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Birmingham City University: Jewellery and Related Products
| Institution | Birmingham City University |
|---|---|
| Department | Birmingham School of Jewellery |
| Web | http://www.bcu.ac.uk |
| Study type | Taught |
Graduate Diploma - Grad Dip
Summary
This unique one-year Graduate Diploma is a two-semester pre-Masters course in jewellery and related products. The course gives you the opportunity to develop your portfolio, specifically in the field of contemporary jewellery, to better enable progression onto MA or other higher-level study.
The Graduate Diploma will encourage creative jewellery and related product studio practice that develops confidence in self-directed study and independent learning skills. You’ll acquire the professional and academic development needed for progression onto MA and into industry.
You will gain knowledge and understanding of industry through visits to industry, locally and nationally. You will develop your understanding of historical and theoretical underpinnings of contemporary jewellery with regular lecture and seminar sessions.
The course requires a significant amount of technical and studio based teaching to help you gain an understanding of materials and processes. You will gain hands-on experience of technical processes through the demonstrations and use of machinery available within the school.
The course will help you develop modelling and prototypes skills and design thinking, as well as communication skills through presenting your work and ideas to your peers and tutors. Participating in critical feedback sessions and recording reflections of your progress and development is core to this course and will help prepare you for future desired progression.
You are encouraged and challenged to identify and develop your own specific interests. You will be guided through developing critical reflective skills whilst enhancing your competence in sustaining an in-depth studio material practice within the specifics of jewellery and related product studio techniques and processes.
The course finishes with an exhibition of your final collection. This usually takes place in the School of Jewellery alongside other final year undergraduate students. This gives you the experience of completing and showcasing a professional body of work as well as being a part of the end of year celebrations.
| courseenquiries@bcu.ac.uk | |
| Telephone | 0121 331 6295 |
| Level | RQF Level 6 |
| Entry requirements | Undergraduate honours degree, first or upper second, in an Art and Design related subject with portfolio. Candidates may be admitted without an Art/Design degree via APEL/APL subject to agreement of Academic Registrar, for example if they have a high level of educational, industrial or professional experience. |
| Location | School of Jewellery Vittoria Street Birmingham B1 3PA |
MA
Summary
Our postgraduate degree, MA Jewellery and Related Products, is a highly respected and innovative course. It develops your creative potential and in-depth knowledge of theories, processes and techniques.
Students on our course demonstrate understanding, and a critical awareness of current issues and/or new insights.
**What's covered in the course?**
The focus of this course is very much on developing your entrepreneurial spirit and helping you become the designer you want to be.
You will use a variety of materials, manufacturing techniques and processes.
The scope for design is very broad and builds on knowledge in the area of personal ornaments, body signification and decorative metal objects.
There are affinities with industrial design, fashion design, fine art and sculpture and content is often informed by philosophy, conceptualisation and critical theory.
Project-based activities will develop creative, design and making skills and enhance your professional skills. You will develop concepts and products, analyse problems and reflect on the relationships between personal objectives, cultural values, market identities, prototyping techniques and new technologies.
You will demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of techniques applicable to your own research and advanced creative activity, alongside exhibiting originality in the application of knowledge.
You will demonstrate your practical understanding of how established techniques of research and enquiry are used to create and interpret knowledge in our discipline and create innovative new designs in jewellery and related products.
The course is based at our internationally renowned School of Jewellery, in the heart of Birmingham’s famous Jewellery Quarter. The historical facade of our Vittoria Street building conceals a contemporary environment including workshops, a specialist library, an atrium gallery and exhibition space.
**Why Choose Us?**
- Founded in 1890, our internationally-renowned School of Jewellery is the largest in Europe, located in the heart of Birmingham’s famous Jewellery Quarter. An estimated 40 per cent of British jewellery is still made there today and you’ll gain contacts, inspiration and experience.
- Staff are experts in their field and support award-winning students through their chosen course and into professional life.
- The broad scope of design potential gives you the freedom to be creative and develop your own unique style.
- We have an excellent reputation for highly employable, creative graduates and professional outstanding links with industry to help you develop your career.
- Our staff expertise includes a very wide range of industry-related techniques, including CAD and manufacturing, rapid prototyping, surface finishing, reverse engineering, creative project management and the curation of exhibitions.
| courseenquiries@bcu.ac.uk | |
| Telephone | 0121 331 6295 |
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
| Entry requirements | A good degree in Art and Design or recognised equivalent subject (degrees in business related and other theoretical subjects without evidence of advanced creative practice are not recognised as equivalent subjects). |
| Location | School of Jewellery Vittoria Street Birmingham B1 3PA |
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