HNC Jewellery at University of the Highlands and Islands

Programme overview

A one-year full-time course in the Outer Hebrides for developing jewellery design and making skills to industry standard. Students learn construction, casting and stone setting, work on practical projects and have their own workbench with access to tools and equipment. Places are limited to keep class sizes small.

Duration: Full time: 1 year | Intake: September | Study mode: full-time | Location: Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules may include CAD: 3D modelling, Jewellery: claw setting techniques, Jewellery: design and manufacture, Jewellery: graded unit 1, Jewellery: lost wax casting: an introduction, Jewellery: manufacturing techniques, Jewellery: mount manufacture, Jewellery: rub-over setting techniques, and Silversmithing: an introduction.

Career pathways

Careers in the jewellery industry or self-employment as a manufacturing jeweller or designer; progression to the HND or to the first or second year of a degree at colleges and universities in Scotland and the rest of the UK.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A National Certificate qualification or appropriate collection of National Certificate Units in Jewellery, or an equivalent qualification at SCQF level 5 or 6. Applicants with experience of jewellery making, or experience or qualifications in a related area of art and design, are also considered. International applicants: IELTS Academic overall 5.5 with no element below 5.0 (online study from overseas); IELTS for UKVI Academic 5.5 with no element below 5.0 or LanguageCert International ESOL SELT B2 (60 overall, no element below 55) for on-campus Student Route Visa study.

Domestic applicants: GBP 1,285 a year (2026/27). Scotland-domiciled students with a Scottish term-time address; full-time HNC Source

International applicants: GBP 9,460 a year (2026/27). Full-time HNC per year Source

Intake: September

Duration: Full time: 1 year

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