Graduate Diploma in Jewellery Designing & Management – 1 Year

Aspiring jewellery design students will have the chance to build a career pathway in a shorter amount of time by concentrating on the most crucial skills needed to enter the profession through the one year graduate diploma course.

Overview

You’ll begin with a chain of your own design and work your way up to increasingly difficult modelling, fabrication, shaping, stone setting, and surface embellishment tasks. You will experiment with a range of materials and both conventional and cutting-edge approaches. Additionally, you’ll learn how to start or expand your own studio practice as well as how to effectively sell your art.

Program Learning Outcomes

Develop sources of inspiration
Understand jewelry design theory and artistry
Illustrate shape, form, and texture of metal
Render faceted gems, pearls, colored metals, etc.
Learn traditional drafting techniques
Develop motifs to create sketches of jewelry objects
Create a portfolio of class projects and custom designs that is ready for presentation to potential clients and employers

Career Opportunities & Job Roles

The jewellery industry offers a wide range of career opportunities for course graduates, including design, repair, production, business, sales, merchandising, and supply. A few examples of specific roles are jewellery designer or repairer, stone setter, goldsmith, studio jeweller, manager, owner, or merchandiser of a jewellery store.