Applied Jewelry Arts Program

Somewhere between inspiration and reality – the whole world of jewelry gets created.

Great art begins with a single inspired idea and ends with a beautiful masterpiece. The same is true for great jewelry. Between the designer’s imagination and the final piece of work lies an entire production filled with creativity, technique, and skill.

The GIA Applied Jewelry Arts (AJA) diploma program immerses you in the world of production, where you learn how to take imagination and transform it into treasure.

You’ll learn from highly skilled craftsmen as you acquire the basic principles of design, perspective, and composition. You’ll concentrate on metals, textures, and trends. With the knowledge and skills you acquire, you will be able to design and make one-of-a-kind or production manufactured jewelry.

By the end of your AJA program, you’ve created a portfolio of jewelry design sketches and renderings, hand-carved wax models, master models, rubber molds, cast product, personalized computer aided digital design files, finished computer aided rapid prototype models, and computer aided rendered digital jewelry design images.

Program at a Glance

Credential You Earn
GIA Applied Jewelry Arts Diploma

Program Highlights

Learn how to:
Illustrate shape, form, and texture of metals and gem materials
Design jewelry using CAD Rhinoceros, Matrix and T-Splines software
Create a variety of designs in wax
Make complete models for casting and mold making from your own designs

Learning Methods

On Campus Carlsbad Only

Program Requirements – 26 weeks

• Jewelry Design Course
• Comprehensive Wax Techniques
• Mold Making
• Casting
• Comprehensive CAD/CAM for Jewelry course

Tuition 

$16,265 approximately

See Fee Schedule for additional fees including applicable books, materials, and taxes.