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Tshwane University of Technology

Diploma in Jewellery Design and Manufacture

The Diploma in Jewellery Design and Manufacture in Design is offered by Tshwane University of Technology.

Program Length: 3 YEARS.

Diploma in Jewellery Design and Manufacture offered by Tshwane University of Technology

Assessment procedure:

Applicants who apply before the closing of applications and who meet the minimum criteria

 will be invited to submit a portfolio for evaluation, to attend a practical selection process, and

 to complete a questionnaire. The portfolio will contribute 35%, an interview based upon a

 questionnaire answered by the candidate, 30%, and the completion of the basic skills demonstra-

 tion, 35% to the selection score.

 Aspects that are taken into consideration are: potential to complete the programme success-

 fully; creativity; two-dimensional and three-dimensional skills; ability to demonstrate basic

 skills sets in working with materials; design ability; drawing skills; sense of colour, and general

 potential and craftsmanship.

 Acceptance is subject to available capacity according to the Student Enrolment Plan (SEP).

 Once a programme is full, a waiting list will be in place to provide an opportunity for applicants

 to fill places of those who did not register on time.

Intake for the qualification:

January only.

Minimum duration:

Three years.

Core modules

1st year
Jewellery History Africa and the World I
Information Literacy I
Jewellery Design I
Jewellery Techniques I
Jewellery Rendering I
Life Skills I 

First semester
Communication for Academic Purposes
Computer Literacy 

2nd Year

Jewellery History Africa and the World II
Jewellery Design II
Jewellery Techniques II
Jewellery Rendering II
WIL in Jewellery Design I

3rd Tear
Entrepreneurship I
Jewellery Design II
Jewellery Techniques III
Jewellery Rendering III
WIL in Jewellery Design II