Diploma in Jewellery Design and Manufacture at Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Programme overview

The Diploma in Jewellery Design and Manufacture prepares students for the South African jewellery industry in design, manufacturing, marketing and managerial capacities, with skills to design and make jewellery by hand and with digital technologies.

Faculty: Faculty of Informatics and Design | Department: Applied Design | Duration: 3 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Jewellery design, jewellery drawing, jewellery technique and jewellery theory and materials across three years, with academic and professional literacies and business skills.

Career pathways

Jewellery designer, goldsmith, manager of a jewellery workshop or studio, buyer for jewellery chain stores, jewellery salesperson, jewellery evaluator, entrepreneur, researcher or lecturer.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Faculty of Informatics and Design, Jewellery Design and Manufacture: minimum APS of 28; English Home Language or First Additional Language (4); Mathematics (3) or Technical Mathematics (4) or Mathematical Literacy (5).

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Applications for the 2027 intake open on Monday, 11 May 2026. Diploma applications close on 30 September 2026 for South African citizens and 31 August 2026 for non-South African citizens (31 July 2026 for Emergency Medical Care and Somatology; 31 August 2026 for Grade R and Early Childhood Care and Education).

The application fee is R110 (non-refundable); the late application fee is R160. A deposit of R1,750 is payable on acceptance and a registration fee of R785 applies.

Apply through the official page: https://www.cput.ac.za/study-at-cput/undergraduate/apply

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