Jewellery and Objects - BA (Hons)
Birmingham City University
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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SEP-26

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3 Years

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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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OverviewJoin us and start your journey to discover your career path in the industry. Prepare to innovate and lead in the global jewellery and object market with the experiences, skills and knowledge gained from our course. Our program is designed for creative individuals passionate about being supported and empowered to be creative thinkers, stand out in a digital world and to develop resilience, knowledge and skills for a career in the jewellery and object industry. Learn traditional ...Read more

Overview

Join us and start your journey to discover your career path in the industry.

Prepare to innovate and lead in the global jewellery and object market with the experiences, skills and knowledge gained from our course.

Our program is designed for creative individuals passionate about being supported and empowered to be creative thinkers, stand out in a digital world and to develop resilience, knowledge and skills for a career in the jewellery and object industry.

Learn traditional craftsmanship, contemporary design process and techniques and entrepreneurial skills from experienced jewellery and object industry experts.

Access state-of-the-art facilities and tools to bring your creative visions to life. And embrace a variety broad range of experiences to help guide and develop your own career pathway.

What's covered in this course?

This practical degree is a nationally and internationally respected jewellery design and making course. It gives you the freedom to develop your own creativity by encouraging you to experiment with a variety of ideas, materials, processes and techniques.

You’ll be supported and encouraged to create innovative designs to a high standard of professionalism, enabling you to demonstrate just how multifaceted jewellery design and making can be and where you and your work fit in this vast field.

Employability

Enhancing your employability skills

Upon completing this programme, you will have gained an understanding of a range of materials, their properties and the processes used to create jewellery and objects. Your appreciation of the breadth of the discipline will permit innovative creative practice beyond the boundaries of jewellery and objects.

Graduates demonstrate critical thinking skills, and are confident and able to challenge concepts and make judgements in order to enable personal directions to be followed, as well as bring new opportunities to companies and industry practice.

Using a range of techniques to communicate and realise design ideas, you will develop a professional level of promotion and articulation suitable for a range of situations.

Self-directed study and applied project management skills throughout your studies allows you to utilise time efficiently in your graduate activities and professional roles.

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78/279
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52nd
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103rd
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Louisa
04 Oct 24

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£9,535 per year

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£9,535 per year

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Students from England

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£9,535 per year

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Students from Scotland

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£9,535 per year

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Students from Wales

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£9,535 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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£18,570 per year

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Students from EU

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£18,570 per year

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82-86 Vittoria Street Birmingham West Midlands B1 3PA United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Jewellery Quarter  0.1 miles away
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