Higher Diploma in Product, Furniture and Jewellery Design (Subject Group)
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Advanced Diploma
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Programme Aims
The Department of Architecture, Interior and Product Design runs a one-semester product, furniture and jewellery design broad-based curriculum common to all first-year Higher Diploma students studying in Product Design, Furniture and Lifestyle Product Design, and Jewellery Design and Technology. The programme aims primarily at students who have completed their secondary school education and expect to take up specialist product, furniture and jewellery design studies. It is designed to reflect the context of basic three-dimensional design and creative knowledge and skills, which serves as an introduction to, and preparation for, the year one students for the next four-semester study in their respective professional product, furniture and jewellery design programmes.
The product, furniture and jewellery design broad-based common curriculum design provides a holistic experience to the year one students and a sound foundation to enable the students to confirm their study programmes within the Department of Architecture, Interior and Product Design.
Programme Stream
Students will choose one of the following specialised programmes so as to enhance professional knowledge and skills in specific areas :
- Higher Diploma in Product Design
- Higher Diploma in Furniture and Lifestyle Product Design
- Higher Diploma in Jewellery Design and Technology
*The 1st semester is a common semester. Students will progress to the professional programmes in the 2nd semester, subject to their programme choice, academic performance and study place availability in a specific programme.
Professional Recognition
Higher Diploma in Product Design
Students of this programme are eligible to apply for the student membership in the Industrial Designers Society of Hong Kong (IDSHK) and the Hong Kong Designers Association (HKDA).
Higher Diploma in Jewellery Design and Technology
This programme is strongly supported by the Hong Kong Jewelry Manufacturers' Association and the Hong Kong Gold and Silver Ornament Workers and Merchants General Union.
Students of this programme are eligible to apply for the student membership in the Industrial Designers Society of Hong Kong (IDSHK), the Hong Kong Designers Association (HKDA) and Hong Kong Jewellery Designers Association (HKJDA).
Higher Diploma in Product Design
Graduates may work for product design consultancies or be employed as product designers in a wide range of industries including consumer electronics, electrical appliances, IoT products, household products, toys and lifestyle products.
Higher Diploma in Furniture and Lifestyle Product Design
With the steady growth in property market and economics of Hong Kong recently, there has been a tremendous need for better interior furniture and lifestyle products to suit various urban and modernised living spaces, including household space in residential buildings, working space in commercial buildings and other recreational spaces like trendy restaurants and boutique hotels. The market simply demands for variety in home furniture, office system furniture, designer furniture and other related interior lifestyle products.
In this connection, graduates of this programme can work in furniture production companies, lifestyle product design companies, furniture brand shops and other furniture retail business. Alternatively, they may work in interior design firms specialised in living space and furniture design.
Higher Diploma in Jewellery Design and Technology
This programme is the only programme at sub-degree level in Hong Kong provides training in the field of jewellery design and manufacturing technology. The jewellery industry in Hong Kong is one of the six largest export industries among all manufacturing industries and the largest earner in the world in terms of output. Industry demand is so great that the graduate employment is almost guaranteed. They will work as design professions in the jewellery industry and eventually become fully fledged jewellery designers. They may also join as jewellery designer-makers, quality controllers, merchandisers, jewellery supervisors or jewellery marketing executives, etc.
