Undergraduate Pathway in Jewellery
Birmingham City University International College
Key Information
Campus location
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
2 - 5 semesters
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
GBP 12,800 / per year *
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
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* per year of study
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Introduction
Why study this pathway programme?
- The School of Jewellery is one of the largest in the world and is located in Birmingham’s working Jewellery Quarter, where a significant amount of British jewellery is still made today.
- The School offers over 125 years of expertise, and the Assay Office is home to one of the only Gemmology degrees in the world.
- Overseas trip opportunities offer an international perspective to many of the University’s jewellery courses.
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Stage 1: University Foundation
Modules
- Creative Workshop*
- Critical Thinking*
- Extended Media Experimentation
- Information Research, Recording and Responding In Art & Design
- Interactive Learning Skills and Communication*
- Interactive Learning Skills and Communication & Preparation and Progression in Art and Design
- Knowledge & Understanding Of Creative Practice In Art & Design
- Mass Communication*
- Media Experimentation in Art and Design
- Personal Combined Experimental Studies In Art & Design
* Additional four modules in the three-semester programme.
Modules for Gemmology & Horology
- Interactive Learning Skills and Communication 3
- Numerical Techniques 1
- Physics 1
- Physics 2
- ICT Skills
- Information Research, Recording and Responding in Art and Design
- Critical Thinking
- Numerical Skills 2
Stage 2: First Year Degree
Birmingham City University Degree Pathways
- BSc (Hons) Gemmology and Jewellery Studies
- BA (Hons) Horology
- BA (Hons) International Jewellery Business
- BA (Hons) Jewellery and Objects
Special entry requirements
Students must submit a portfolio if they are entering the two-semester Art and Design programme. Students must also submit a portfolio if they do not have an academic qualification in Art and Design. (No portfolio required for BSc (Hons) Gemmology and Jewellery Studies / BA (Hons) International Jewellery Business)
Important:
All students accessing the 3D workshops, plaster room, glass room, water-jet cutting room and the kiln room will need to wear safety footwear that has toe caps. Such footwear can be purchased from any safety footwear provider – including Sports Direct – and can be as cheap as £12. The shoes should be S1P and comply with EN 20345.
There is no long-term storage facility for personal items in the workshops, so students are advised to bring the safety footwear with them each day they are accessing the workshops.
English Language Requirements
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