Goldsmiths, University of London recognises and welcomes applications from students on Kings university degree preparation programmes.
Students are counselled and Offers made based on the formal tariff agreement between Kings and the university.
On successful completion of their studies at Kings, students can progress to Goldsmiths to continue their degree studies.
About Goldsmiths
Goldsmiths University of London has an excellent reputation as an academic and research institution with a famously strong arts and social sciences offering and there are several world-renowned artists among its alumni, including Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen, Mercury-prize winning musician James Blake and Turner prize winners Damien Hirst and Laure Prouvost. The main campus stretches over the busy, vibrant district of New Cross, just 10 minutes by train from Central London.
Key Facts
- #80 in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025
- #60 in the Complete University Guide 2025
- #109 in the Guardian Good University Guide 2025
- #4 for Art and design (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025)
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- Seven Goldsmiths alumni have won the Turner prize.
- The university comprises 20 academic departments offering postgraduate and undergraduate degrees in everything from the arts, humanities and social sciences to computing and business management.
- Recent developments include a £2.9m performance and teaching space for student and public use, containing studios and a 200-seat theatre. The University has also opened the Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art, an art gallery of eight diverse spaces in a redeveloped listed building that once housed public baths.
Your route to Goldsmiths
Depending on the degree subject you want to pursue at Goldsmiths, you will choose from:
Key facts
- January 2025
- September 2025
- Bournemouth
- Brighton
- London
- Oxford
- 1 academic year (3 terms)
- Average 21 hours per week plus homework and private study
- Academic: Good grades at high school or equivalent institution
- Language: Minimum IELTS 5.5 (5.0 in Reading and Writing) or equivalent
- Minimum age: 16.5