Economics, BA (Hons)

Study economics for a constantly changing world. This degree offers you formal and rigorous training in economic theory with real-world applications, and allows you to specialise in a key area of the modern economy.Why study BA Economics at Goldsmiths

• This degree is unique because it presents a pluralist view of the economy. We provide formal and rigorous training in economics and its many schools of thought, giving you a wider variety of perspectives than you will find elsewhere.

• We also offer something on top of that: an understanding of the real-world context of economics. So that you will be able to effectively use the economist’s toolbox to solve central problems faced by today’s economy.

• You will learn in small groups and will be assigned a personal tutor for the three years of your undergraduate degree. Your tutor will meet regularly with you, follow your progress, and will be your first point of contact in our programme.

• This degree will give you crucial skills for today’s competitive labour market. In recent surveys, employers said that on top of economics graduates’ analytical skills, graduates need a more pluralistic approach to economics. They would also welcome more awareness of economic history, of real-world contexts, and of the limitations of current economic models. They want economists to be able to better communicate their findings to non-specialists. Our degree provides exactly this mix of skills.

• Economics at Goldsmiths is ranked 3rd in London (20th across the UK) by The Guardian’s guide to the best UK universities (2021). London is the financial hub of the UK and you will have access to today’s best business leaders, economists, and policy practitioners.

• You will cover economic analysis, finance and accounting, maths and statistics, microeconomics, macroeconomics, quantitative methods, and communication and presentation skills. Also, you will be given a choice of modules across departments organised in five minor specialisations from your first year of study.

• To prepare for your future career, we run a wide array of activities to enhance your skills, network and job opportunities. These include mentorship schemes, competitive placements, CV and interview workshops, announcements of job opportunities. The department has a staff member fully dedicated to supporting students’ job market search.

• Our graduates start careers in a wide range of jobs in consultancy, finance, data analysis, and government. Recent employers include Lloyds Bank, Deloitte, KPMG, CapGemini, Public Health England, Civil Service Fast Stream, Department for Transport. They also go on to postgraduate studies at top institutions in the UK and abroad. Institutions include Cambridge, LSE, New York University, King’s College London and Imperial College.

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

• You'll be part of the Institute of Management Studies, which is highly interdisciplinary and has academics researching not only in Economics and Political Economy, but also in Consumer Theory, Management, Business Psychology, Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The Goldsmiths research community that you will come in contact with is in fact even larger and includes leading experts from Sociology, Psychology, Computing, Media Studies, History, Politics, Design and other departments teaching optional modules for the BA Economics degree.

• We are proud to be associated with the Goldsmiths’ Library of Economic Literature, which is the main collection in economics literature in the Senate House Library. This is one of the most important libraries in the history of economics and business in the world.