MA Contemporary Jewellery
1 year full-time, 2 years part-time at UCA Rochester

This course celebrates the contribution of the individual artist and designer/maker. It enables you to extend the boundaries of your practice through an examination of cutting-edge ideas in jewellery.

You are free to explore a variety of materials and to experiment with scale, form, ornament and body adornment. The course is responsive to a wide range of issues from fine art, fashion, design and photography. It is designed to encourage you to explore the relationship between jewellery and other related disciplines.

Conceived as a breeding ground for experimentation and innovation, the course is an excellent opportunity for you to develop cutting-edge work in the subject.

Stage 1
Focus on your personal project, supported by a core programme of lectures and seminars. These comprise taught units including research methods, contemporary issues in design and interdisciplinary studies. You confirm the direction of your personal project at the end of this stage.

Stage 2
Develop your personal project, which may be specialist or interdisciplinary and explore methods, techniques, concepts and themes.

Stage 3
Complete and publish your project. You work with practicing professionals to identify future audiences for your ideas and prepare for the next stage of your career.

How this course is taught
Working alongside creative practitioners from a variety of different design backgrounds, you receive specialist tuition through a combination of lectures, seminars, workshops and tutorials. You are expected to present your work in progress regularly at formal reviews. The emphasis is placed on personal development through the production of your jewellery project.

How this course is assessed
Assessment includes evidence of experimentation and research in the form of design proposals, reviews, presentations, exhibitions of work, reflective journals and written papers.

This course is part of the Rochester MA Programme which allows you to study as part of a thriving postgraduate community.