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Jewellery design: Material knowledge/Technology 36660/1717/1920/1/46
Study guide

Jewellery design: Material knowledge/Technology 3

6660/1717/1920/1/46
Academic year 2019-20
Is found in:
  • Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts, programme stage 3
    Specialisation:
    • Jewellery Design & Gold and Silversmithing
  • Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts
    Specialisation:
    • Jewellery Design & Gold and Silversmithing
  • Bridging Programme Visual Arts
  • Preparatory Programme Visual Arts
This is a single course unit.
Study load: 3 credits
Special admission is required to enrol in this course unit under
  • exam contract (to obtain a credit).
  • exam contract (to obtain a degree).
Co-ordinator: Goossens Thessa
Languages: Dutch, English
Scheduled for: Semester 1
This course unit is marked out of 20 (rounded to an integer).
Possible deadlines for learning account: 31.10.2019 ()
Re-sit exam: is possible.
Possibility of deliberation: You have to pass this course unit (will never be deliberated).
Total study time: 90,00 hours

Prerequisite competencies (text)

Passed for Materiaalkennis juweelontwerp en edelsmeedkunst 2

Learning outcomes (text)

The student

-has the theoretical and technical skills to apply the different decorative technics

-can develop his own technical files of his artistic work

Learning outcomes (list)

BA2 - The student has the necessary knowledge, skills and insights regarding material, form, action, concepts, function and contents of the chosen medi
"The student has extensive theoretical and technical knowledge of decorative techniques and their applications. "
BA6 - The student understands the characteristics of his/her personal designs and/or realizations and is able to communicate about this in an appropriate manner.
The student can independently draw up technical sheets of his own artistic work.

Course content

Discussion of several decorative techniques, surface, treatments of precious and non precious metals (patination,etching,niello,granulation,enamel...) precious metal identification (touching), reproducing techniques ...

At different moments there are discussions about the technical files of the artistic work.

Study material (text): Mandatory

syllabus+notes;powerpoint presentation with images

Didactical materials

Articles

Manuals:Untracht,O.(1982).Jewelry concepts and technology;London:Robert Hale Limited.

Book list

Educational organisation (list)

Learning Activities
Lectures and / or tutorials26,00 hours
Work time outside of contact hours64,00 hours

Evaluation (list)

Evaluation(s) for first exam chance
MomentForm%Remark
Semester 1Knowledge test100,00
Evaluation(s) for re-sit exam
MomentForm%Remark
2nd examination periodKnowledge test100,00

Evaluation (text)

semester 1: written examination

second examination period: written examination