BA (Hons) Economics

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 economists toolbox to solve central problems faced by todays 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. See what our students say about the small-group teaching environment.
• This degree will give you crucial skills for todays 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 3^rd in London (20^th across the UK) by The Guardians guide to the best UK universities (2021). London is the financial hub of the UK and you will have access to todays best business leaders, economists, and policy practitioners. Find out what our students say about Economics programmes on ourYouTube channel.
• 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. You can choose the one that best suits your interests and future plans. These minor specialisations are:
  • Communication and Technology
  • Markets and Organisations
  • Human Behaviour and Choice
  • The Creative Impulse
  • Concepts, Ideas and Perspectives.

• 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, Kings College London and Imperial College.
• We have a dedicated member of staff who supports and guides students withemployability, preparing for job search and mentoring activities.
• 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 theInstitute 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.
• A recent project isEconomics: Past, Present and Future, a website produced by Economics at Goldsmiths and used across universities in the UK. On this website, students can find a series of interviews of celebrated economists such asSheila Dow,Geoff Harcourt,Charles Goodhart,Tony Lawson,Julie NelsonandHa-Joon Chang.

Contact the department

If you have specific questions about the degree, contact Dr Andrés Lazzarini.

To study at Goldsmiths, you will need to demonstrate that you have a good level of written and spoken English. IELTS requirements for each programme can be found on the relevant programme page.