CERT HE Jewellery Design (CertHE)
- Jobs Well Campus – Carmarthen School of Art
Designing jewellery is an exciting and rewarding creative process which allows you to combine aesthetics, craftsmanship, and personal expression to create unique and wearable works of art.
This is a level four stand alone qualification that is basically the first year of our Degree Programmes. The course will enable those students who are unable to commit to studying for a full BA Honours degree to have an understanding of, and learn the basic skills required in their chosen subject.
During the first year of study, students will have the chance to explore practical skills ranging from metal forming, fabrication, laser cutting, enamelling and casting. Alongside this, students will undertake drawing workshops which are considered crucial to the development of design and observational skills, they will also develop a deep and informed theoretical knowledge of the field of jewellery.
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- Full time
- Part time
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Carmarthen School of Art is known for its ‘family’ atmosphere, and open door policy. Class sizes are small and tutor contact is second to none. The course supports the development of your studio practice with an emphasis on craft and skill. You will be given your own individual workspace and access to bespoke ceramics and jewellery workshops. These include dedicated spaces for jewellery fabrication, enamelling and metal casting, laser cutting and state-of-the-art metal decal printing technology.
Once you have successfully completed the Certificate of Higher Education, you could progress to level 5 of the full degree if you choses to do so.
Upon completing the full BA (Hons) Degree (years 2 & 3) Independent jeweller, artist or designer, accessory designer, applied artist, educator, exhibition curator, retail buyer, arts administrator, community art worker, art therapist, researcher, post graduate study (MA, PhD), innovator etc.
A skills based year delivered through a series of workshops, including Investigating Materiality, Process & Visualisation, Enamel, Form and Surface, Developing Visual Language, Learning in the Digital Era and a Creative Project.
Assessment is on-going through workshop plenary sessions, critiques, formative and summative assessment with aural and written feedback.
There is no additional Studio fee. However, it is likely that you will incur additional costs for specialist materials, printing and for course related excursions.
Tariff score points accepted: A minimum of 96 points or equivalent portfolio ability for mature applicants.
Programme Directors interview every applicant and discuss your portfolio of artwork and ambitions with you. This is a vital part of our selection process to ensure that the course is right for you and you are right for the course.