The HND is a skills-led jewellery manufacturing course based in the heart of Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter. |
A combination of creative design skills and practical workshops on our Jewellery and Silversmithing HND will help you become a successful designer and manufacturer.
Based in the heart of Birmingham’s thriving Jewellery Quarter, you’ll benefit from unrivalled expertise and facilities. Our course is renowned for its strong industry connections and excellent skills tuition. That’s why our graduates go on to work for companies like Tiffany & Co, Goldsmiths, Fei Liu and Weston Beamor, or set up their own successful businesses. What's covered in the course?
Our course will immerse you in the world of jewellery and silversmithing as you create pieces in precious and non-precious metals. You produce pieces by hand and by mechanical means, with a particular focus on manipulating metal. The practical, design led nature of the course gives you plenty of opportunity for hands on workshop experience to hone your skills. You’ll develop practical experience of materials and tools alongside techniques in drawing and model making to develop your design processes. You’ll have access to the latest equipment such as laser welders and 2D and 3D CAD software packages, as well as casting and plating workshops. Dedicated staff with professional experience will offer advice, support and industry contacts. You’ll be encouraged to enter national and international competitions and have fantastic opportunities to work on live projects with industry. Field trips and study visits add colour and relevance to your studies and support an understanding of commercial jewellery manufacturing environments. You’ll study at our internationally-renowned School of Jewellery, in the heart of Birmingham’s famous Jewellery Quarter, where much of today’s jewellery is still made. The historical facade of our Vittoria Street building conceals a contemporary environment including workshops, a specialist library, an atrium gallery and exhibition space. “The course allowed me to gain confidence in hand skills whilst exploring many new technologies. I am now able to create individual designs combining several techniques and have progressed on to the top-up degree Design for Industry where I can build greater expertise in CAD and laser technology.” Liz Rollo Why Choose Us?
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