Undergraduate Pathway in Jewellery
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.
- Industry-standard facilities include specialist horology labs, 3D printing, and silversmithing and jewellery labs.
Your pathway to Birmingham City University
Stage 1 |
Stage 2 |
Stage 3 |
Stage 4 |
University Foundation | First Year Degree | Second Year Degree | Final Year Degree |
£14,000 (two-semester) £19,200 (three-semester) |
£16,870 for BA (Hons) Jewellery and Objects
£13,980 for all other
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£16,870 for BA (Hons) Jewellery and Objects
£13,980 for all other |
£16,870 for BA (Hons) Jewellery and Objects
£13,980 for all other |
Locations
Duration
Stage 1: Two or three semesters† (depending on qualifications upon entry)
Intakes
Stage 1: September, January and May
Study Location
Stage 1:
BCUIC, University House
Stage 2, 3 and 4:
School of Jewellery
OR Assay Office
†If you will be studying Gemmology or Horology, you will study a two-semester programme at BCUIC as no portfolio is required.
Student success – Jade, from China
- Completed three-semester Foundation in Art and Design
- Graduated from BA (Hons) Jewellery and Objects
- Winner of the Gem Empathy Award 2019 (awarded by Gem-A)
- Winner of the Charles Green CAD Competition 2019
- Winner of the Craftmanship & Design Awards (Silver) 2020
“I came to study at BCUIC and BCU because Birmingham is home to one of the largest jewellery schools in the world. I really enjoyed using all the industry-standard machinery during the BCUIC workshops, and the independent study gave us the creative freedom to express our own ideas. I had no art and design knowledge at all before I came to BCUIC, but I soon felt prepared for my degree.”
Stage 1: University Foundation
Modules for Jewellery
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Creative Workshop*
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Critical Thinking*
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Extended Media Experimentation
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Information Research, Recording and Responding In Art & Design
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Interactive Learning Skills and Communication*
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Interactive Learning Skills and Communication & Preparation and Progression in Art and Design
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Knowledge & Understanding Of Creative Practice In Art & Design
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Mass Communication*
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Media Experimentation in Art and Design
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Personal Combined Experimental Studies In Art & Design
* Additional four modules in the three semester programme.
Modules for Gemmology & Horology
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Interactive Learning Skills and Communication 3
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Numerical Techniques 1
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Physics 1
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Design Concepts
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ICT Skills
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Information Research, Recording and Responding in Art and Design
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Critical Thinking
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Numerical Skills 2
Stage 2: First Year Degree
Stage 3: Second Year Degree
Stage 4: Final Year Degree
Birmingham City University Degree Pathways
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BSc (Hons) Gemmology and Jewellery Studies
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BA (Hons) Horology
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BA (Hons) Jewellery and Objects
Special entry requirements
- Applicants entering the two-semester programme without a related academic subject must submit a good portfolio. For three-semester programmes, applicants must submit a portfolio. Applicants are also required to have GCSE Maths and English or equivalent at grade C/4 or above.
- No portfolio required for BSc (Hons) Gemmology and Jewellery Studies / BA (Hons) Horology
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.