Course summary

Utilise jewellery as a medium for you to find your voice and develop your vision, as you take part in design and studio sessions to build technical and digital skills. What can you expect? BA (Hons) Fashion Jewellery is an idea-led design course that uses fashion jewellery as a medium for students to find their voice and develop their vision. We support you to become an informed and inspirational fashion jewellery designer who can innovate and challenge industry through a unique approach to your practice. We teach a wide range of approaches to manufacture that includes traditional and new technologies as well as digital approaches. Design thinking, cultural and contextual awareness and professional communication and presentation skills support you to become a designer who is able to respond to the demands and challenges of our times. We offer an experiential and transformative curriculum that is grounded in dialogue and uses jewellery as a medium to express ideas. We place value on the cultural capital and lived experience of our students and we support our students to develop their unique design identity. We teach transferrable skills that are of value in the wider creative industry.

• Unique course: Study on the only jewellery course embedded within a fashion-dedicated college. Engage with an innovative curriculum that emphasises creative experimentation, pushing boundaries in materials, techniques, and production methods.

• Strong industry focus: Develop practical skills tailored for roles in fashion jewellery and related creative industries, aligning closely with current market demands and trends.

• Collaborative opportunities: Work within a multidisciplinary environment that encourages collaboration with both industry and students from other disciplines, fostering networking and teamwork.

• Sustainability and innovation: Embrace sustainability and forward-thinking practices, shaping the future of jewellery design through ethical and environmentally conscious methods.

• Portfolio development: Build an impressive portfolio through the creation of unique jewellery collections, influenced by diverse topics such as culture, nature, and societal themes, preparing you for a competitive industry.