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Jewellery and Metalwork at Sheffield Hallam University - UCAS

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2025 - 2026
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Course summary

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  • Engage in the material world through critical thinking and making.
  • Create jewellery and objects by exploring factors which have meaning to others.
  • Develop skills and knowledge in studios alongside other postgraduate students.
  • Challenge your professional aspirations by thinking conceptually and using materials innovatively.
On this international course you’ll have the opportunity to develop your interests and ideas in a challenging and supportive environment – with an emphasis on personal research and making practices. Our staff are specialist researchers and practitioners with diverse experiences. They’ll encourage you to expand your creative practice and develop your own independent approach. How you learn All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive. Our MA Jewellery and Metalwork course draws on a range of diverse discourses, so you can develop and nurture your own individual creativity. You learn through
  • immersive learning alongside peers in a studio/workshop environment
  • practice-based research
  • project work
  • individual and group tutorials
  • lectures and seminars
  • constructive critical debates
  • exhibitions of work in progress
During the initial modules, you’ll learn how research is embedded within creative design and material-making practices – informed by appropriate theories, methods and contexts. You’ll then follow your own personal practice with support from our specialist staff. With them, you’ll build upon traditional craft skills and digital technologies to make sense of our rapidly changing world. Live projects By interacting with regional, national and international organisations in the jewellery and metalwork field, you’ll explore the world of professional practice beyond the postgraduate studio. We’ve got established links with organisations such as the Sheffield Assay Office and Sheffield Museums Trust – so you can work on live projects, masterclasses and work-in-progress exhibitions. Field trips You’ll be able to take part in study trips and visits to exhibitions, workshops, practitioners’ studios, conferences and debates. Networking opportunities You’ll be part of a vibrant interdisciplinary postgraduate environment, with extensive links to international networks in jewellery, metalwork, craft and design. You’ll also have opportunities to learn from colleagues working in the industry – and the broader Hallam academic research community – through the Art, Design and Media Research Centre (ADMRC). We’re members of Creative UK, which means our art and design students are also members until they graduate. With 10,000 members in its network, Creative UK represents, champions and supports the UK’s creative industries, advocating on the issues that matter the most to creative communities. Future careers This course prepares you for a career in
  • independent jewellery and metalwork design/making
  • research and product development
  • company-employed design
  • exhibition curation/administration
  • postgraduate study at PhD level
  • education
  • retail/marketing
  • design research
  • academia
  • social enterprise
Previous graduates of this course have gone on to establish their own creative enterprises, gain PhD scholarships and work for international design companies or consultancies. Where will I study? You study at City Campus through a structured mix of lectures, seminars and practical sessions as well as access to digital and online resources to support your learning.

Modules

Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances. Compulsory modules Critical Making - Jewellery And Metalwork Ma Jewellery & Metalwork Project Material Research, Theory And Practice

Assessment method

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Entry requirements

Normally an undergraduate degree at 2:2 or above, in a related field. If English is not your first language, you will need an IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills, or equivalent. If you are an International or non-UK European student, you can find out more about the country specific qualifications we accept on our international qualifications page. For details of English language entry requirements (IELTS), please see the information for 'All students'.

English language requirements

If English is not your first language, you will need an IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills, or equivalent.

Please click the following link to find out more about English language requirements for this course

https://www.shu.ac.uk/Courses/Art-and-design/MA-Jewellery-and-Metalwork/Full-time/

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £9535 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9535 Year 1
Scotland £9535 Year 1
Wales £9535 Year 1
Channel Islands £9535 Year 1
Republic of Ireland £9535 Year 1
EU £17155 Year 1
International £17155 Year 1

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

Our tuition fee for UK students on full-time undergraduate degree courses in 2025/26 is £9,535 per year. These fees are regulated by the UK government and therefore subject to change in future years. During your placement year you will pay a reduced fee of £1,200. If you are studying an undergraduate course, postgraduate pre-registration course or postgraduate research course over more than one academic year then your tuition fees may increase in subsequent years in line with Government regulations or UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) published fees. More information can be found at https://www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/terms-and-conditions-and-student-regulations under student fees regulations. Our tuition fee for International/EU students starting full-time study in 2025/26 is £17,155 per year. During your placement year you will pay a reduced fee of £1,200. Please refer to our website for up-to-date information on costs and fees: https://www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/undergraduate/fees

Sponsorship information

Scholarships, discounts and bursaries may be available to students who study this course.

Jewellery and Metalwork at Sheffield Hallam University - UCAS