist at the highest level. You’ll graduate with the hands-on multimedia experience to prepare you for a successful career in journalism, whatever your preferred platform.
he department is a hub for debate and discussion about journalism and the wider media, and we have many guest speakers and networking T events throughout the year. Key facts Our programmes blend intensive workshop- based training in key practical skills such as news writing, video reporting, data and broadcast skills with lectures in subjects like media law and research techniques. We’ll encourage you to become a critically aware, thinking journalist who sees your work in its wider social context.
You’ll be taught by journalists with experience at the highest levels of the industry in professional environments, which could include fully Accreditation equipped newsrooms, radio and television studios, and editing suites. So you’ll be learning “ The programme combines the latest techniques, and receiving training traditional news and that’s relevant to today’s workplaces. feature writing with modern digital techniques, You’ll be working as a journalist from the MA Journalism MA Radio including video production, moment you arrive. On several of our degrees you’ll work on EastLondonLines.co.uk, MA Television Journalism data visualisation and our local live news website, which provides coding: skills now most in excellent training in news gathering and Taught programmes demand in the industry. reporting on stories using words, images, A great strength of the and an array of digital tools. MA Journalism Masters is the lecturers’ MA Radio knowledge of the industry Facilities Newsrooms | Radio studio | Television studio | MA Television Journalism and understanding of the Editing suites importance of networking. MA/MSc Digital Journalism I was encouraged to Career inspiration attend events and pursue Our alumni have gone on to work at major Check programme pages on our website for entry requirements; internship opportunities broadcasters such as the BBC and Bloomberg TV, on publications like the Guardian newspaper see pages 117-118 for more information that opened a lot of doors and Elle magazine, and at the cutting edge of for me.” digital content at Twitter and Vice. David You may also be interested in MA/MSc Digital Journalism Find out more Media, culture and communications degrees, page 91 86 gold.ac.uk/media-communications 87 Management Become part of a powerful creative network of individuals from diverse and global backgrounds. You’ll develop the knowledge, skills and strategies you need to lead, innovate, and bring out the best in people.
“ After working in the Key facts hese programmes are firmly non-profit sector, I was You’ll study in the Institute of Management rooted in cutting-edge theory, research and practice. looking to enhance my Studies (IMS), where you’ll be guided by leading T academics who are researchers and practitioners management skills in areas ranging from work psychology to design, through a business and from consumer behaviour to computing. Masters that was also This cross-sector approach will illuminate your creative. This MSc offered studies and encourage you to make unexpected the combination of connections between subject areas. Accreditation
excitement and practical Our degrees will develop your core skills in tools I was looking for. The leadership, project management, coaching, campus atmosphere is innovation, marketing, research design, and really friendly, and London organisational behaviour and change. We aim to MSc Occupational is filled with cutting-edge provide you with the knowledge, understanding and skills not only to help you get the job that Psychology cultural experiences.” you want, but to excel and develop the career that inspires you. Cami MSc Management We regularly invite guest speakers from Taught programmes Research programmes of Innovation business and industry to the Institute. Recent MSc Consumer Behaviour MPhil & PhD Management highlights have included sessions on hothousing for business and talent; leadership in the Royal MSc Management of Innovation MPhil & PhD Psychology (IMS) Air Force; and an ‘idea marathon’ explaining how we can unlock our creativity to develop MSc Marketing & Technology a million ideas in our lifetime. MSc Occupational Psychology Career inspiration PGCert in Coaching Our graduates have gone on to work as change managers, company directors, consultants, researchers, marketeers and strategists. Check programme pages on our website for entry requirements; see pages 117-118 for more information
Find out more gold.ac.uk/institute-management-studies You may also be interested in Psychology degrees, page 97 MA Luxury Brand Management, page 75 8888 89 TH Media, Communications in the world for media and communications QS World University & Cultural Studies 7 Rankings by Subject 2019 Whether you’re producing or researching media, join a team of internationally renowned academics and Accreditation practitioners who are innovating, shaping and defining the cutting edge of media and cultural practice, theory, politics, policy and aesthetics. MA Journalism MA Radio MA Television Journalism
Key facts Theory programmes Practice programmes We’ll encourage you to ask the hard questions MA Brands, Communication & Culture MA/MSc Digital Journalism about media, culture and communications in the 21st century. The department is a hub of MA Children’s Literature: MA Filmmaking (with pathways in: debate and critique, and regularly holds public Children’s Illustration Cinematography; Directing Fiction; Editing; events that can enrich your learning and connect Producing; Screen Documentary; Sound you to the heart of conversations about the future Recording, Post-Production & Design) of the industry. Recent guests have included MA Cultural Studies MA Journalism Angela Davis, Owen Jones and Gurinder Chadha, and events are held by our centres for feminist MA Culture Industry MA Photography: The Image & Electronic Arts research, investigative journalism, global MA Digital Media (with pathways in: MA Radio media democracy, and political economy to Theory; Theory & Practice [Image Making]; name just a few. Theory & Practice [Critical Computing]) “ Having a course like this We provide a range of tailor-made theory and MA Film & Screen Studies MA Script Writing is extremely important. practice MA programmes offering professional Too often we forget about and critical training, and an extensive choice of MA Global Media & MA Television Journalism the power of the media option modules, in a community where you can Transnational Communications develop as you move into professional life or in shaping the ideas and MA Media & Communications Research programmes further study. thoughts of society. Not MA Political Communications MRes Media & Communications only are the professors If you’re studying one of our practice-based the leaders in their fields, Masters degrees you’ll have access to industry- MA Postcolonial Culture & Global Policy MPhil & PhD Cultural Studies but the programme standard facilities in the purpose-built tackles contemporary Professor Stuart Hall Building. MA Promotional Media: Public Relations, MPhil & PhD Media & Communications Advertising & Marketing debates surrounding Facilities race and ethnicity from Television studio | Radio studio | Photography MA Race, Media & Social Justice both a media and studio | The latest digital video and audio sociological perspective, editing equipment Check programme pages on our website for entry requirements; which I found unique.” see pages 117-118 for more information Career inspiration Jasper Our students and graduates regularly win MA Race, Media prestigious national and international awards & Social Justice and prizes, and alumni have gone on to pursue Find out more You may also be interested in careers in journalism, filmmaking, media gold.ac.uk/ Journalism degrees, page 87 production, programming, marketing, PR, media- MA Children’s Literature, page 81 human rights and research. communications MA Creative & Cultural Entrepreneurship, page 75 90 MA Gender, Media & Culture, page 101 91 Music Maximise your creative and academic potential within a diverse and inclusive musical landscape, full of performance, composition and research opportunities, and a rich music events programme.
Key facts ondon is a cultural You’ll be part of one of the largest postgraduate nexus. As a student music communities in the UK, and you’ll have L here you’ll be able the opportunity to connect with industry to enjoy and participate in professionals as well as teaching staff who are the city’s thriving international leading international scholars, composers, music and arts scene. sonic artists and performers.
Our MA Music and MMus programmes combine creativity with rigorous theoretical, historical and contextual studies. You’ll be able to choose from an exciting variety of option modules, allowing you to tailor your programme to your unique interests. “ The best part of being Incorporated Society Gold Academic Supporter at Goldsmiths was that of Musicians (ISM) of the British Academy of Throughout the year, you can participate in corporate member Songwriters, Composers it created a level playing a wide range of performance opportunities, and Authors (BASCA) field, and a shared including the Goldsmiths Sinfonia, Chamber language for collaborative Choir, Vocal Ensemble, Creative Jazz Ensemble, Contemporary Music Ensemble, lunchtime and and interdisciplinary Taught programmes Research programmes evening recitals, and live events at the Students’ interactions: I found Union. We also hold an annual PureGold summer MA Music (Contemporary Music Studies; MPhil & PhD Music (Research; Composition; myself speaking to art music festival that showcases our students in Ethnomusicology; Musicology; Popular Performance Practice; Sonic Arts) theorists, to designers, South London venues, reflecting the diversity Music Research; General) architects… we all had of their creativity, from opera through to MMus (Composition; Creative Practice; ideas to share and improvisation and sonic installation. Performance & Related Studies; Popular Music; Sonic Arts) grow from.” Facilities MA Arts Administration & Cultural Policy: James Goldsmiths Music Studios | Stanley Glasser Music Pathway Sound & Music Designer Electronic Music Studio | Suites of practice rooms | (MMus Sonic Arts, 2014) Steinway Model D Check programme pages on our website for entry requirements; Career inspiration see pages 117-118 for more information Many of our graduates have gone on to pursue careers in music – as performers, producers, composers, sound artists and engineers, journalists, and teachers. Others have found You may also be interested in Find out more work in the wider creative and cultural sectors. MA Creative & Cultural Entrepreneurship, page 75 9292 gold.ac.uk/music 93 Politics & Voted one of the UK’s TOP political universities by students International Relations Which? University 2018 At Goldsmiths we see politics as an interpretive lens through which to view a rapidly shifting world: a world where art, culture and the everyday are as relevant as political institutions and governments, and where the Global South and issues of migration, memory and identity are just as current as the study of hegemonic powers.
Key facts You’ll be taught by research-active academics who have internationally recognised expertise in postcolonial and international studies, gender and identity, human rights and transitional justice, art and culture, political economy and political theory. Politics here is approached from a critical and comparative perspective, drawing on our expertise on Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, Africa and the ‘margins’ of Europe. We engage with contemporary theoretical Career inspiration resources, including poststructuralism, feminism Postgraduate politics students have come from, and postcolonialism, making the department and go on to, fascinating work. Whether they get a lively and richly interdisciplinary environment a job in the civil service, set up their own charity “ I loved the academic for postgraduate research. or work for a think tank, many of our students freedom that Goldsmiths have gone on to influence or implement policy. offered, and the chance The department houses two internationally to explore topics related significant research centres – the Centre for to my interests, and even Postcolonial Studies and the Political Economy Research Centre – as well as a new Research topics that weren’t. And I Unit in Contemporary Political Theory. Taught programmes Research programmes absolutely loved London – Hosting various public events and visiting it has an incredible speakers’ series, they bring a variety of MA Art & Politics MPhil & PhD Politics energy and a do-it- opportunities for postgraduate engagement yourself spirit that was in research and outreach activities. MA Global Political Economy incredibly inspiring for Our unique taught Masters programmes traverse my writing and personal common disciplinary boundaries, inviting you to MA International Relations development.” challenge and extend your conceptions of politics, its traditional methods and practices. Tausif Research-based teaching at Masters level brings MA Politics, Development Spiegel-Wilks Curatorial students into close dialogue with individual & the Global South Fellow at the Institute academics and cutting-edge approaches. of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia Check programme pages on our website for entry requirements; (MA Art & Politics, 2017) Find out more see pages 117-118 for more information gold.ac.uk/politics-and-international-relations
9494 95 Psychology Accreditation Study in an internationally respected psychology department, with access to dedicated staff with diverse MSc Forensic Psychology research and teaching strengths, and cutting-edge facilities including EEG, eye-tracking, brain stimulation labs, and the Goldsmiths infant lab.
Key facts e have well-established research From day one of your degree, you’ll be taught by links with other academic institutions, experts in their fields, and trained on how to and with a range of organisations design and conduct research addressing such as hospitals, schools, charities real-world issues. All programmes have a strong and businesses. research focus, and you’ll have the opportunity W to get involved in our original research projects.
Staff have particular research strengths in cognition and neuroscience, developmental and educational science, clinical and forensic science (including individual differences), the science of Find out more Taught programmes Research programmes creative and performing arts, and social gold.ac.uk/ MSc Cognitive & Clinical Neuroscience MRes Research Methods in Psychology processes. You’ll be encouraged to connect these “ Goldsmiths was a great psychology subjects to the world around you: from how place to study, with an magic can help us understand the brain, to sleep MSc Forensic Psychology MPhil & PhD Psychology exciting social element. research and bullying in schools. The diverse range of people I met made it a very You’ll be able to make the most of the rich MSc Foundations in Clinical Psychology intellectual community in the department & Health Services interesting experience. by attending our public lecture series – MSc Music, Mind & Brain The university staff were recent topics have included the nature of the very supportive of my conscious mind, and the social psychology aspirations and without of scapegoating behaviour. MSc Psychology of Social Relations them it is unlikely I would be in my current position.” Facilities Behavioural and psychophysical testing facilities | MSc Psychology of the Arts, Neuroaesthetics & Creativity Isaac Patient testing rooms | Infant lab | Motion Trainee Clinical Psychologist tracking | Labs for brain stimulation and (MSc Cognitive & high-density electroencephalography (EEG) Check programme pages on our website for entry requirements; Clinical Neuroscience) see pages 117-118 for more information Career inspiration Graduates of these programmes will be well equipped for a wide range of careers in the healthcare services, NHS management, the You may also be interested in criminal justice system, consultancy, advertising, MSc Computational Cognitive Neuroscience, page 73 and research. Alumni also go on to undertake MSc Occupational Psychology, page 89 clinical doctorates and PhD programmes. 96 97 Social Work Develop the knowledge, values, and skillset you need to practise as a reflective and ethical social worker. If you’re already working in a related area, our programmes will enable you to extend and enhance your existing competencies.
“ I chose to study social Key facts Accreditation work at Goldsmiths Our programmes recognise the unique because it is inclusive and contribution that each student’s qualities and life experiences bring to the learning environment, community-facing, and and focus on encouraging you to explore your felt like the right place to values and knowledge base, and embed this in MA Social Work form my identity as a your social work practice. social worker. I have been supported by principled Teaching is characterised by a strong commitment to social justice and anti-oppressive staff that value head and principles, and we’ll ask you to explore the heart equally, and who tensions, ambiguities and uncertainties that exist work for the collective in social work. This will develop your critical good of teachers and thinking skills, and prompt you to connect researchers, students, and theory with practice. the individuals we support The close connections we have with employer as social workers. When stakeholder partners means that you’ll have I graduate I hope the opportunity to develop the skills that to keep learning from will be useful in your future career in and working with all placement settings. Taught programmes Research programmes sorts of people, which Career inspiration is a privilege that Nine out of 10 of our MA Social Work students MA Social Work MPhil & PhD Social Work Goldsmiths has taught progress to graduate-level employment when me to appreciate. “ they finish their studies (based on respondents surveyed six months after graduation; DLHE MA/PGDip/PGCert Professional Leadership Eve 2016/17). This is testament to the excellent for Social Work MA Social Work training you’ll receive and the great reputation MA-level Social Work CPD (Continuing Goldsmiths graduates have with employers. Professional Development) modules Former students have gone on to work in local authority children’s and adult services departments, and independent and voluntary Check programme pages on our website for entry requirements; sector agencies such as the NSPCC, Family Action see pages 117-118 for more information and MIND.
Find out more 98 gold.ac.uk/social-work 99 Sociology Join one of the most innovative sociology departments in the country. Everyone here is engaged with important and exciting investigations concerning the dynamics of the contemporary world, and you’ll get to work alongside a lively mix of students from all over the world – with different histories, experiences, and expertise.
Key facts Study in a department that pioneers ‘live’ sociology, connecting you to contemporary social issues like human rights, globalisation, financial economy, class and the super-rich, urban life and the inner city, and new media.
You’ll be in conversation with academics who e’re passionate about are experts in their field, published authors training the next generation and media commentators in their own right. W of social researchers. World-class research informs teaching, bringing you close to cutting-edge developments in sociological thinking. In a nutshell, you’ll be part of a department that’s a central hub for “ The education I received, Taught programmes Research programmes intellectual debate. especially through the MA Brands, Communication & Culture MPhil & PhD Sociology enriching debates with Research in the department is focused around six professors and colleagues, clusters: race, religion and nationalism; world MA Cities & Society MPhil & PhD Visual Sociology cities, economies and social exclusion; culture has sharpened my MA Critical & Creative Analysis and social theory; gender and social life; politics, theoretical knowledge rights and globalisation; life sciences, medicine, MA Gender, Media & Culture and analytical skills, technology and health. making me more MA Human Rights, Culture & Social Justice confident in engaging Career inspiration with bigger, more Recent graduates have embarked on careers in MA Photography & Urban Cultures social research, think tanks, the arts and cultural complicated themes.” MA Race, Media & Social Justice sectors, human rights, NGOs, and in government Ali and public administration. They’ve also MSc Social Research MA Human Rights, progressed to PhD study. Culture & Social Justice MA Visual Sociology
Find out more gold.ac.uk/sociology Check programme pages on our website for entry requirements; see pages 117-118 for more information
You may also be interested in 100 MA Queer History, page 85 101 Theatre & Performance From investigating artefacts, texts and theatre forms to performance studies, you’ll take an interdisciplinary and intercultural approach to studying contemporary and historical theatres, and undertaking creative critical research practices.
“ I am privileged to spend Key facts lose to central London, this year with not only You’ll join a forward-thinking and open-minded we’re part of one of a highly professional, environment where you can choose between the most dynamic creative programmes that are shaped by internationally scenes in the world. innovative and insightful C recognised staff research expertise in theatre faculty, but with a and performance cultures from Europe, Africa, remarkably varied group Asia and the USA. Specialisms cover: critical and post-colonial theories, performance theory, Find out more of co-students, from gold.ac.uk/theatre-performance almost every possible theatre history, world theatres, political activism and applied theatres, physical theatres, new background. I get to writing, multimedia, live art and dance. reflect on and theorise my professional output, You’ll have the opportunity to work with Taught programmes Research programmes which inevitably leads professionals who know how theatre can MA Applied Theatre: Drama in Educational, Community MPhil & PhD Drama to unexpected lines of transform lives and effect social change, and you’ll be supported to find your own intellectual, & Social Contexts new work, which I can critical and/or creative voice. immediately experiment MA Black British Writing with and get feedback for. It’s a lively department, with frequent events, MA Dramaturgy & Writing for Performance It’s truly great.” performances and distinguished guest speakers. This helps create a community of students, MA Musical Theatre Raz staff and graduates who are connected to MA Performance Making contemporary debates, and who want to make MA Performance & Culture: Interdisciplinary Perspectives their own mark on today’s culture. MA Performance Making
Facilities MA World Theatres Newly refurbished facilities including: 200-seat theatre (see image top left) | Five performance studios | Scenic workshops | Sound studio | Check programme pages on our website for entry requirements; Open-access media lab see pages 117-118 for more information Career inspiration Recent graduates are now working as performers, directors, writers, producers, You may also be interested in technicians, project leaders, teachers, MA Creative & Cultural Entrepreneurship, page 75 researchers and academics. They’re working at PGCE (Secondary): Drama, page 81 organisations including the National Theatre, LIFT, Tamasha Theatre Company, Create Ireland, 102 Theatre Royal Plymouth, and in the West End. 103 Therapeutic Studies Goldsmiths has a long-established reputation for the provision of training in a wide range of therapies, including counselling, art and dance therapy, and cognitive behavioural therapy. It’s the ideal place for anyone who’s passionate about these disciplines, and who wants to develop their skills, knowledge and therapeutic values.
“ The MA structure and Key facts upervised placements and the variety of staff and You’ll explore the development of contemporary internships are a key part of our professional Masters programmes. knowledge ensured therapeutic disciplines and practices in S their cultural, historical and social contexts, a strong foundation and consider therapeutic studies in relation in networking across to questions of identity and difference, and the profession and equality and diversity. Accreditation understanding the value of research, continual You will learn in experiential and innovative ways, and will be encouraged to reflect on your development and growth. own values and experience in your practice. It’s incredible how one Creative thinking forms a large part of our course and class can programmes, and you’ll be encouraged to take reach across the globe in fresh approaches – often inspired by other MA Art MA Dance Movement Psychotherapy such a wonderful way.“ disciplines – to what you learn and practice. Psychotherapy Kimberly The lecturers, seminar leaders and tutors on MA Dance Movement our programmes are practising counsellors and Psychotherapy therapists, and have experience working in the Taught programmes Research programmes public and private sectors, so you can be sure Graduate Certificate in Humanistic & MPhil & PhD Art Psychotherapy that theory will be enhanced by practical insight. Psychodynamic Counselling This will enable you to take what you learn in the classroom to the outside world, and make a real MA Art Psychotherapy MPhil & PhD Counselling & Psychotherapy difference to people and communities. MSc/PGDip Cognitive Behavioural Career inspiration Therapy (CBT) We have a well-established reputation MA Counselling for nurturing high quality therapists and practitioners. Graduates have gone on to practise MA Dance Movement Psychotherapy as therapists and counsellors in the NHS, social services, and in the education sector. Others MA Understanding Domestic Violence pursue careers in support and welfare work, & Sexual Abuse and advocacy and mentoring. MA Understanding Domestic Violence & Sexual Abuse (Distance Learning) Find out more gold.ac.uk/therapies Check programme pages on our website for entry requirements; see pages 117-118 for more information 104 105 Visual Cultures Explore new forms of research practice and engage with the latest theoretical ideas within contemporary art, the curatorial and architecture in a culturally diverse and intellectually challenging environment. You’ll look at these areas within a global context, and consider the ways in which they address urgent social, cultural and political conditions.
Key facts We’re one of the few university departments in the world to have developed programmes that consider contemporary art and culture beyond the disciplinary parameters of traditional art history. So you’ll consider visual culture within a framework of critical theory, philosophy and cultural studies, including issues of cultural difference, race, performativity, visual display, aurality, and encounters with diverse audiences. s a student in London you’ll be well placed to take advantage of You’ll be encouraged to explore and innovate. the many galleries, art spaces, You’ll develop independence of thought by museums, cultural facilities and discovering, evaluating, and making use of a “ My year on the degree was specialistA libraries in the capital – including wide range of historical, theoretical, creative Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA), one of pure exploration, and often collaborative approaches to research our new public gallery on campus (see page 28). which has advanced my and writing. understanding of the world I engage with on All of our staff are research active, and their teaching draws on contemporary debates so many levels; it was a around visual cultural approaches to art and journey into my own globalisation, performance studies, queer interests (which I lost and studies, the environmental humanities, the Taught programmes Research programmes found several times curatorial, architecture and spatial practice, throughout the year). and art’s relationship to sound and Graduate Diploma in Contemporary MRes Curatorial/Knowledge The MA is flexible rather popular music. Art History than specific in many Career inspiration MA Contemporary Art Theory MRes Visual Cultures ways, but it teaches you Our former students have taken up a wide MA Research Architecture MPhil & PhD Curatorial/Knowledge how to plan a methodology, variety of creative and professional roles within design a narrative, and contemporary art and culture across the world. construct an argument Many alumni have set up their own enterprises MPhil & PhD Research Architecture and cultural initiatives. that responds to the most MPhil & PhD Visual Culture urgent and critical topics of our time.” Find out more gold.ac.uk/visual-cultures Check programme pages on our website for entry requirements; Hania see pages 117-118 for more information 106 MA Research Architecture 107 SPECIALIST PROGRAMMES FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
We offer a range of preparation programmes for international students – whether you want to improve your English language skills or develop your UK academic study skills before you start a postgraduate degree. Specialist programmes for international students international for programmes Specialist
108 109 Length and dates Entry requirements Fees for 2019-20 Pre-sessional English language 12 weeks full-time You can join the 12-week programme if your current £4,200* 15 June to overall UKVI IELTS score is 1.0 below the requirement 4 September 2020 for the degree you’re joining. The table below indicates what this will be. programmes (5-12 weeks) Degree entry Entry requirement for the requirement** 12-week programme 7.0 6.0 (with no individual score lower than 4.5) 6.5 5.5 (with no individual score lower than 4.5) 6.0 5.0 (with no individual score lower than 4.5) 5.5 4.5 (with no individual score lower than 4.5) 9 weeks full-time You can join the 9-week programme if your current £3,500* Improve your English language and academic 6 July to overall UKVI IELTS score is 0.5 below the requirement skills before you begin your degree. These 4 September 2020 for the degree you’re joining. The table below indicates programmes are for international students what this will be. who have a place on a degree at Goldsmiths and Degree entry Entry requirement for the want or need to improve their English language requirement** 9-week programme skills before they begin. Programmes last between 5 and 12 weeks, and start from June 7.0 6.5 (with no individual score each year, preparing you for studies beginning lower than 5.0) in the autumn. 6.5 6.0 (with no individual score lower than 5.0) Accommodation We have rooms available in our halls of 6.0 5.5 (with no individual score residence for the duration of the Pre-sessional lower than 5.0) courses. Room allocation is dependent on 5 weeks full-time You can join the 5-week programme if your current £2,130* availability, however other accommodation 3 August to overall UKVI IELTS score is 0.5 below the requirement options are available. If you are interested in 4 September 2020 for the degree you’re joining. The table below indicates applying, find out more about what is available what this will be. There is also a minimum writing skill at gold.ac.uk/accommodation/pre-sessional score requirement; details are below.
English language requirements Degree entry Entry requirement for the The English language requirements for our requirement** 5-week programme Pre-sessional programmes range from an 7.0 6.5 (with a minimum of 6.5 equivalent of IELTS 4.5 to 6.5; please check in writing) the table on the right to find the correct course for you. 6.5 6.0 (with a minimum of 6.0 in writing) You will need to take a UK Visas and Immigration 6.0 5.5 (with a minimum of 5.5 (UKVI) IELTS test for all of the Pre-sessional in writing) programmes. You can contact the Immigration Advisory Service if you have any questions about which test to take ([email protected]).
The English language requirements are based on our current UKVI visa regulations. Find out more The visa rules may change before you start your studies with us, so for the latest information Specialist programmes for international students international for programmes Specialist gold.ac.uk/international/ always contact our Immigration Advisory Service ([email protected]). pre-sessional-english-language *We ask for a £300 deposit when you accept our offer of a place. This amount is then deducted from your tuition fee when you begin the programme. **Check your degree entry requirements 110 at gold.ac.uk/course-finder 111 Pre-Masters Pathways (1 year)
Our Pre-Masters Pathway programmes will prepare you for your future postgraduate study in the UK, or act as a conversion course if you’ve studied one subject at undergraduate level but want to change focus at postgraduate level. They’re designed specially for international and EU students.
Specialise in a subject that interests you You can focus on a range of subjects – Creative & Cultural see pages 114-115 for further details about Industries each of the programmes. Improve your study skills and academic English Design You will also improve your study skills and use of academic English — the essential skills you will need to successfully study Media, Culture a Masters degree. UKVI IELTS
& Social Sciences Progression to our degrees On completion of the programme, 5.5 you’ll be awarded a Graduate Diploma or (with no individual component Music Pre-Masters Certificate and be guaranteed lower than 5.5) accepted a place on a relevant Goldsmiths Masters if you obtain an overall score of 50% or more; some progression routes are subject to an GUARANTEED interview – see pages 114-115 for details. ACCOMMODATION* with dedicated security Find out more and support staff gold.ac.uk/preparation PERSONAL TUTOR PROGRESSION onto a relevant Goldsmiths Masters degree with a pass Specialist programmes for international students international for programmes Specialist mark of 50% or more
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Media, Culture Creative & Cultural Music Design & Social Sciences Industries
Compulsory modules Compulsory modules • Academic Writing and Language Development • Academic Writing and Language Development • Academic Writing and Language Development • Academic Writing and Language Development • Academic Listening and Speaking • Academic Listening and Speaking • Academic Listening and Speaking • Academic Listening and Speaking • Critical Moments in Western Thought: • Critical Moments in Western Thought: • Critical Moments in Western Thought: • Introduction to Design Studio Practice Modernity and Postmodernity Modernity and Postmodernity Modernity and Postmodernity • Images and their Interpretations • Images and their Interpretations • Images and their Interpretations
Additional modules Options such as: • Studio Project: Application • Research Essay of Methods and Processes • Issues Around Modern Knowledge, • Introduction to Creative and • Advanced Classical Performance • Pathway Design Project Modern Power Cultural Industries • Soviet Music and Beyond • Issues Around Media and Technologies • Introduction to Arts Administration • Narrative, Representation and Popular Song and Cultural Policy • Minimalism and Postminimalism • Advanced Topics in History: Mozart’s Operas • Improvisation
If you pass at the required level you can progress onto these degrees: If you pass at the required level you can progress onto these degrees: • MA Anthropology & Cultural Politics • MA Arts Administration & Cultural Policy • MA Music (Contemporary Music Studies) • MA Design: Expanded Practice • MA Applied Anthropology & Community • MA Arts Administration & Cultural Policy: • MA Music (Ethnomusicology) & Youth Work Music Pathway • MA Music (Historical Musicology) • MA Applied Anthropology & Community • MA Creative & Cultural Entrepreneurship • MA Musical Theatre Development • MA Cultural Policy, Relations & Diplomacy • MMus Composition • MA Applied Theatre: Drama in Educational, • MA Cultural Studies • MMus Creative Practice Community & Social Contexts • MA Culture Industry • MMus Performance & Related Studies • MA Art & Politics • MA Social Entrepreneurship • MMus Popular Music • MA Cities & Society • MA Tourism & Cultural Policy • MMus Sonic Arts • MA Contemporary Art Theory • MA Critical & Creative Analysis Admission to these programmes is subject Admission to the MA programmes is subject • MA Education: Culture, Language & Identity to interview to interview • MA Film & Screen Studies • MA Gender, Media & Culture • MA Human Rights, Culture & Social Justice • MA International Relations • MA Media & Communications Length Minimum IELTS entry Fees per year (2019-20)* • MA Multilingualism, Linguistics & Education requirements • MA Performance & Culture: 1 year full-time UKVI IELTS 5.5 £12,830 (Media, Culture & Social Sciences; Interdisciplinary Perspectives (with no individual Creative & Cultural Industries) • MA Performance Making component lower than 5.5) £13,600 (Music; Design) • MA Political Communications • MA Postcolonial Culture & Global Policy • MA Promotional Media: Public Relations, Advertising & Marketing • MA Social Anthropology • MSc Social Research • MA Sociocultural Linguistics • MA Understanding Domestic Violence & Sexual Abuse • MA Visual Anthropology Specialist programmes for international students international for programmes Specialist • MA Visual Sociology • MA World Theatres
*Fees for 2020 haven’t yet been set, so as a guide we’ve listed the 2019 fees. They are subject 114 to annual review and are likely to increase by approximately 3-5% each year. 115 How to apply Entry requirements
For the majority of our postgraduate programmes MPhil and PhD programmes Our minimum entry requirements are outlined English language requirements you apply directly to Goldsmiths using our online If you’re applying for an MPhil/PhD you should below. For entry to some Masters degrees you If English isn’t your first language, you’ll need to application system. Just visit the programme get in touch with the programme contact or will need higher grades, or you might be asked to meet our English language requirements to study page of the course you’re interested in on our academic department in which you’d like to meet further requirements, such as providing a with us. We accept a wide range of proficiency website, where there’ll be more information study before you submit your application. It may portfolio, or completing work experience or qualifications but prefer IELTS. If you need about the steps you need to go through. also be possible to arrange an advisory meeting ‘fitness to train’ criteria. You might also be assistance with your English language, we offer with your preferred supervisor. As part of considered for some programmes if you aren’t a range of Pre-Masters Pathways and Pre-sessional The exceptions are: your application you’ll need to write a research a graduate, but have relevant experience and English Language programmes that can help • PGCE programmes: you apply through UCAS proposal. This should: can show that you have the ability to work prepare you for postgraduate study – find out Teacher Training at postgraduate level. You should check online more on pages 110-115. • MA Social Work: you apply through UCAS • Persuade the reader that you have an programme pages for the most up-to-date interesting project in mind, that you have entry requirements. Degree programmes If you’re an international student you can apply original ideas, and that you have the skills and As a guide, you need a minimum score of 6.5 in for any of our full-time programmes. understanding required to achieve your plans Minimum entry requirements IELTS (with a minimum of 6.5 in the written test). • State your case clearly and accessibly Masters degrees, Postgraduate Diplomas However, some of our programmes require a When to apply • Be realistic in terms of what you expect to and Postgraduate Certificates higher IELTS score. This will be stated on online We accept applications from October for students achieve with your research You should normally have (or expect to be prospectus entries. wanting to start the following September. Some • Explain how your research will fit within the awarded) an undergraduate degree of at least of our programmes have application deadlines, scholarly community that you’re applying to be second class standard in a relevant subject. Pre-sessional English Language programmes and if you’re applying for funding (see pages a part of, and make connections with the and Pre-Masters Pathways 120-121) you may need to apply by certain dates. supervisor you’d like to work with MRes programmes See pages 110-115. Bear this in mind so that you’ve got enough time You should normally have (or expect to be to complete your application. Read our advice for writing a research proposal awarded) an undergraduate degree of at least Get in touch at gold.ac.uk/pg/apply/research-proposal upper second class standard in a relevant subject. If you have any questions before you apply Selection process you can email our Enquiries team: After you’ve submitted your application it will be MPhil/PhD programmes [email protected] reviewed by our staff. You may also be invited to Find out more You should normally have (or expect to be an interview (either in person or via Skype). Once gold.ac.uk/pg/apply awarded) a taught Masters in a relevant subject. If you have any questions after you’ve applied your application and qualifications have been you can email our Admissions team: considered, we’ll let you know whether you’ll be Pre-sessional English Language programmes [email protected] offered a place. and Pre-Masters Pathways See pages 110-115. You can also call +44 (0)20 7078 5300.
International qualifications We accept a wide range of international qualifications in addition to the ones listed here. You can find out more about the qualifications we accept from around the world at gold.ac.uk/ international/regions How to apply | Entry requirements
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In addition to IELTS we also accept the following qualifications for study at degree level or above as proof of English language capability. Students who hold the following qualifications at the Fees right level will not need to submit an IELTS test score. Please note that these qualifications are only valid if they were taken within the four years prior to 31 July 2020. If your qualification isn’t listed, The UK government has different classifications for a student’s fee status. If you’re living please contact [email protected] (or have lived) outside the UK, you may need to have a fee status assessment and this will be done by Goldsmiths when you apply. For general advice on tuition fee status, please visit the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) website at ukcisa.org.uk
Qualification Result* Home students Advanced fee payments Fees for 2020 haven’t yet been set (this is likely to All self-financed** students who are ‘international’ A-level in English from a UK awarding body Grade C happen in autumn 2019), so as a guide we’ve for the purposes of tuition fees are asked to pay listed the 2019 fees below. These show the typical an advanced payment of tuition fees of £3,000 Bellerbys Foundation Programme** 65% overall ranges of tuition fees for full-time students. They (or £300 for Pre-sessional programmes, page 111) are quoted per year and are subject to annual as soon as possible after receiving an unconditional Cambridge Advanced English Grade C review; please note that they were correct at the offer. This money is deducted from your total fee Cambridge Proficiency English Grade C time of printing but may be subject to change. liability for the academic year, and, if you do You can check programme pages on our website require a Tier 4 visa, we will list the payment on CATS College Please contact our Admissions team to find the exact fee for each programme. your Confirmation of Acceptance of Studies (CAS) statement. We can’t issue a CAS without the GCSE/O-level in English from a UK awarding body Grade C/Grade 4 MA, MFA & MSc programmes: £6,330-£12,940 payment, unless you meet one of the exemptions MMus programmes: £6,990-£10,140 set out online. Hong Kong Examinations and Assessments Authority Grade 4 PGCE programmes: £9,250 Indian Standard X/Indian Standard XII 75% in both exams MRes programmes: £6,330-£7,750 **Self-financing is the description given MPhil/PhD programmes: £4,327 to any student without a UK Visas and International Baccalaureate (taught in English) Successful completion at 28+ points Immigration (UKVI) defined ‘official sponsor’. EU students Official sponsors include any university, International Baccalaureate with English as a subject At Higher Level 4 At the time of printing, the UK government government, international organisation or announced that EU fees for 2020 will be fixed at company. Full details will be sent if you are International Baccalaureate English Language A: At Higher Level 4 or Standard Level 5 the home fee rate. This fee level will remain the offered a place at Goldsmiths. You can find out Literature/International Baccalaureate English same for the duration of your programme. Please more about the advanced payment of fees at Language A: Language & Literature see the ‘home students’ section above for details. gold.ac.uk/immigration/before-you-arrive/ International Baccalaureate English Language B At Higher Level 4 or Standard Level 6 You can also read our guidance at gold.ac.uk/eu other-information
INTO University Foundation Programme** Please contact our Admissions team International students Paying your fees Fees for 2020 haven’t yet been set (this is likely to Tuition fees are due at or before enrolment. The INTO University Graduate Diploma Please contact our Admissions team happen in autumn 2019), so as a guide we’ve payment of your annual tuition fee can be spread listed the 2019 fees below. These show the typical over a series of direct debit payments, starting Kaplan University Foundation Certificate** Please contact our Admissions team ranges of tuition fees for full-time students. They in October 2020. You can also pay in full by Kaplan Pre-Masters Programme Grade B or 65% overall are quoted per year and are subject to annual cheque and most major credit cards or online. review; please note that they were correct at the Find out more at gold.ac.uk/student-services/ Malaysian 1119 English module Grade B time of printing but may be subject to change. tuition-fees
Norwegian Vitnemal in English Grade 4 Pre-Masters Pathways: See pages 114-115 All information was correct at the time of MA, MFA & MSc programmes: £14,430-£23,160 print. For the latest information please visit OnCampus (CEG) Undergraduate Foundation Programme** Please contact our Admissions team MMus programmes: £14,430-£18,340 gold.ac.uk/pg/fees-funding Singapore Integrated Programme (IP) in Language Arts Grade C PGCE programmes: £15,040 MRes programmes: £14,430-£18,340 Singapore O/A Level Grade C MPhil/PhD programmes: £14,430-£19,760
USA 3 Advanced Placements Grades 33 Please check programme pages on our website to find the exact fee for each programme.
Entry requirements Fees | *Results listed above are equivalent to IELTS 6.5; please visit gold.ac.uk/pg/apply/english-language or contact our Admissions team for additional equivalencies and further details. English language qualifications should be less than two years old at the time you will start your studies with us. **The English component score can be accepted as proof of English. 118 119 Scholarships and funding
Funding your studies is obviously a key Please note that these studentships are shared International students If you want to know more about working consideration that you’ll want to prepare for. across a consortium of universities, of which Country-specific funding during your studies, the IAS offers a series of As a postgraduate student there are several Goldsmiths is a part. Studentships generally Your home country may offer scholarships or dedicated visa drop-in sessions during the year. types of funding that may be available to you: cover tuition fees, an annual maintenance special funding opportunities. Popular You can check the dates at gold.ac.uk/ grant (sometimes called a ‘stipend’), and opportunities include Chevening, Commonwealth immigration/contact • Funding from Goldsmiths research training. Scholarship Commission (CSC), and Fulbright • Funding from research councils Commission scholarships. Visit gold.ac.uk/ Living costs • Funding from the UK government Find out more at gold.ac.uk/studentships international/regions or contact your Ministry of The cost of living and studying in London can be • External sources of funding Education or local British Council office, British higher than some parts of the UK, although Funding from the UK government High Commission or Embassy for information Goldsmiths’ location in South-East London means Funding from Goldsmiths A Postgraduate Loan can help with course about sources of funding. that the cost is lower than in central London. We offer a range of Goldsmiths-wide fees and living costs while you study a Masters If you’re an international student, we encourage scholarships, bursaries and fee waivers that degree. The loans, which are up to £10,906 per Federal loans for North American students you to have at least £300 in British currency on can provide financial assistance for study at student in 2019, are: For eligible students from the US, we are your arrival in the UK for your immediate needs postgraduate level. Some academic departments approved by the US Department of Education to until you set up a UK bank account. You can also offer their own subject-specific funding • A contribution towards the cost of study offer federal loans. If you wish to be considered, use international.studentcalculator.org to budget for prospective students. • Non-means tested you should complete the Free Application for your studies. • P aid directly to the student into a UK Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and list Goldsmiths Find out more at gold.ac.uk/pg/fees-funding bank account as a college to receive the results of your FAFSA. Our Federal School Code is G11765. You can find Find out more Funding from research councils – UK and EU students may be eligible, but out more on our website. gold.ac.uk/pg/fees-funding PhD studentships please visit gov.uk/postgraduate-loan for We’ve been successful in securing multimillion full details. Canadian students are also able to use their pound funding for PhDs in the arts and government loans. Goldsmiths is registered to humanities, computing, creative industries and External sources of funding certify national and provincial loans and grants. the social sciences, through our involvement in Charities, trusts and professional bodies several doctoral training centres and sometimes offer funding that you can apply for Working during your studies consortiums. This currently includes: before and during your studies. Search online or You may wish to find part-time work during use websites like scholarship-search.org.uk and your studies. If you have a Tier 4 student visa • 56 studentships per year through the CHASE thescholarshiphub.org.uk for details. (see page 122), you will only usually be able to AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership, for work for up to 20 hours during the week (if you research in the arts and humanities are a degree level student or above), or 10 hours • 37 studentships per year through the SeNSS per week (if you are studying below degree level) Doctoral Training Partnership, funding by the during term time. You can find out more on the ESRC for research in the social sciences Immigration Advisory Service web pages at • 12 studentships per year through the EPSRC gold.ac.uk/immigration Centre for Doctoral Training in Intelligent Games and Game Intelligence (IGGI) to fund the next generation of digital games researchers, designers, developers and entrepreneurs • 12 studentships per year through the Design Star Consortium for research in design Scholarships and funding funding and Scholarships
120 121 Culture Industry MA 91 Please note that the UK’s exit from the Curating MFA 77 European Union (‘Brexit’) could impact on Visas and Index of Dance Movement Psychotherapy MA 105 the visa status of EU nationals. The Data Science MSc 73 Immigration Advisory Service will advise immigration students before their programme starts and programmes Design: Expanded Practice MA 79 help with any applications. Regular updates Digital Journalism MA/MSc 87 will be published at gold.ac.uk/immigration Digital Media (with pathways in: Theory; Theory & Practice [Image Making]; Theory & Practice [Critical Computing] MA 91 Dramaturgy & Writing for Performance MA 103 If you are coming to the UK for more than six Supporting you through the application process Taught programmes Education: Culture, Language & Identity MA 81 months and are from outside the European The IAS will contact all international students Events & Experience Management MA 75 Economic Area you probably need a visa to about the visa process throughout the summer Anthropology & Cultural Politics MA 65 Film & Screen Studies MA 91 study with us. before your programme starts. Anthropology & Museum Practice MA 65 Filmmaking (with pathways in: Cinematography; Applied Anthropology & Community Directing Fiction; Editing; Producing; Tier 4 (General) visa If you’re applying from overseas & Youth Work MA 71 This is the most common type of student visa, We will write to you at each step of the application Screen Documentary; Sound Recording, and is usually for those studying full-time process with important visa information, Applied Anthropology & Community Arts MA 71 Post-Production & Design) MA 91 with Goldsmiths. and will support you through the process. Applied Anthropology & Community Forensic Psychology MSc 97 Development MA 71 Fine Art MFA 67 If you require a Tier 4 student visa you will need If you’re applying from inside the UK Applied Theatre: Drama in Educational, Foundations in Clinical Psychology & Health to demonstrate to UK Visas and Immigration The IAS will help you make your application. Community & Social Contexts MA 103 Services MSc 97 (UKVI) that you can cover your living costs in Art & Politics MA 95 Gender, Media & Culture MA 101 addition to your tuition fees when you make Check gold.ac.uk/immigration/contact for Art Psychotherapy MA 105 Global Media & Transnational your visa application. ways to get in touch. Artists’ Film & Moving Image MA 67 Communications MA 91 Arts Administration & Cultural Policy MA 69 Global Political Economy MA 95 For most students applying for a visa to study Further information Arts Administration & Cultural Policy: Music History MA 85 with us in 2019 this was £11,385 plus tuition If you have already applied to Goldsmiths fees (please note that you’ll need to account for and have a question, you can contact our Pathway MA 93 Human Rights, Culture & Social Justice MA 101 extra if you are bringing family members with International team by emailing international@ Arts & Learning MA 81 Humanistic & Psychodynamic you) and an annual National Health Services gold.ac.uk or calling +44 (0)20 7078 5300. Black British History MA 85 Counselling Graduate Certificate 105 (NHS) surchage (currently £300 per year). This Black British Writing MA 103 Independent Games & Playable surcharge will entitle you to use the NHS while Please note: the rules about student visas Brands, Communication & Culture MA 91 Experience Design MA 73 you are in the UK. You won’t be charged for change regularly. You should check with Children’s Literature MA 81 International Relations MA 95 emergency healthcare, hospital treatment or the IAS if you are unsure about something. Children’s Literature: Children’s Illustration MA 91 Journalism MA 87 further medical treatment. (Please note that you The visa and immigration advice on this Cities & Society MA 101 Literary Studies (with pathways in: American will still need to pay for certain types of services, page is correct at the time of printing, Coaching PGCert 89 Literature & Culture; Comparative Literature for example prescriptions, dental treatments but the latest information will always Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) & Criticism; Critical Theory; Literature of the and eye tests.) Visit gold.ac.uk/immigration for be available on our website. MSc/PGDip 105 Caribbean & its Diasporas; Modern Literature; further information. Cognitive & Clinical Neuroscience MSc 97 Romantic & Victorian Literature & Culture; Guidance and support Find out more Composition MMus 93 Shakespeare: Early & Modern) MA 83 The Immigration Advisory Service (IAS) at gold.ac.uk/immigration Computational Arts MA/MFA 73 Luxury Brand Management MA 75 Goldsmiths provides visa advice and guidance to Computational Cognitive Neuroscience MSc 73 Management of Innovation MSc 89 all international students – from before you Computer Games Art & Design MA 73 Marketing & Technology MSc 89 arrive, through to when you graduate. This Computer Games Programming MSc 73 Media & Communications MA 91 includes help with making a student visa Consumer Behaviour MSc 89 Migration & Mobility MA 65 application overseas, travelling around Europe Contemporary Art History Graduate Diploma 107 Multilingualism, Linguistics & Education MA 81 during vacations, and applying for work visas Contemporary Art Theory MA 107 Museums & Galleries Entrepreneurship PGCert 75 after your studies. You’ll find lots of useful Counselling MA 105 Music (Contemporary Music Studies; information at gold.ac.uk/immigration and you can also contact the IAS at any point by email for Creative & Cultural Entrepreneurship MA 75 Ethnomusicology; Musicology; Popular Music help and guidance: [email protected] Creative & Life Writing MA 83 Research; General) MA 93 Creative Practice MMus 93 Music, Mind & Brain MSc 97 Visas and immigration | Index of programmes Creative Writing & Education MA 81 Musical Theatre MA 103 Critical & Creative Analysis MA 101 Occupational Psychology MSc 89 Cultural Policy, Relations & Diplomacy MA 69 Performance & Culture: Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies MA 91 Perspectives MA 103 122 123 Performance & Related Studies MMus 93 PGCE programmes Music (Research; Composition; Performance Performance Making MA 103 Practice; Sonic Arts) 93 Photography: The Image & Electronic Arts MA 91 Primary PGCE 81 Politics 95 Photography & Urban Cultures MA 101 Secondary Standard Programme PGCE: Psychology 97 Political Communications MA 91 Art & Design; Biology; Chemistry; Design & Psychology (IMS) 89 Politics, Development & the Global South MA 95 Technology; Drama; English; Mathematics; Religious Studies 71 Popular Music MMus 93 Media Studies with English; Modern Research Architecture 107 Postcolonial Culture & Global Policy MA 91 Languages; Physics 81 Social Work 99 Professional Leadership for Social Work Secondary Part-Time Programme PGCE: Sociology 101 MA/PGDip/PGCert 99 Biology; Chemistry; Design & Technology; Translation 83 Promotional Media: Public Relations, Advertising English; Physics 81 Translation by Practice 83 & Marketing MA 91 Visual Anthropology 65 Psychology of the Arts, Neuroaesthetics Visual Culture 107 & Creativity MSc 97 Research programmes Visual Sociology 101 Psychology of Social Relations MSc 97 MRes Queer History MA 85 Anthropology 65 Please note: most of our departments offer Race, Media & Social Justice MA 101 Curatorial/Knowledge 107 research opportunities, so if your area of interest Radio MA 87 English 83 isn’t listed above feel free to get in touch with Research Architecture MA 107 History 85 a suitable member of staff directly. Script Writing MA 91 Media & Communications 91 Social Anthropology MA 65 Research Methods in Psychology 97 Social Entrepreneurship MA 75 Visual Anthropology 65 Social Research MSc 101 Visual Cultures 107 Social Work MA 99 Social Work CPD (Continuing Professional MPhil & PhD Development) modules MA-level 99 Anthropology 65 Sociocultural Linguistics MA 83 Art 67 Sonic Arts MMus 93 Art Practice & Learning 81 Television Journalism MA 87 Art Psychotherapy 105 Tourism & Cultural Policy MA 69 Arts & Computational Technology 73 Translation MA 83 Community & Youth Work 71 Understanding Domestic Violence Computer Science 73 & Sexual Abuse MA 105 Counselling & Psychotherapy 105 Understanding Domestic Violence & Sexual Creative Writing 83 Abuse Distance Learning MA 105 Cultural Management & Creative User Experience Engineering MSc 73 Entrepreneurship 69 Virtual & Augmented Reality (3D Graphics Cultural Studies 91 & User Experience Pathway) MA 73 Curatorial/Knowledge 107 Virtual & Augmented Reality (Programming Design 79 & Computer Science Pathway) MSc 73 Drama 103 Visual Anthropology MA 65 Education 81 Visual Sociology MA 101 English, Comparative Literature or Linguistics 83 World Theatres MA 103 History 85 Literary & Critical Theory 83 Management 89 Media & Communications 91 Index of programmes of Index
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