Economics

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Year 1 (credit level 4)
In your first year, you'll take the following compulsory modules:
Introductory Economics
Economic Reasoning
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Economy
Mathematics for Economics and Business
Identity, Agency & Environment 1
Identity, Agency & Environment 2

Year 2 (credit level 5)
In your second year, you'll study the following compulsory modules.
Intermediate Microeconomics
Intermediate Macroeconomics
Quantitative Economics
Applied Quantitative Economics
History of Economic Ideas
Economic History
My Career Strategy
or
The Goldsmiths Project

In addition, you will choose an optional module. Options include: Accounting and Finance, Development Economics, Money, Banking and the Financial System, Entrepreneurial Behaviour, and many more.

Year 3 (credit level 6)
In your final year, you take the following compulsory modules.
International Economics
Public Economics
Communications and Presentation Skills
Individual and Institutional Economic Behaviour

You'll also take 60 credits of optional modules.

Please note that due to staff research commitments not all of these modules may be available every year.

You’ll be assessed by a variety of methods, depending on your module choices. These include coursework, examinations, group work and projects.