Bachelor of Arts (Hons) - Fashion Jewellery
- 3 years
- Duration
- 30,890 GBP/year
- Price
- September
- Start
- June
- Deadline
- Bachelor
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- London / United Kingdom
- Location
Program description
The BA (Hons) Fashion Jewellery course is delivered at London College of Fashion and is an idea-led design programme that uses jewellery as a medium for students to develop their unique voice and vision. It supports students to become informed and inspirational designers who can innovate and challenge the industry through a distinctive practice.
The curriculum teaches a wide range of manufacturing approaches, blending traditional techniques with new and digital technologies. It emphasizes design thinking, cultural awareness, and professional communication skills, equipping designers to respond to contemporary demands and challenges. This experiential and transformative programme values students' lived experience and cultural capital, fostering a unique design identity while teaching transferable skills valuable across the wider creative industry.
Program structure
Year one
- Introduction to Fashion Jewellery introduces you to your discipline, design and studio practice and foundational technical skills. The project focusses on research, development and presentation skills for fashion jewellery design.
- Jewellery Design and Technology focuses on concept led design approaches. It connects technical skills with research and development and builds on documentation and presentation methods.
- Sustainable Futures is a collaborative project that encourages future thinking to respond to changing societies and aspirations. It encourages the development of proposals for a fashion jewellery collection that challenges existing systems and ideas surrounding materials.
- Fashion Cultures and Histories acquaints you to fashion theory through critical research and analysis skills through the writing of an essay.
Year two
- Concept, Context & Performance Unit asks you to consider fashion jewellery in relation to different industry and cultural contexts and develop a statement piece as well as a collection of refined batch-produced products.
- Critical Issues in Fashion Research unit allows you to choose an option covering a current cultural theme in fashion studies to write an essay about. It is supported by lectures and seminars.
- Work Experience is a 5 weeks full time or 8 weeks part-time placement in a fashion jewellery or related company to give you real-life experience of an aspect of the industry.
- Identity, Innovation and Impact asks you to select one of 3 pathways to enhance and direct your studies towards your personal interests. The briefs are directed by external researchers or practitioners and approach fashion jewellery from different perspectives.
Optional Diploma Year
Final year
- Contextualising Practice allows you to build on your historical and theoretical understanding of fashion through a research-led extended essay that is related to your design ethos and interests. This theoretical unit supports your development for your final year design project.
- Concept Development Unit informs and prepares you for your Final Major Project. You will be expected to negotiate a project brief that will allow for a full and in-depth investigation into areas of interest to you.
- Final Major Project is the culmination of your degree in which you will extend your innovative approach and deeper engagement, analysis and conclusions to develop a major body of work. You will leave the course with a professionally presented fashion jewellery project that showcases your vision, your creative direction and your technical abilities through a negotiated body of fashion jewellery work.
Price
Tuition fee:
- 30,890 GBP per year*
*Tuition fees for international students may increase by up to 5% in each future year of your course.
During your studies, you may need to cover extra costs which are not included in your tuition fees. You might need to budget for materials and equipment specific to your course. You may also need a laptop or other digital tech/software.
Requirements for applicants
The standard minimum entry requirements for this course are:
One or a combination of the following accepted full level 3 qualifications.
- 112 UCAS tariff points from two or more A Levels (preferred subjects include, Art, Design, English, Maths);
- Distinction Foundation Diploma in Art and Design;
- Distinction, Merit, Merit at BTEC Extended Diploma in Art & Design;
- Merit at UAL Extended Diploma;
- Access Diploma or 112 new UCAS tariff points from the Access to HE Diploma;
- 112 new UCAS tariff points from a combination of the above qualifications or an equivalent full Level 3 qualification;
- or equivalent EU or non-EU qualifications such as International Baccalaureate Diploma at 25 points minimum;
- and three GCSE passes at grade A-C or grade 9-4.
Entry to this course will also be determined by assessment of your portfolio.
Applicants who do not meet these course entry requirements may still be considered in exceptional cases.
The course team will consider each application that demonstrates additional strengths and alternative evidence. This might, for example, be demonstrated by:
- Related academic or work experience
- The quality of the personal statement
- A strong academic or other professional reference
- OR a combination of these factors
Each application will be considered on its own merit but we cannot guarantee an offer in each case.
English Language Requirements
- IELTS level 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in reading, writing, listening and speaking.
About the university
The University of the Arts London (UAL) produces and encourages the creativity essential for a better future. Its colleges have been at the forefront of innovative education since 1842, creating work with a lasting impact on people and the planet, driven by curiosity, imagination, and purpose.
London is fundamental to UAL's identity, providing a vital context where the university connects and exchanges ideas with individuals from all walks of life. Globally, its creative network influences education, culture, business, and society.
Through innovative research and creative instruction, UAL's faculty and staff bring fresh perspectives to education. The university enables students to build the careers they desire by working with them at every level - from pre-degree to postgraduate, and from short courses to online learning.
UAL's colleges
Ranked second in the world for art and design, UAL comprises six distinct colleges:
- Camberwell College of Arts
- Central Saint Martins
- Chelsea College of Arts
- London College of Communication
- London College of Fashion
- Wimbledon College of Arts
Together, they form a community of creatives, innovators, trailblazers, and storytellers, united in their mission to reimagine the future.
Courses in the visual arts, animation, screen, communication, fashion, media, and performance are available at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
