The aim of this programme is to develop skilled, critically engaged and adaptable jewellery practitioners who contribute to Aotearoa New Zealand's contemporary jewellery sector. It integrates high-level technical skill development with critical inquiry, design methodologies, and research-informed practice. The programme introduces engagement with Te ao Māori perspectives and promotes culturally responsive and inclusive practice across diverse contexts. Through workshop-based and conceptual learning, learners gain proficiency in manufacturing techniques and digital processes. Learners apply iterative design methodologies supported by research, progressing ideas from concept through to resolved outcomes. Graduates will be capable of working independently across employment, self-employment and freelance contexts, managing the full design and production process with critical and cultural awareness

GPO1: Communicate and present jewellery design concepts and resolved work professionally to relevant stakeholders using appropriate methods. GPO2: Apply established strategies for business practices and processes relevant to self-employment and freelance jewellery practice. GPO3: Critically evaluate and refine technical and construction solutions to realise appropriately resolved jewellery outcomes. GPO4: Create innovative jewellery design solutions through iterative practices addressing ethical, cultural, material, technical, and conceptual considerations. GPO5: Critically evaluate and apply advanced CAD modelling and AI-assisted tools to independently produce viable prototypes using digital and production processes. GPO6: Develop and inform conceptual jewellery design ideas through engagement with diverse methodologies and strategies. GPO7: Design and realise a cohesive jewellery collection integrating research, self-reflection, concept, materials, and techniques. GPO8: Investigate and apply specialised workshop practices to contribute skills, perspectives, and knowledge valuable to the industry. GPO9: Critically analyse and evaluate cultural and contextual frameworks that inform jewellery design, making, and professional practice, and apply Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles of partnership, protection, and participation to inform and justify ethical and professional decision-making

Graduates of this qualification may pathway into specialist
programme at Post Graduate level or Master of Fine Arts in
Jewellery/Metal

Applicants must demonstrate an ability to undertake degree level study, including appropriate knowledge and skills in the areas of written communication and mathematics, by having achieved: University Entrance: NCEA Level 3 or above and 20 credits at NCEA Level 2 or above, including: NCEA Level 3; 14 credits each in three approved subjects and UE Literacy (NCEA Level 2 or above; 10 credits with 5 credits each in reading and writing) and UE Numeracy (NCEA Level 1 or above; 10 credits) OR A relevant qualification at Level 3 on the NZQF or above and the equivalent of UE Literacy and Numeracy OR New Zealand Certificate in Jewellery (Level 4) Applicants must have sufficient competence in the English language to undertake this programme, which is taught and assessed in English. Any applicant whose first language is not English may be required to provide evidence of their English language competency. International students English language requirements: IELTS 6.0 (with no band less than 5.5) or equivalent. Testing must have taken place with two years of qualification commencement