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Course Overview

What's covered in the course?

This leading design course is a one-year top-up, shaping contemporary designers for the jewellery and silversmithing industry. Emphasising new technology, it builds on existing traditional skills to enhance your potential.

Whether you want to work as a designer within a company or as a creative entrepreneur, our dedicated staff will help you develop a successful career.

Live projects give you a chance to test your skills and creativity, and exhibit work with the chance to be awarded student prizes. You will create several products throughout the course to develop your portfolio.

You’ll use the latest CAD software packages and work towards a project to design, develop and launch a new product range.

Why Choose Us?

  • BA (Hons) Jewellery and Silversmithing - Design for Industry recently received the best jewellery course provider’ prize at International Jewellery London’s Leading Lights Awards.
  • Founded in 1890, our internationally-renowned School of Jewellery is the largest in Europe, located in the heart of Birmingham’s famous Jewellery Quarter. An estimated 40 per cent of British jewellery is still made there today and you’ll gain contacts, inspiration and experience.
  • You’ll have access to industry standard studio workshops with laser cutting, marking and welding, and a dedicated CAD facility. You also receive a laptop for the duration of your course, loaded with up-to-date, relevant CAD software.
  • Sponsorship, support and strong collaborative links with industry will help you to develop an entrepreneurial outlook and an insight into the professional world.
  • We have an excellent reputation for highly employable, creative graduates with an in-depth understanding of the latest technology and the manufacturing industry.
  • Our Technology Hub offers expertise in a range of industry-related techniques, including CAD and manufacturing, rapid prototyping, surface finishing, reverse engineering and project management.

Entry Requirement 

Academic Requirements:

240 credits equivalent following the study of a relevant and compatible course at Levels 4 and 5

In addition to qualifications, applicants will also need a good portfolio

LEVEL 2 QUALIFICATIONS
IELTS Minimum overall score of 6.0, with 6.0 in writing and no less than 5.5 in the remaining three skills.
Plus one of the following Level 3 (and above) Qualifications
Diploma in Higher Education (Dip HE) Students will be required to have successfully completed both Level 4 and Level 5 in a relevant and compatible course and achieved 240 credits.

Foundation Degree (Level 5)

Students will be required to have successfully completed a relevant and compatible course e.g FdA in Jewellery & Silversmithing and achieved 240 credits.

Higher National Diploma (HND)

Students will be required to have successfully completed in a relevant and compatible course and achieved 240 credits.
Transfers from other courses or universities?
Entry onto year three
  • Comparable module content required
  • Minimum 60% overall achieved
  • Must pass 120 credits at level 4 and 120 credits at level 5, and accepted Level 3 qualifications (112 UCAS points)
  • A transcript of modules studied and satisfactory portfolio will be required
  • All students will have previously achieved 240 credits at Level 5, achieved a pass or higher, or achieved a Higher National Diploma (HND) in a relevant and compatible subject, or achieved a pass or higher at the BA Level 5 equivalence, with the appropriate skills and experience.

English Language Requirements:

English language requirements
IELTS

6.0 overall with 5.5 minimum in all bands

If you do not meet the required IELTS score, you may be eligible for one of our pre-sessional English courses. Please note that you must have a Secure English Language Test (SELT) to study on the pre-sessional English course. 

Fees

Full Time UK students

1 Years: £9250 per year

Full Time International students

1 Years: £13200 per year


This information was accurate on : 04/05/2021
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