Online Jewelry & Metal Arts Degree

Academy of Art University’s online jewelry design and metal arts degree programs are designed to prepare you for a professional career, much like its on-site counterpart. You will be guided and instructed by the same industry experts as those learning on campus, ensuring that all Academy students earn the quality education deserved, no matter where you are.

Whether you are a curious beginner or a practicing metalsmith wishing to take your work to the next level, the School of Jewelry & Metal Arts program will push your creative boundaries and teach you the skills necessary for success. Learn from detailed written lectures and quality instructional videos that let you see intricate details up close.

Your instructors are there to help you master challenging techniques and concepts through personal attention. Connect with an international community of peers as you study from your own studio.

Be part of our vibrant, creative community. Earn your online jewelry design degree at your own pace, in your own time.

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How Online Courses Work at the Academy

The Academy provides the coursework—including beautifully produced videos, narrated slideshows, digital documents, interviews with experts, livestreams and more. As you complete assignments, you simply upload your work to the Academy’s Learning Management System (LMS) where it’s shared with your class, and your instructor can leave visual markups, video, written and recorded feedback.

Your Information Hub

Visual, interactive and dynamic. You will find all your classes, profiles, news, assignments, grades, English speaking & writing support, academic support, and more in the Online Hub. All tailored to make your online education rich and engaging.

Your Collaborative Space

Freely exchange thoughts, post work, and provide or receive constructive feedback—just like you would in a campus environment. You and your peers support and push each other, creating long-lasting connections that live beyond the course. You may not be on campus, but you’re not alone.

Your Studio & Gallery

Submit your artwork for evaluation, and if you’d like, include audio, video, and/or written descriptions of the work, and instructors can provide detailed feedback in the same way.

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Learn Online

Our revolutionary online courses provide the same rigorous education that we offer on campus with greater flexibility. Our online programs are purpose-built to deliver art and design courses. Study on your own time, at your own pace. Combine online and on-site classes.

Julessa Barnes

The journey through my Master of Fine Arts degree here at the Academy has been one of huge discovery in a short period of time. The maturity, the thoughtfulness, and the conceptualization of this journey has grown by leaps and bounds with the support of my mentors and faculty. The connections I have made with other online students have been life changing.

3 Reasons Our Online Platform is Best

Custom Content

Created in-house by industry experts and exclusive to the Academy, the classes are a mix of lecture content, video, written content, recorded audio, interactive slideshows, and hands-on work. We built this from the ground-up and geared specifically towards art and design. We’re constantly innovating our curriculum created by instructional designers and industry professionals, as well as building new courses, reworking old ones, and adding features to our LMS based on student feedback.

Dedicated Support

Over 100 Academy of Art employees create and support online programs, dedicating more resources into production than any other. They work 24 hours a day to offer 900+ online courses spanning 35 online majors, using 1,500 instructional videos per semester to teach students from 50+ countries.

Community Support

AAUHOO, a student-run Facebook group, has more than 6,000 members and welcomes you to join this thriving online community. Other channels and venues for student socialization and interaction include online social media & blogs; online library, music library, learning tutorials; career advice, support & mentor chats, one-on-one sessions with your director, on-demand demonstration videos, town hall meetings, VIP guest speaker series and archives, director Q&A, VIP guest speakers, live-streamed events & presentations, workshops, support, digital portfolio showcase, and much more.

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What to Wear When Working in the Jewelry Studio

Safety is one of our top priorities for our students. In this video students will learn what to wear while working in one of our many studios here at the Academy.