| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-01-30 | - |
| 2024-07-22 | - |
Program Overview
The Bachelor of Jewellery Design + Technology program at Whitecliffe equips students with comprehensive skills in jewellery design, manufacturing, and entrepreneurship. Through hands-on workshops and industry-focused coursework, students develop mastery in goldsmithing techniques, CAD design, and business management. Graduates are prepared for careers in jewellery manufacturing, design, and self-employment.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Bachelor of Jewellery Design + Technology programme is a thorough and comprehensive degree-level course designed for those who are looking to expand on their foundational jewellery and goldsmithing manufacturing knowledge, and for those who are eager to become industry professionals. The programme combines workshop experience characterised by attaining master goldsmith skills through comprehensive hand-making, digital, and other manufacturing techniques required in creating fine jewellery. It will develop students into professionals who are able to manage all phases of design from initial inspiration, analysis, development, and finishing of the final product. Students will be equipped with skills focusing on entrepreneurship, resource and material management, identifying new opportunities, and how to effectively direct their resources to appropriately respond to market opportunities.
Outline:
Year One
- Business Environment and Communication
- Design Studio 1
- CAD Designs
- Design Research
- Creative Design Studio 1
Year Two
- Entrepreneurship
- Advanced Design Studio 2
- Advanced CAD Designs
- Advanced Creative Design Studio 2
Year Three
- Gemmology
- Jewellery Engraving
- Complex CAD Designs
- Gemstone Setting
- Jewellery Repair
- Capstone Project
Teaching:
The programmes offered by Whitecliffe are New Zealand’s only jewellery and goldsmith courses registered and accredited with NZQA.The programmes are designed with employment at the forefront, and provide students with the necessary education to excel as professionals in the jewellery and goldsmithing industry.Whitecliffe implements a hands-on approach that encourages creativity, builds confidence and perfects skill.
Careers:
Graduates of this qualification will be able to work in a range of settings such as manufacturing, goldsmithing, jewellery and designer organisations or in a self employment/freelance practitioner capacity.
