Canada

Diploma in Jewellery Art and Design

Canada

Vancouver Community College

Vancouver, Canada

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About Course


Key information
Duration
: 2 Year
Study Type
: Full Time
Tuition fees
: 19.00 CAD / Per Year
Exam Accepted
: IELTS 6.0/9 | TOEFL 80/120
Exam Intake
: Sep
Conditional Scholarship
: NA
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  • Diploma in Jewellery Art and Design

  • Program Description
  • This program offers a hands-on learning experience in the design and fabrication of jewellery, and is designed to provide comprehensive training for creative individuals who wish to develop their skills and understanding of jewellery as an artistic expression with commercial viability
  • Graduate Outcomes
  • Qualified graduates may find employment as jewellery designers, gold or silversmiths, stone setters, lapidary stone cutters, and jewellery store owner/managers. Graduates will also have the knowledge to set up their own studioworkshop.
  • Get hands-on experience in the design and fabrication of jewellery through drawing, art history, gemmology, and business management.
  • What you will learn

  • Jewellery fabrication (piercing, soldering, doming, texturing, finishing, riveting)
  • Traditional goldsmithing techniques
  • Lost wax casting
  • Stone setting
  • Metal forging
  • Jewellery repair
  • Machinery, tools, safety
  • Metallurgy and alloys
  • Lapidary techniques (cutting, polishing)
  • Enamelling
  • Gemstone identification and testing
  • Gemstone cuts, care, and cleaning
  • Gemstone marketing, buying, and pricing
  • Diamond identification and grading
  • International diamond market
  • Visual awareness
  • Conceptual design
  • Illustration and visual representation
  • Technical drawing
  • Perspective drawing
  • 3D design software
  • History of art, ornament, and costume
  • Art in contemporary society
  • Individuality and artistic expression
  • Meanings of jewellery
  • Business management and entrepreneurship
  • Jewellery-related laws and regulations
  • Promotion, advertising, ethics
  • Production methods and time management
  • What to expect

  • Two years of full-time study
  • 70 per cent of time dedicated to hands-on, technical training
  • Industry-experienced instructors
  • Cohort-style classes with personalized learning
  • Technical assignments
  • Creative projects
  • Critiques
  • Lectures
  • Technical assignments
  • Exams
  • Demonstrations
  • Group projects
  • Research projects
  • Guest presentations
  • Public showcases and exhibitions
  • Field trips
  • Fully equipped workshops
  • Use of hand tools and torches
  • Networking with industry professionals
  • Award and scholarship opportunities
  • Opportunity to transfer to jewellery degree programs at AUA (Calgary), or NSCAD University (Halifax)
  • Opportunity to transfer to second-year Gemmology certificate and degree programs at Birmingham University, UK

Entry Requirement


  • Applicant must be high school passed.

Application Process


  • Program Description This program offers a hands-on learning experience in the design and fabrication of jewellery, and is designed to provide comprehensive training for creative individuals who wish to develop their skills and understanding of jewellery as an artistic expression with commercial viability

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