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Goldsmiths, University of London - Course Finder Access Skill

Access course information and academic programs at Goldsmiths, University of London through their course finder system.

Overview

Goldsmiths uses a Funnelback-powered course finder that returns search results as HTML. This skill provides direct HTTP access to search and retrieve course information, including:

• Course search with multiple filter options
• Detailed course information from individual course pages
• Department/school information
• Available filter options

Functions

search_courses

Search for courses with optional filters and pagination.

Parameters:

• function: "search_courses" (required)
• query: Search query (optional)
• school: Filter by school (see get_filters for valid values)
• course_level: Filter by course level (see get_filters for valid values)
• study_mode: Filter by study mode (optional)
• academic_area: Filter by academic area (optional)
• page: Page number, default 1 (optional)

Example:

result = await execute({
    "function": "search_courses",
    "school": "Media, Communications and Cultural Studies",
    "page": 1
})

Returns:

{
  "success": true,
  "total_on_page": 10,
  "current_page": 1,
  "total_pages": 4,
  "has_next_page": true,
  "courses": [
    {
      "title": "BA (Hons) Media & Communications",
      "url": "https://www.gold.ac.uk/ug/ba-media-communications/",
      "summary": "Bringing together media practice and communications theory...",
      "level": "Undergraduate",
      "image_url": "https://..."
    }
  ]
}

get_course_details

Get detailed information about a specific course.

Parameters:

• function: "get_course_details" (required)
• url: Full URL of the course page (required)

Example:

result = await execute({
    "function": "get_course_details",
    "url": "https://www.gold.ac.uk/ug/ba-media-communications/"
})

Returns:

{
  "success": true,
  "course": {
    "url": "https://www.gold.ac.uk/ug/ba-media-communications/",
    "course_code": "P300",
    "name": "BA Media & Communications",
    "description": "Bringing together media practice...",
    "prerequisites": "CCC",
    "credits": 360,
    "award": "BA",
    "study_mode": "Full-time",
    "start_date": "2025-09-22",
    "end_date": "2028-06-19",
    "location": "Goldsmiths, University of London",
    "provider": "Goldsmiths, University of London"
  }
}

get_filters

Get all available filter options for course search.

Parameters:

• function: "get_filters" (required)

Example:

result = await execute({
    "function": "get_filters"
})

Returns:

{
  "success": true,
  "filters": {
    "School|courseschool": {
      "display_name": "School",
      "options": [
        {"label": "Art", "value": "Art"},
        {"label": "Computing", "value": "Computing"},
        {"label": "Media, Communications and Cultural Studies", "value": "Media, Communications and Cultural Studies"}
      ]
    },
    "Course level|courselevel": {
      "display_name": "Course level",
      "options": [
        {"label": "Undergraduate and Integrated Degrees (BA, BSc, BMus, LLB)", "value": "Undergraduate and Integrated Degrees<br />(BA, BSc, BMus, LLB)"},
        {"label": "Masters (MA, MSc, MMus, MRes, LLM)", "value": "Masters<br />(MA, MSc, MMus, MRes, LLM)"}
      ]
    }
  }
}

get_department_info

Get information about a department or school.

Parameters:

• function: "get_department_info" (required)
• slug: URL slug of the department (required)

Example:

result = await execute({
    "function": "get_department_info",
    "slug": "media-communications"
})

Available Schools

• Art
• Computing
• Creative Management
• Design
• Global Change
• Media, Communications and Cultural Studies
• Mind, Body and Society
• Music, English and Theatre

Available Course Levels

• Undergraduate and Integrated Degrees (BA, BSc, BMus, LLB)
• Masters (MA, MSc, MMus, MRes, LLM)
• Graduate Diplomas, Postgraduate Diplomas and Certificates (GDip, PGDip and PGCert)
• Research degrees (PhD, MPhil)
• PGCE
• International Foundation Certificates (IFC)

Technical Notes

1. Search System: The course finder uses a Funnelback-powered search system that returns HTML results.

2. Filter Values: Filter values for course_level contain HTML <br /> tags. These should be preserved when passing as parameters. Use the get_filters function to get the exact values.

3. Pagination: Uses start_rank parameter (1, 11, 21, etc.) with 10 results per page.

4. Course Detail Pages: Extract JSON-LD structured data with the Course schema.org type for comprehensive course information.

5. Rate Limiting: Implemented with reasonable delays between requests.

Common Use Cases

Get all courses in a school

# Get all Media, Communications and Cultural Studies courses
result = await execute({
    "function": "search_courses",
    "school": "Media, Communications and Cultural Studies"
})

Search for a specific course

# Search for journalism courses
result = await execute({
    "function": "search_courses",
    "query": "journalism"
})

Get undergraduate courses only

result = await execute({
    "function": "search_courses",
    "course_level": "Undergraduate and Integrated Degrees<br />(BA, BSc, BMus, LLB)"
})

Combine multiple filters

result = await execute({
    "function": "search_courses",
    "school": "Computing",
    "course_level": "Masters<br />(MA, MSc, MMus, MRes, LLM)",
    "study_mode": "Full-time"
})

Get detailed course information

# First search for courses
search_result = await execute({
    "function": "search_courses",
    "school": "Media, Communications and Cultural Studies"
})

# Then get details for a specific course
if search_result['success'] and search_result['courses']:
    course_url = search_result['courses'][0]['url']
    details = await execute({
        "function": "get_course_details",
        "url": course_url
    })

Error Handling

All functions return a consistent response structure:

• success: Boolean indicating if the operation succeeded
• error: Error message if success is false
• Additional data fields if success is true