Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Jewellery Design and Manufacture

Are you creative, enjoy working with your hands and have a passion for jewellery?

Diploma in Jewellery Design and Manufacture

The aim of the course is to prepare students for the South African Jewellery Industry in design, manufacturing, marketing and managerial capacities while fostering a South African design ethic that does not rely on mass plagiarism of imported images.

The course will equip you with the skills to design and manufacture jewellery, from the preparation of materials, through to adding the final touches to your sparkling creation.

The course objectives include: drawing on historical studies that heighten design awareness; developing applied drawing and illustration techniques; developing skills to communicate design intention; developing technical skills to manufacture jewellery by hand and using digital technologies, all the while instilling good workshop practice.

Subjects

First Year

• Jewellery Design 1
• Jewellery Drawing 1
• Jewellery Technique 1
• Jewellery Theory and Materials 1
• Academic and Professional Literacies 1
• Business Skills 1

Second Year

• Jewellery Design 2
• Jewellery Drawing 2
• Jewellery Technique 2
• Jewellery Theory and Materials 2
• Business Skills 2

Third Year

• Jewellery Design 3
• Jewellery Drawing 3
• Jewellery Technique 3
• Jewellery Theory and Materials 3

Career opportunities

• Academic: Researcher, teacher, lecturer
• Jewellery Designer
• Goldsmith
• Manager of Jewellery Workshop/Studio
• Buyer for Jewellery Chain Stores
• Salesperson in Jewellery Industry
• Jewellery Evaluator
• Entrepreneur

Admission Requirements

• Minimum APS score of 28
• English Home Language or First Additional Language 4
• Mathematics 3 or Technical Maths 4 or Maths Literacy 5

Venue of offering

Ground Floor, Applied Sciences Building, District 6 Campus, Cape Town

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