银匠和珠宝学士（荣誉）学位

我们装饰身体的原因广泛而复杂，佩戴珠宝（贝壳珠）是现代人类行为的最早记录形式，其历史可追溯到100,000年前。从历史上看，人们通过相对肤浅的装饰物来表达自己，以极其复杂的符号来表达位置，等级，地位等概念。当代工作室珠宝商继续挑战可感知的界限，并使用人工制品来定义个人风格。对社会和文化问题（例如性别，关系政治和环境）的回应。同样，银匠通过功能性家用物品的工具探索了精细金属加工与创意之间的这种相互作用。
Our reasons for decorating the body are wide-ranging and complex and the wearing of jewellery (shell beads) is the earliest recorded form of modern human behaviour, dating back over 100,000 years. Historically, people have expressed themselves through relatively superficial body adornment to extremely sophisticated symbols as a means of communicating the concept of position, rank, status, etc.<br><br>Contemporary studio jewellers continue to challenge perceived boundaries and use the artefact as a way of defining a personal response to social and cultural issues such as gender, relationships politics, and the environment. Similarly, silversmiths explore this interaction between fine metalworking and ideas, through the vehicle of the functional domestic object.<br><br>The department embraces this diversity through informed debate and discussion. It encourages students to develop a personal approach to the research and development of lively design solutions together with a knowledge of traditional and cutting edge technology and skill acquisition.<br><br>Whether they intend to enter the broad based jewellery and silverware industries, pursue personal expression through the gallery market or continue in academia, students will develop their skills in a supportive and confident Department.