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Permission from the Department Chair is required to enroll in these courses.

 

JRD 101

GEMOLOGY

3 CR. (3L)

Introduces the precious and semi-precious stones most commonly used in jewelry.

 

JRD 102

BEGINNING STONE SETTING I

3 CR. (1L/3 LBV)

Introduces basic stone setting procedures and techniques.

 

JRD 103

STONE SETTING II

3 CR. (1L/3 LBV)

Continues basic stone setting techniques with a greater emphasis on advanced stone setting procedures for jewelry work.

 

JRD 111

JEWELRY SHOP I

3 CR. (6 STA)

PRQ: ART 141, ART 142, or permission of instructor. Introduces the student to hand fabrication techniques used in a jewelry and metalsmithing shop.

 

JRD 112

JEWELRY SHOP II

3 CR. (6 STA)

PRQ: JRD 111. Investigates advanced approaches in jewelry techniques emphasizing the merging of hand-fabricated forms with casting in jewelry shop work.

 

JRD 211

INTRODUCTION TO JEWELRY REPAIR

3 CR. (3L)

Introduces Jewelry Repair Shop and the procedures, ethics, and practices necessary to such a business.

 

JRD 212

JEWELRY REPAIR I

3 CR. (1L/3 LBV)

Stresses the fundamentals of jewelry repair techniques and procedures as they pertain to common repair problems.

 

JRD 213

JEWELRY REPAIR II

3 CR. (1L/3 LBV)

Provides an advanced study of jewelry repair problems and the techniques and procedures needed to correct them.

 

JRD 215

JEWELRY DESIGN I

3 CR. (6 STA)

PRQ: ART 141. Introduces custom jewelry design procedures and techniques.

 

JRD 216

JEWELRY DESIGN II

3 CR. (6 STA)

PRQ: JRD 215. Emphasizes advanced jewelry design techniques and practices as they relate to artistic and custom projects.

 

JRD 217

ADVANCED WAX AND MOLD MAKING

3 CR. (6 STA)

PRQ: ART 142. Focuses on the advanced wax and mold making techniques necessary to create multiples of jewelry design work. Emphasis will be given to work designed as production jewelry.

 

JRD 218

JEWELRY PRESENTATION AND PHOTOGRAPHY

2 CR. (2L)

Focuses on basic presentation techniques, display design, and photography procedures for jewelry work.

 

JRD 221

JEWELRY PORTFOLIO

1 CR. (1L)

Emphasizes the jewelry portfolio from the design concept and layout to the finished product.

 

JRD 280

INTERNSHIP

3 CR. (9 INT)

Places the jewelry student in a repair shop for actual repair experience.

 

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