Undergraduate Course: Developing Jewellery (LLLA07029)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Lifelong Learning (ECA) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | THIS IS A FOR-CREDIT COURSE OFFERED BY THE OFFICE OF LIFELONG LEARNING (OLL); ONLY STUDENTS REGISTERED WITH OLL SHOULD BE ENROLLED.
This introductory course encourages a creative approach to jewellery-making, looking specifically at the variety of ways wire can be used to produce jewellery pieces. The students will expand from wire twisting, basic chains, simple catches and wire structures to explore the potential of a range of inexpensive materials such as copper and brass to create a range of finished pieces of jewellery. This course is suitable for beginners and also more advanced students wishing to develop their skills. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, through attending classes and engaging in directed and independent study, students should be able to:
RESEARCH
show relevant research and development relating to a personal project, and also research into a range of suggested artists or designers and how their work has influenced understanding of contemporary wire jewellery;
PRACTICE
demonstrate confidence in working with a range of basic, appropriate metalworking techniques, such as wire twisting, basic chains, simple catches and wire structures;
PRESENT
make at least 1 finished piece relating to research and development of ideas.
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Assessment Information
This course will be assessed by the submission of a portfolio of visual design works within the discipline studied. This will include a selection of resolved design works, preparatory studies, visual research and evidence of a contextual awareness through a completed sketchbook and/or visual journal. The work must be presented in a clear and professional manner appropriate to the discipline. The submission should include work undertaken within the class as well as directed and independent study out with the class. Typically, this will comprise:
- Class Contact hours: 27.5 (work undertaken during the class)
- Directed hours: 27.5 (work the tutor has set students to each week in their own time)
- Independent Study Hours: 45 (work students set themselves to do, relevant to the discipline studied)
The combined submission will be assessed against the three learning outcomes for this course. These are equally weighted and each will be given a percentage grade. To pass, students must achieve a minimum of 30% in each learning outcome and an overall combined mark of 40% minimum.
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
wire jewellery making techniques
designing 3d objects
transforming and combining materials
ability to undertake research and reflective practice and apply these in the context of jewellery within visual culture
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| Reading list |
Recommended
GALE, E., and LITTLE, A., 2000, Jewellery making, London: Hodder Headline; Lincolnwood, ILL: NTC/Contemporary Publishing
McCREIGHT, T., 1991, The complete metal smith: an illustrated handbook, Worcester, MA: Davis Publications
WATKINS, D., 1999, Design sourcebook: jewellery, London: New Holland Publishers
YOUNG, A., 2008, Jewellery materials sourcebook, London: A&C Black
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Robbie Bushe
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Course secretary | Ms Sherrey Landles
Tel: (0131 6)50 3003
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