CUA51120 Diploma of Visual Arts (Jewellery Design)
Enhance your existing jewellery design and fabrication skills
This course covers computer aided drafting and digital techniques, as well as a moulding, casting and manual finishing techniques. Develop your bench skills in our specialised studios in the creative heart of the city.

Overview
Campus Perth
When Semester 1, 2025
How On campus
Take your jewellery design skills to the next level
The Diploma of Visual Arts (Jewellery Design) will enhance your existing design and fabrication skills. This course is taught in our extensive purpose-built facilities and specialised studios based in the creative and cultural heart of the city that is home to the Art Gallery of WA, PICA and many other smaller galleries.
There is a concentration on computer aided design and digital techniques as well as studio time and bench skills to further develop your design practice.
On completion you will be well equipped to undertake further studies or you could find work as a high end Jewellery Designer both locally and overseas, or set up your own design studio.
- Moulding and casting techniques
- Manually finish/polish materials and create silversmithing objects
- Digital art techniques and creation
- Produce a professional jewellery design and 3D object portfolio
- Provide freelance services
I have the following attributes:
- Creative flair
- Accuracy and the ability to undertake detailed work
- Good hand-eye co-ordination
- A patient and persistent nature
- Intermediate computer skills and knowledge
Important information
Select your preferred campus and apply
Semester 1, 2025
Details
Course fees
(Tuition fee* $4,516.20 + Resource fee $995.00 )
*Fee disclaimers
The fees quoted are estimates only and are for the entire course for students enrolling on a full-time basis. Please view the full list of Fee disclaimers.
Please note fees listed include all units required to gain this qualification. If you're a continuing student and have successfully completed a lower-level qualification that is a prerequisite for this course, you'll only pay for the units that you need to enrol in, to complete this course.
Enquiries regarding fees can be made by calling us.
Units
Core
National ID | Unit title |
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CUAACD531 | Refine drawing and other visual representation tools |
CUAPPR511 | Realise a body of creative work |
CUAPPR512 | Develop sustainability of own professional practice |
CUAPPR513 | Present a body of own creative work |
CUAPPR515 | Establish and maintain safe creative practice |
Elective
National ID | Unit title |
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CUAACD412 | Experiment with moulding and casting techniques |
CUAACD509 | Develop and refine metalworking techniques |
CUAACD514 | Refine carving techniques for creative work |
CUADES511 | Implement design solutions |
CUADIG518 | Refine digital art techniques |
CUADIG519 | Investigate technologies for the creation of digital art |
CUAIND412 | Provide freelance services |
CUAJWL401 | Experiment with techniques to produce jewellery |
CUARES412 | Conduct research |
CUARES503 | Analyse cultural history and theory |
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