Departments

Our academic departments offer a range of undergraduate and postgraduate study options across a range of disciplines from the arts and humanities to entrepreneurial business and management.

School of Arts and Humanities

Art

We make, curate and write about contemporary art in a dynamic, critical and interdisciplinary environment.

Design

At Goldsmiths design is our DNA. But we’re not interested in just producing it, we’re interested in defining it.

English and Creative Writing

From classical literature and linguistics to creative writing and contemporary fiction, we're critical and creative.

Music

From symphonies to soundscape, from Errollyn Wallen to James Blake, our music studies are distinctive and inclusive.

Theatre and Performance

We approach performance in exciting and challenging ways, within and beyond European traditions.

School of Culture and Society

Anthropology

We’re pushing anthropology forward, pioneering new fields in visual anthropology and the anthropology of modernity.

History

History isn't just a sequence of events. We look at a history that’s non-linear, interdisciplinary and comparative.

Law

Goldsmiths Law prepares students for 21st-century legal practice and empowers them to pursue exciting career paths.

Media, Communications and Cultural Studies

At the heart of the communications professions and media industries, we ask the hard questions about the media.

Politics and International Relations

At Goldsmiths the study of politics goes beyond voting systems, parliaments and the conventional arenas of power.

Sociology

Sociology is a craft, a vocation, and is transformative to study.

Visual Cultures

We explore new forms of art theory and history, art practice and visual culture.

School of Professional Studies, Science and Technology

Computing

Our unique teaching style lets students develop their creative potential while learning solid computing skills.

Educational Studies

We see education as a window to view the world; something with the power to define who we are and how we live.

Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship

Delivering entrepreneurship, cultural management and policy education to the creative and cultural sectors.

Institute of Management Studies

People. Behaviour. Change. You need to be creative to manage all three.

Psychology

Our courses, from cognitive neuroscience to anomalistic psychology, are accredited and diverse.

Social, Therapeutic and Community Studies

Our degrees are informed by our commitment to social justice and applied practices.

Other academic areas

Centre for Academic Language and Literacies

If English isn't your first language, we have a wide range of programmes to help you succeed in academic writing.

Confucius Institute for Dance and Performance

We explore all facets of Chinese studies, from language to history and dance.

Research Centres and Units

Research at Goldsmiths is organised in many different ways. One of the most common is to bring colleagues from across campus together in a number of interdisciplinary research centres and units.

See all our Research Centres and Units