University of the Arts London
Fashion Jewellery BA (Hons)
University of the Arts London

Key Course Facts

Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews for 20 graduates of Fashion Jewellery BA (Hons) at University of the Arts London for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Design Studies.

Overall student satisfaction
77 /100
20 total respondents
The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Salary of all UK Graduates of

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £22025 £20113 £23568
25-75 percentile range £19981 - £25071 £15144 - £24676 £17604 - £29974

Course Description

BA (Hons) Fashion Jewellery will explore new technologies as well as traditional craft methods and materials. This course encourages you to cultivate a unique personal vision to design contemporary fashion jewellery. You will use critical design thinking, sustainable technologies with traditional and digital craft skills to define the future of jewellery.

What can you expect?

BA (Hons) Fashion Jewellery will equip you to become professionally involved, self-reliant and reflective. Projects provide opportunities for you to collaborate with students from other fashion disciplines. This will nurture teamwork and Personal and Professional Development skills. You will develop ethical, social, technological and environmental awareness. Student on this course will build professional, communication and entrepreneurial skills. This will help them to succeed as a fashion jewellery designer / maker in today’s global fashion industries.

The course is enhanced by lectures from industry practitioners. Recent guest speakers have included Melanie Georgacopoulos, Marloes ten Bhomer, Una Burke, Naomi Filmer and Mawi Keivom. You will have the opportunity to undertake a short work placement in the industry. This gives you experience of working in a company and the chance to make contacts in the industry before you complete your studies. At the end of the course you will be able to make an innovative contribution as a fashion jewellery designer to the fashion jewellery industry.

This course draws on a broad range of specialist facilities at our Golden Lane and Mare Street sites. There are specialist rooms for casting and mould making using resins, plaster, wax and metal. Students will use computer aided design software such as Rhino, Flamingo and Adobe Illustrator and their prototypes will be realised using laser cutting and a CNC routing tools.

London College of Fashion (LCF) undergraduate courses develop your personal and professional skills. On this course you will develop skills in your discipline until you are an independent creative thinker. Your skills will make you capable of making an effective contribution to this sector of the fashion industry. We embed Personal and Professional Development (PPD) skills in all units on every course. Speaker programmes with contributions from alumni and members of industry are a part of many courses. We encourage graduates who wish to continue their education at postgraduate level to progress to suitable courses within the College, the University or elsewhere.

Many graduates prefer to seek employment as soon as they have completed their undergraduate studies. Graduates from this course have worked at ASOS, WGSN, Tatty Devine and Alexander McQueen.

This course is based at Mare Street in Hackney, east London. East London has been dubbed the centre of British fashion. It’s where the old meets the new, where the night comes to life, where you can eat almost anything you like and find some of the capital’s best shops. LCF Mare Street site is now renowned for housing our jewellery, MA Fashion Futures and tailoring courses, alongside LCF’s Centre for Fashion Enterprise.

About London College of Fashion

London College of Fashion, UAL, has been nurturing creative talent for over a century, offering courses in all things fashion. In design, we teach a combination of heritage and radical thinking. Craftsmanship and new technology. Engineering – and in-depth design research. We teach innovative ideas first – and then innovative practice to bring them to life. Through teaching, specialist research, and collaborative work, we empower our students to think differently, using fashion to examine the past, build a sustainable future, and improve the way we live.

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for this course

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Fashion Jewellery, BA (Hons), if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

Costs

Tuition Fees Fashion Jewellery BA (Hons)

England UK £9250 year 1
Northern Ireland £9250 year 1
Scotland £9250 year 1
Wales £9250 year 1
Channel Islands £9250 year 1
Ireland £9250 year 1

Average student cost of living in London

Rent £518
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home) £50
Supermarket shopping £81
Clothing £35
Eating out £33
Alcohol £27
Takeaways / food deliveries £30
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food) £24
Holidays and weekend trips £78
Transport within city £17
Self-care / sports £20
Stationary / books £13
Mobile phone / internet £13
Cable TV / streaming £7
Insurance £51
Other £95
  
Average student cost of living £1092

London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.

How to apply

Application deadline:

January 1, 2025

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Possible Entry Points:

  • year 1 (Default entry point)

University Rankings

Positions of University of the Arts London in top UK and global rankings.

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About University of the Arts London

University of the Arts London is the collective name of a group consisting of six colleges specialised in the Arts. These institutions include Central Saint Martins, London College of Communication, Wimbledon College of Arts, London College of Communication, Chelsea College of Arts, and Camberwell College of Arts.

List of 73 Bachelor and Master Courses from University of the Arts London - Course Catalogue

Student composition of University of the Arts London

undergraduates:
16390
postgraduates:
3790
Total:
20180

Where is this programme taught

London College of Fashion
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