National Colleges Offering Jewellery, Silversmithing And Related Courses

Please note that the Jewellery and Allied Training Council is a link between jewellery course providers and those seeking jewellery courses. JAITC does not provide any jewellery courses directly, and it has no direct knowledge of content or quality of courses advertised. JAITC only aims to inform people of jewellery courses in The United Kingdom.

If you wish to know more about any of the courses advertised please contact the jewellery provider directly. We have divided the UK into sever regions, as follows: London, South, Midlands, North, Wales, Scoltand and Ireland.


London


Camberwell College of Arts
Department of Silversmithing & Metalwork
Wilson Road
London
SE5 8LU
Contact: Hans Stofer (Course Leader)
Tel:        +44 (0) 207 5146300    Fax:       +44 (0) 207 5146310
www.camberwell.arts.ac.uk     Email:    enquiries@camberwell.art.ac.uk

Provides a Full-time BA Hons in Silversmithing and Metalwork course. Short courses in Jewellery.


Central St Martins College of Art & Design
Jewellery Design Department,
107-109 Charing Cross Road, London
WC2
Contact: Ms Scilla Speet (Course Director)
Tel:        +44 (0) 207 5147022    Fax:       +44 (0) 2075147254
www.csm.arts.ac.uk

BA Hons Jewellery, MA Design, eveing classes/weekend workshops.


School of Gemmology & Related Studies
BDS Education Ltd
77 Loudon Road
Swiss Cottage
London
NW8 ODQ
Contact: Mr Don Baxendale Mdes (RCA) FGA(dist)
Tel:        +44 (0) 207 624 0330
Fax:       +44 (0) 207 624 6537

Provides three, one year courses in Portfolio preparation, Diploma in Jewellery Making (with Gemmology) and Foundation in Gemmology.  They also provide short and Part-time courses.


Kingsway College
Clerkenwell Centre
Sans Walk
LONDON
EC1R 0AS
Tel:        +44 (0) 207 306 5832. 

Approved Centre for NVQs.


London Metropolitan University
Sir John Cass Faculty of Arts, Design & Manufacture

Central House
59-63 Whitechapel High Street
London
E1 7PF
Contact: Professor Brian Falconbridge
Tel:        +44 (0) 207 320 1000
Web:     
www.londonmet.ac.uk

The University offers a wide range of courses from Foundation level to Postgraduate also provided  summer schools in a range of jewellery related areas e.g.  Wax Modelling, Chasing for Beginners etc...


Royal College of Art
Faculty of Art & Design
Kensington Gore
London
SW7 2EU
Contact: Michael Rowe (Course Leader) Head of Department: David Watkins
Tel:        +44 (0) 207 590 4444
Fax:       +44 (0) 207 590 4260
Web:      www.rca.ac.uk    Email: admissions@rca.ac.uk

Masters Degree (MA RCA) in Goldsmithing, Silversmithing and Metalwork & Jewellery.  MA by Project and Research Degrees and Part-time Degree of Mphil, PhD.


South


University of Brighton
Faculty of Arts and Architecture
Grand Parade
Brighton
BN2 2JY
Contact: Course Leader: Christopher Rose
Tel:      +44 (0) 1273 643 080  +44 (0) 1273 600 900 / +44 (0) 1273 643 015    Web: www.bton.ac.uk

Provide BA Hons Three Dimensional Crafts, BA Hons Three Dimensional Design for Production, and evening classes in Jewellery. BA (Hons) Metal, Woods, Ceramics, and Plastics (can include Jewellery).


Buckinghamshire Chilterns College
Faculty of Design
Queen Alexandra Road
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP11 2JZ
Contact: Admissions Course Leader: Chris Green
Tel:        +44 (0) 1494 603054    Fax:       +44 (0) 1494 461196
Email: desenq@bcuc.ac.uk   Web:   www.bcuc.ac.uk

Courses include BA Hons in Designed Metalwork and Jewellery and BA Hons Jewellery, both Full-time.  They also provide evening classes in Silversmithing and Jewellery.


Epsom School of Art
Department of 3D Design & Foundation Studies
Ashley Road
Epsom
Surrey
KT18 5BE


Highbury College
Dover Court Road
Cosham
Portsmouth
PO6 2SA
Contact: Graham Field
Tel:        +44 (0) 2392 313 200


The University College for the Creative Arts at Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone and Rochester (Formerly Kent Institue of Art and Design)
Rochester upon Medway College
School of 3D Design & Technology
Fort Pitt
Rochester
Kent
ME1 1DZ
Contact: Mr Brian Hill (Course Leader)
Tel:        +44 (0) 1634 830022       Fax:       +44 (0) 1634 820300
www.ucreative.ac.uk

Provide a BTEC National Diploma in Three Dimensional Design, BA Hons in Silversmithing, Goldsmithing and Jewellery Design, and a PDA in Design.


Middlesex University
Faculty of Art & Design
Cat Hill
Barnet
Hertfordshire
EN4 8HT
Contact: Caroline Broadhead (Programme Leader)
Tel:       +44 (0) 208 362 5010     Fax: +44 (0) 208 411 5649  Web: www.mdx.ac.uk

Provide a BA Hons Jewellery, BA Hons Applied Arts either Full, Part-time or Sandwich options.


Plymouth College of Art and Design
Fine and Applied Arts
Tavistock Place
Plymouth
PL4 8AT
Devon
Contact: Sadie Ibbotson
Tel:        +44 (0) 1752 203434  Fax: +44 (0) 1752 203444  Web:
www.pcad.ac.uk

Provides a BTEC National Diploma in 3D Design, Foundation Degree and BA (Hons) in Applied Arts as well as a range of part-time Jewellery courses. The degree programmes can be studied on either a full or part-time basis.


South Devon College
Newton Road
Torquay
Devon
TQ2 5BY
Tel:        +44 (0) 1803 400700
Fax:       +44 (0) 1803 386403

Jewellery and Silversmithing short course (10 weeks duration).


The University College for the Creative Arts at Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone and Rochester (Formerly Kent Institue of Art and Design)
Faulkner Road
Farnham
Surrey
GU9 7DS
Course Leader: Susan Fortune
Tel:        +44 (0) 1252 892696
Fax:       +44 (0) 1252 892616   Web: www.ucreative.ac.uk

BA Hons Three Dimensional Design  in Jewellery.


West Dean College
The Edward James Foundation
The College Office
West Dean
Chichester
West Sussex
PO18 0QZ
Tel:        +44 (0) 1243 811 301
Fax:       +44 (0) 1243 811 343

West Dean run a variety of residential short courses from enamelling to general jewellery making.

Sheila Way
7 Farm Mews
Farm Road
Hove
East Sussex
BN3 1GH
Tel:        +44 (0)7775 586286
Email:     enquiries@chincodesign.co.uk          Website:     www.chincodesign.co.uk

Sheila Way provides private tution in jewellery for two students at a time or one to one. Please view website for further details on available courses.


Midlands


Birmingham Institute of Art & Design /
Birmingham School of Jewellery

BIAD
University of Central England
School of Jewellery
Vittoria Street
Birmingham
B1 3PA
Contact: Head of Department: Professor Norman Cherry, Short Course Co-ordinator: Ms Cynthia Oliver/ Dawn Johnson 
Tel:        +44 (0) 121 331 5940
Fax:       +44 (0) 121 331 5943
Web:      www.uce.ac.uk/web/sites/site_vs.html
              www.biad.uce.ac.uk

Courses range from Full-time (HND,BA), Part-time, Short courses, Foundation level to Degree level.  Jewellery,Silversmithing, Horology, Enamelling.  Part-time Leisure Courses in Silversmithing and Jewellery.


De Montfort University
Faculty of Art & Design
The Gateway
Leicester
LE1 9BH
Contact: Ed Hull (Programme Leader)
Tel:        +44 (0) 116 255 1551    Fax: +44 (0) 116 257 7574

BA Hons Metal Smithing and Jewellery BA Design Crafts, full of part time.


University of Derby
Department of Jewellery
Kedleston Road
Derby
DE3 1GB


Herefordshire College of Art & Design
Folly Lane
Hereford
HR1 1LT
Tel:         +44 (0) 1432 273359       
Fax:        +44 (0) 1432 341099

Provides a BA Hons and HND Design Crafts.


Loughborough College of Art & Design
Department of Design
Epinal Way
Radmoor
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE11 3TU
Contact: Kate Harrison (Course Leader) Lecturer: N Aikman
Tel:        +44 (0) 1509 228975    Fax:       +44 (0) 1509 228902
www.iboro.ac.uk

BA Hons Three Dimensional Design in Silversmithing and Jewellery.


Nene College Northampton
Faculty of Art & Design
Avenue Campus
St George's Avenue
Northampton
NN2 6DJ


North Warwickshire and Hinckley College
Hinckley Road
Nuneaton
Warwickshire
CV11 6BH
Tel:        +44 (0) 2476 349321

Provides a Jewellery Making and Design Course, Full-time.


North


City College Manchester
Jewellery Section
The Arden Centre
Sale Road
Northenden
Manchester
M23 ODD
Contact: Eve Redmond / Rowena Golton Email: eredmond@ccm.ac.uk
Tel:        +44 (0) 161 614 8156/
Fax:       +44 (0) 161 945 3854

This college provides courses in Horology and Jewellery.  Approved Centre for NVQs.


University of Central Lancashire
Department of Visual Communication & Design
Vittoria Street
Preston
Lancashire
PR1 2HE
Contact: Jason Kearns (Programme Leader)
Tel:        +44 (0) 1772 893372     Fax:       +44 (0) 1772 892901
www.uclan.ac.uk

3D Design with Digital Modelling.


Cleveland College of Art & Design
Gren Lane
Linthorpe
Middlesborough
Cleveland
TS5 7RJ


Leeds College of Art & Design
Blenheim Walk
Leeds
LS2 9AQ
Contact: Will Oldham
Tel:        +44 (0) 113 202 8000

Provides a Part-time Open College Network Accredited Jewellery Course.


Manchester Metropolitan University
Faculty of Art & Design
Chatham Building
Cavendish Street
Manchester
M15 6BR
Contact: Jane McFadyen
Tel:        +44 (0) 161 247 2000      Fax:       +44 (0) 161 247 6810
www.mmu.ac.uk   Email j.mcfadyen@mmu.ac.uk

BA Hons Three Dimensional Design.

Hillsborough College
Department of Silver & Jewellery
Sheffield
S6 5WS
Tel: 0114 260 2600       Email: young.bort@sheffcoll.ac.uk


Sheffield Hallam University
School of Cultural Studies, Metalwork & Design
Psalter Lane
Sheffield
S11 8UZ
Contact: Steven Bottomley (Course Leader) Maria Hanson
Tel:        +44 (0) 114 225 2683 / +44 (0) 114 225 2607
Fax:       +44 (0) 114 225 2603      Web: www.shu.ac.uk

BA Hons Metalwork and Jewellery.

University of Sunderland
School of Arts Design Media and Culture
Ashburn House
Ryhope Road
Sunderland SR2 7EF

Contact: Robert Birch 0191 515 3210
e-mail: robert.birch@sunderland.ac.uk

BA (Hons) 3D Design Innovation.  New Programme has five specialist Pathways including Jewellery Design, Product Design, Modelmaking, Sculpting and Merchandising Design and Interior and Spatial Design.


York College of Arts & Technology
Department of 3D Design
Tadcaster Road
Dringhouses
York
YO2 1UA


Wales


North East Wales Institute of Higher Education
Clwyd College of Art & Technology
Department of Jewellery
Grove Park
Wrexham
Clwyd
LL12 7AA


North Wales School of Art & Design - NEWI
49 Wrexham Road
Clwyd
LL11 1PF
Contact: Sean Hughes (Head of Deapartment)
Tel:        +44 (0) 1978 290 666
Fax:       +44 (0) 1978 290 008

BA Hons Applied Arts (Jewellery/Metalwork) and MA Comtemporary Applied Arts, BA Hons Fine Art.


Yale College of Further Education
Grove Park Road
Wrexham
Clwyd
LL12 7AA
Tel:        +44 (0) 1978 293511

BTEC HND in Craft and Jewellery.


Scotland


Cardonald College
690 Mosspark Drive
Glasgow
G52 3AY


University of Dundee
The Faculty of Duncan of Jordanstone
Dundee
DD1 4HN
Contact: Mr Roger Morris (Head of Department)
Tel:        +44 (0) 1382 385302     Fax:   +44 (0) 1382 201 378   
Email: r.morris@dundee.ac.uk         Web: www.dundee.ac.uk

B Des Hons in Jewellery and Metal Design.


Edinburgh College of Art
Lauriston Place
Edinburgh
EH3 9DF
Contact: Ms Dorothy Hogg DA
Tel:        +44 (0) 131 221 6000
Fax:       +44 (0) 131 221 6004    Web: www.eca.ac.uk

Provides Master of Design (Mdes), Postgraduate Diploma in Jewellery and Silversmithing and BA Hons Jewellery and Silversmithing.


Glasgow School of Art
167 Renfrew Street
Glasgow
G3 6RQ
Contact: Professor Roger Millar
Tel: +44 (0) 141 353 4624
Fax: +44 (0) 141 353 4629
Web:
www.gsa.ac.uk

Provides BA (Hons) in Design: Silversmithing and Jewellery, and post-graduate opportunities to PhD by Practice Level.
There are also classes offered through the GSA Continuing Education Department on four evenings a week during OCtober to March.



Grays School of Art, The Robert Gordon University
S & J Department
Garthdee Road
Aberdeen
AB10 7QD
Contact: Brian Glaffar or BA Programme Director: Libby Curtis
Tel:        +44 (0) 1224 263 600      Fax:       +44 (0) 1224 263 636
Email: b.glaffar@rgu.ac.uk

3D Dimensional Design PG Dip MA Art & Design


North Glasgow College
Barmulloch Campus
186 Rye Road
Barmulloch
Glasgow
G21 3JY
Tel:       +44 (0) 141 558 9001
Fax:      +44 (0) 141 558 9905
Web:   
www.north-gla.ac.uk

Lauder College
Halbeath
Dunfermline
Fife 
Scotland 
KY11 8DY
Tel:       +44 (0) 1383 845 010
Fax:      +44 (0) 1383 845 080
Email:   
customerservices@lauder.ac.uk

NC Jewellery, HNC Jewellery Design, Production and Business


Ireland


University of Ulster at Belfast
Faculty of Fine Art and Design
York Street
Belfast
BT15 1ED
Tel:        +44 (0) 289 0328 515  Fax: +44 (0) 289 0267 310   Web: www.ulster.ac.uk

BA (Hons) in Fine & Applied Arts. BA (Hons) Visual and Cultural, BDes (Hons) Textiles and Fashion, BA (Hons) Art & Design, BDes Interior Industrial and Furniture Design, BA (Hons) Architecture.

The National College of Art & Design (Ireland)
Depertment of ceramics, glass and metals
100 Thomas Street
Dublin 8, Ireland
Contact: Neil C Read
Tel:        +44 (0) 0353 1 636 4241  Fax: +44 (0) 0353 1 636 4332   Web:
www.ncad.ie      Email: mcgarryd@ncad.ie

BDes Craft & Design

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