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1009.10The Jewelry/Metalworking certificate provides technical skills in Jewelry design and fabrication. Skills cover metal sawing, filing, sanding, forming, silver soldering, fusing, cold connections, patina, polishing, casting, basic stone setting, and mixed materials. Concepts cover research, sketches, models, and realization of physical metal forms by hand. Students will develop a portfolio of work that will enable them to apply for jobs in the Jewelry field.
All courses in this certificate require literacy and proficiency in writing and math. Projects require written, oral, and visual presentations as well as the application of basic math and chemistry principles and skills.
A Certificate of Achievement is awarded upon completion of all required courses with a grade of C or better.
Program Outcomes
- Understand and apply the vocabulary of the jewelry field, tools and materials, design research, and the process of jewelry designs and constructions.
- Produce original jewelry/objects that demonstrate and understanding of design principles, fabrication, casting, and advanced jewelry/metalworking techniques.
- Analyze and evaluate the jewelry/objects utilizing the critique process.
Requirements for the Certificate of Achievement
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Semester I | ||
| ART 032A | DESIGN–THREE DIMENSIONAL | 3 |
| ART 036A | JEWELRY/METAL FABRICATION I | 3 |
| Semester II | ||
| ART 034A | APPLIED DESIGN I – MATERIALS AND PROCESSES | 3 |
| ART 036B | JEWELRY/METAL FABRICATION II | 3 |
| Semester III | ||
| ART 036C | JEWELRY CASTING | 3 |
| DT 008A | INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL DESIGN AND FABRICATION | 3 |
| Semester IV | ||
| ART 135 | PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT OF JEWELRY AND METAL FABRICATION | 3 |
| Total Units | 21 | |
Recommended Electives
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ART 004D | HISTORY OF MODERN ART | 3 |
| ART 015 | SKETCHING FOR DESIGN | 3 |
| ART 018 | RENDERING | 3 |
| ART 031A | COLOR AND COMPOSITION – TWO DIMENSIONAL DESIGN | 3 |
| ART 033A | PRODUCT DESIGN APPLICATION I | 3 |
| ART 034B | APPLIED DESIGN II – MATERIALS AND PROCESSES | 3 |
| BUS 009 | INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS | 3 |
| DT 008B | INTERMEDIATE DIGITAL DESIGN AND FABRICATION | 3 |
| DT 008C | ADVANCED SYSTEMS DESIGN AND FABRICATION | 4 |
| PHOT 021 | INTRODUCTION TO BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY | 3 |
| PHOT 030 | INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL IMAGE EDITING | 3 |
| PHOT 031 | BEGINNING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY | 3 |
| PHOT 040 | FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY | 3 |