23Nov
UndergraduateCourse summary
The award-winning BA (Hons) Silversmithing and Jewellery Design programme nurtures a dynamic, inclusive, and supportive learning environment that provides a balanced and specialist learning experience covering body adornment and fine metalworking aspects, from developing original design concepts to finely crafted finished work. The programme embraces a broad approach to silversmithing and jewellery, from designing for commercial jewellery or silverware industries to pursuing personal and highly individual works intended for gallery exposure. The programme encourages links with manufacturing jewellers and individual makers, gallery curators and collectors, and live projects and competitions, helping students explore potential fields of interest and employability while developing graduate skills and attributes. Within the programme, Studio courses provide a series of incremental project-based experiences with opportunities to reflect upon learning as it develops towards building a critical practice. Design History and Theory courses explore critical and contextual perspectives, and courses shared with other programmes, including Co-Lab and Design Domain, foster expanded perspectives by connecting broader domains of learning and knowledge. Opportunities for student international exchanges, collaborative learning, live projects, competitions, and careers and enterprise experiences help support how students develop graduate skills and attributes.
How to apply
29Jan
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
- Course code:
- W721
- Institution code:
- G43
- Campus name:
- Garnethill Campus
- Campus code:
- A
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
Standard Qualification Requirements
A level - ABB
Scottish Higher - ABBB
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DDM
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
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Scottish Higher - BBCC
Additional entry requirements
Interview
You may be invited to interview
Portfolio
When the GSA receives your completed application form from UCAS, you will receive an email from the GSA Admissions team with an acknowledgement of your application and instructions on how to upload your Digital Portfolio and Portfolio Statement to the GSA Digital Portfolio Site. You are welcome to upload your Digital Portfolio as soon as you receive your invitation email from GSA Admissions, but no later than the final deadline of 13:00 (UK Time) on the 5th of February 2025.
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
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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
The number of student respondents and response rates can be important in interpreting the data – it is important to note your experience may be different from theirs. This data will be based on the subject area rather than the specific course. Read more about this data on the Discover Uni website.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Republic of Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| EU | £24350 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £1820 | Year 1 |
| England | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9250 | Year 1 |
| International | £24350 | 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
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
Glasgow School of Art
167 Renfrew Street
Glasgow
G3 6RQ