Metals/Jewelry (B.F.A.)
Admission Requirements
There is no entrance portfolio review for admission. All students will enter the metals/jewelry design major as a bachelor of fine arts (BFA-AH MJD) and complete a selection of foundation and major course(s) before a commit-to-major portfolio review for continuation in the bachelor of fine arts program (BFA-AH MJD). Commit-to-major portfolio reviews are conducted by faculty and generally take place during the sophomore year. After passing the portfolio review, to continue in the B.F.A. degree program a 3.0 GPA must be maintained in the major. Transfer students are urged to submit their portfolios the semester before transfer in order to facilitate placement in departmental courses and/or for possible commit-to-major portfolio review. As a condition for graduation, each B.F.A student will be required to mount an individual exhibition of his/her work and present a professional portfolio.
The Art and Design Department reserves the right to retain students’ work for official purposes, such as exhibitions, catalogs, teaching aids, or permanent collections and to use images of the students and their work for publicity and recruitment. Students are expected to assume the costs of materials used in courses. Some studio courses may have an additional charge for materials used in class. Students enrolled in a studio course are expected to work a minimum of two additional hours each week outside of class for each credit granted for that class
The Art and Design Department may be in the process of curricular revision. Please refer to the college Web site or the department for updated information.
Program Requirements
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Intellectual Foundations Requirements | ||
33-39 credit hours | 33-39 | |
Metal/Jewelry Design Major Requirements (79 credit hours) | ||
Foundation Courses (37 credit hours) | ||
DES 101/AAD 102 | INTRODUCTION TO TWO-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN | 3 |
DES/AAD 103 | INTRODUCTION TO THREE-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN | 3 |
DES 108/AAD 105 | DIGITAL DESIGN AND FABRICATION | 3 |
DES 220 | CERAMICS I | 3 |
DES 242 | FIBERS I | 3 |
DES 250 | WOOD DESIGN I | 3 |
DES 312 | HISTORY OF CRAFT: INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION TO THE PRESENT | 3 |
DES 414 | SENIOR SEMINAR/EXHIBITION | 4 |
FAR 101 | DRAWING I | 3 |
FAR 104/AAD 150 | THEMES AND ISSUES IN THE CONTEMPORARY ARTS | 3 |
FAR 250/AAD 251 | ART HISTORY I | 3 |
FAR 251/AAD 252 | ART HISTORY II | 3 |
Major Courses (30 credit hours) | ||
DES 230 | INTRODUCTION TO JEWELRY MAKING | 3 |
DES 330 | APPLIED JEWELRY TECHNIQUES | 3 |
DES 331 | JEWELRY: JUNIOR STUDIO | 3-12 |
DES 336 | METALSMITHING | 3 |
DES 331 | JEWELRY: JUNIOR STUDIO | 3-12 |
or DES 337 | METALSMITHING: JUNIOR STUDIO | |
DES 338 | COMPUTER THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING AND RENDERING | 3 |
DES 431 | SENIOR JEWELRY STUDIO | 3 |
Studio Electives Selected by Advisement (12 credit hours) | ||
DES 320 | CERAMICS II | 3 |
DES 342 | FIBERS II | 3 |
DES 350 | WOOD DESIGN II | 3 |
FAR 240 | INTRODUCTORY SCULPTURE | 3 |
FAR 341 | INTERMEDIATE SCULPTURE I | 3 |
Select one from the following: | 3 | |
CERAMICS: JUNIOR STUDIO (3-12) | ||
FIBERS: JUNIOR STUDIO | ||
WOOD DESIGN: JUNIOR STUDIO (3-12) | ||
All College Electives | ||
2-8 credit hours | 2-8 | |
Total Credit Hours | 120-145 |