Diploma

Jewellery/Metal Arts

Jewellery/Metal Arts

DIPLOMA | 2 YEARS | 4 SEMESTERs

 

In Jewellery/Metal Arts, you will:

  • Learn to design, build, and sell functional and sculptural objects.
  • Experience intensive development of jewellery-making skills by learning to saw, file, solder, rivet, and stone-set.
  • Experiment with making multiples using molds and casting technology, and learn production techniques to streamline construction of a unique wholesale line.
  • Establish an individual artistic practice with advanced processes such as complex construction, forging, and silversmithing.
  • Prepare for a career as a jewellery designer through entrepreneurship studies and exploration of retail/wholesale marketing.

NEWS

Two NBCCD Grads Awarded Society of North American Goldsmiths Scholarships, July 2023

Sterling Exhibit Opens at Government House, April 2023

Longtime Studio Head and Instructor Awarded Governor General’s Medal in Visual Media Arts, March 2022

 

Interested in finding out more?

Email the Recruitment Office: nbccdrecruiting@gnb.ca

  • Curriculum Standard

    Jewellery/Metal Arts 2024-2026 Curriculum Standard

    The Curriculum Standard is an introduction to the program which includes the program’s critical performance, a program description, program learning outcomes, and the program’s potential career opportunities. This is followed by information on duration, credits, admission requirements, advanced placement, certification, articulations, and prior learning assessment and recognition.

    This document also contains a program delivery sequence and the course profiles with specific course learning outcomes and grading basis.

    In addition, the Curriculum Standard is used as a tool for revision and evaluation of the program and for the promotion of transfer agreements with other post-secondary institutions.

  • Areas of Study
      • Goldsmithing
      • Silversmithing/Hollowware
      • Jewellery Design
      • Designing for Production
      • Casting
      • Gem Setting and Basic Lapidary
      • Jewellery History
  • Career Possibilities
    • Contemporary Studio Metalsmith
    • Jewellery Designer
    • Bench Jeweller
    • Silversmith
    • Artisan, Craftsperson, or Other Visual Artist
    • Entrepreneur / Business Owner
  • Course List

    Fall 1

    JMET 2900
    Form

    JMET 2901
    Function

    HIST 2905
    Pebbles to Gold: Jewellery History BCE

    DIGM 2019
    3D Modelling: Jewellery/3D Objects 1

    ENTR 2011
    Visual Documentation

    Winter 1

    JMET 2907
    Casting

    JMET 2904
    Production

    DIGD 2020
    3D Modelling: Jewellery/3D Objects II

    ENTR 2012
    Business Practices and Marketing

    Fall 2

    JMET 3901
    Approaches in Metal

    JMET 3900
    To Market

    JMET 3902
    Openings and Closings

    JMET 3907
    Jewellery Rendering

    ENTR 3000
    Sales and Opportunities

    Winter 2

    JMET 3903
    Silversmithing

    JMET 3908
    Advanced Jewellery Construction Techniques

    HIST 3901
    Gold to Pebbles: Jewellery History CE

    ENTR 3001
    Creative Entrepreneurship

    Complementary Course (choose 1)

     

     

  • Admission Requirements
    Admission Requirements

     

    • $50 Application Fee (1)
    • An official transcript of marks indicating Certificate – Foundation Visual Arts (FVA) from NBCCD OR
      • An official transcript of marks indicating at least 1 year post-secondary education
      • OR equivalent experience (2)
    • Portfolio Submission (view requirements)
    • Interview

    (1) The $50 application fee is in Canadian dollars, applies to Canadian citizens and Permanent Residents and is non-refundable and subject to change without notice. International applicants pay a $100 Canadian application fee. See International Students for more information.

    (2) Equivalent experience is determined by NBCCD by assessing your combination of learning and experience through recognition of prior learning. If you are 21 years of age or older and have past experience, you may be assessed as an Adult Learner.

    Interview
    The College may contact you for an interview, it is important to consider why you want to study with us and your future goals.

  • Portfolio Requirements

    Foundation Visual Arts:

    Please note that this program traditionally starts with the one-year Foundation Visual Arts program as a prerequisite.

    DIRECT ENTRY PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENTS

    To ensure that you are well-prepared to bypass the Foundation Visual Arts Program (FVA) and enter directly into an NBCCD Diploma Program, we need to assess your abilities and knowledge of the foundations of visual art.

  • Apply Now

    Apply here.

    Go to the Admission Requirements to learn more. This page will also provide more details and info on where to mail your transcript of marks, cash, cheques and/or money order.

    Deadline to apply: January 15

learn thelanguage of design

The Foundation Visual Arts (FVA) Certificate is a 1-year program that offers you a wide-ranging overview of the practice, theory and history of the visual arts. Before you begin honing your craft or digital practice, learn the language to communicate visual arts. Students new to the arts will start in this preparatory course before their two-year Diploma program.

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