Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Goldsmiths, University of London

Politics, Philosophy and Economics (BA (Hons), LLV1) at Goldsmiths, University of London asked for BBB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had under 96 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on gold.ac.uk ↗

A-level grades

~BBB

Selective

120 points · around BBB

Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check gold.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120

The middle entrant had under 96 points. At least 70% had fewer than the 120 asked.

40 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 78%, other higher education 15%, other qualifications 3%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
Code: LLV1
Duration: 3 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1, Year 2
Year: 2027

Student experience

After the first yearThis course

85%

still studying

UK 91%

15%

left higher education

UK 6%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

30 students · started 2022-24

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%86%

Learning opportunities91%85%

Assessment and feedback75%79%

Academic support94%90%

Organisation and management53%88%

Learning resources79%90%

Student voice69%80%

15 final-year students · 73% responded · NSS 2024-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

15 months

£28k3 years

£25k5 years

£30k

£10k£20k£30k£40k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 75 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onWider subject at this uni

65% working11% working and studying3% studying8% unemployed12% other

UK, same subject: 85% in work or study

54%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 60%

72%

say their work is meaningful

UK 82%

47%

use what they learned

UK 55%

Administrative occupations10%
Welfare and housing associate professionals10%
Elementary occupations10%
Welfare Professionals9%
Business and public service associate professionals6%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 175 graduates · 51% responded · 2022-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: London, Greater London, England
Postcode: SE14 6NW

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Subjects

philosophy historical, philosophical and religious studies
economics social sciences
politics social sciences

Campus

Campus: Goldsmiths College
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Philosophy at other universities

The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.

University	Course	Entry	Middle entrant
Bath Spa University	Creative Writing and Philosophy and Ethics BA/BSc (H)	BBB - BCC	96–111
Goldsmiths, University of London	Politics, Philosophy and Economics this course	BBB	under 96
Keele University	Philosophy, Politics and Economics BA (Hons)	120 points	96–111
Manchester Metropolitan University	Philosophy, Politics and Economics BA (Hons)	112 - 120 points	96–111
Oxford Brookes University	Anthropology and Philosophy (joint honours) BA/BSc (H)	120 points	—
Royal Holloway, University of London	Sociology and Philosophy BA (Hons)	BBB - BBC	112–127
St Mary's University, Twickenham	Theological Studies with CertHE Philosophy BA (Hons)	120 points	96–111
Swansea University	Philosophy BA (Hons)	120 points	96–111
University of Oxford	Classics with Foundation Year BA (Hons)	BBB	192–207
University of Reading	Art and Philosophy BA (Hons)	BBB	128–143
University of Stirling	Computing Science and Philosophy BSc (Hons)	BBB	144–159

See all 610 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

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