Course summary
The BA (Hons) / MDes in Silversmithing and Jewellery Design is a five-year integrated masters programme that combines undergraduate study with an optional postgraduate year of advanced practice and research. Students develop technical expertise, independent thinking, and critical engagement with materials and ideas, exploring the traditions, innovations, and future possibilities of jewellery and silversmithing. Through studio practice and reflection, they investigate identity, memory, ritual, and storytelling while engaging with the cultural and societal roles of objects and adornment. Rooted in material enquiry, the programme encourages experimentation, craftsmanship, and conceptual exploration across both commercial and expressive contexts. Students may graduate with a BA (Hons) after four years or continue to the fifth year for Master of Design, focusing on research and advanced creative practice. Graduates emerge as confident, skilled designers prepared for professional practice, industry, or postgraduate research in contemporary jewellery and metalwork. All degree programmes are validated by the University of Glasgow.
How to apply
14Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
Please select a course option – you will then see the application code you need to use to apply for the course.
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Year 3
Entry requirements for advanced entry (i.e. into Year 2 and beyond)
We accept a range of qualifications and many of our entrants come with advanced entry – meaning they begin their studies in second or third year. For more information please visit https://www.gsa.ac.uk/study-at-the-gsa/advanced-entry
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
A level - ABB
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DDM
Scottish Higher - ABBB
Pearson BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF) - DDM
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 30 points
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H2, H2, H2, H2
Scottish HNC - Pass
Scottish HND - Pass
HNC (BTEC) - M
Additional entry requirements
Portfolio
Clearing applications will require the submission of a 15 page PDF Digital Portfolio. Please DO NOT apply directly via UCAS without being invited to do so. Clearing applications must be made directly to GSA via their wesbite - www.gsa.ac.uk/clearing
Other
Clearing applications MUST be made directly via www.gsa.ac.uk/clearing. Please do not apply via UCAS without being invited to do so.
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | IELTS for UKVI (Academic) or IELTS (Academic) test taken at a UKVI approved test centre. Applicants must achieve 6.0 overall, with a minimum of 5.5 in each component. |
| PTE Academic | 59 | Pearson PTE Academic UKVI or Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic. Applicants must achieve 59 overall, with a minimum of 59 in each subtest. |
| TOEFL (iBT) | 73 | TOEFL (IBT) or TOEFL IBT at home. Applicants must achieve 73+ overall, with the following minimum scores in each component: Listening-17; Reading-18; Speaking-20; Writing-18. |
| Institution's Own Test | Applicants who complete GSA’s Pre-Sessional English for Creative Disciplines course will satisfy language conditions - https://www.gsa.ac.uk/undergraduate-degrees/english-for-creative-disciplines |
Applicants who require a Student Visa, and who are not a national of, nor have obtained a degree in one of the countries on the approved UKVI exemption list, will need to provide evidence of their English language ability through the use of a standardised test. All test results must be dated within 2 years of your programme start date.
Student Outcomes
Operated by the Office for Students
There is no data available for this course. For further information visit the Discover Uni website.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Republic of Ireland | £9535* | Year 1 |
| EU | £24800 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £1820 | Year 1 |
| England | £9535* | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9535* | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9535* | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9535* | Year 1 |
| International | £24800 | Year 1 |
*This is a provisional fee and subject to change.
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
RUK Undergraduate degree fees for 2026-27 to be confirmed. Fees for students domiciled in the Rest of the UK are subject to confirmation by the UK Government. The 2025-26 fee was £9,535.
Provider information
Glasgow School of Art
167 Renfrew Street
Glasgow
G3 6RQ