London, England
Study Media and Culture at Goldsmith's College, University of London
The Vassar Media and Culture Studies Program in London is open to all majors. Goldsmiths College—ranked top London university in Media and Communications, Music, and Visual Arts—is also among the most respected UK colleges in Anthropology, Cinema Studies, Cultural Studies, Drama, Economics, History, Literary Studies, Political Theory, Psychology, and Sociology.
Vassar students live in Goldsmith’s dormitories on the New Cross campus, South East London, 15 minutes from the central city, and have access to all benefits available to Goldsmiths students. These include research centers, computer labs, clubs, athletic teams, trips around the UK and Europe, counseling, and healthcare. Students are also granted membership to the Students’ Union, library, and fitness facilities at Goldsmiths and all other University of London campuses.
The Vassar Media and Culture Studies Program in London balances immersion in a great global city with the security of a small program and resident Faculty Director, providing community, as well as personal and pedagogical support.
As of fall 2023, the curriculum at Goldsmiths will offer four Vassar credits:
- One seminar taught by the Vassar Faculty Director will introduce students to London's thriving cultural environment through site visits and meetings with notable practitioners. The topic of the seminar varies from year to year.
- Three Goldsmiths modules; at least one of these modules must be a Media and Communications course. Otherwise, students may select a course from among more than two dozen multidisciplinary offerings.
For more information about these possibilities and for the course descriptions, please consult the Goldsmiths catalogue.
This program is offered only during the Fall Semester.