Jewellery
DEGREE
(Short cycle – MECES 1 – EQF 5):
Advanced Vocational Training Program in Fine Arts and Design with a Specialty in Artistic Jewellery
DURATION
2 years
CREDITS
1.875
CARACTER
In person classes
Ever since the origins of the city, Artistic Jewellery, specifically silversmithing has had a long tradition in Santiago de Compostela. Since its inception, the EASD Mestre Mateo has trained generations of jewellers. Today, together with this legacy, the traditional hallmarks of metalworking is fused with current technologies of production, and with a innate connection to the latest trends in design. This fusion is the goal in which our Applied Arts Technician of Jewellery Program is focused.
Discovering the market trends, exploring new lines of design and the investigation the renewal of forms and materials become axes of the methodology of these studies.
Students work in an unique and enviable setting, and are exposed to the full range of traditional techniques and cutting edge technology. Staff at the school are experts in their field and support their students through their chosen course and into professional life.
Since 2006, this degree is required in order to work as a jewellery professional in Galicia.
COURSES* | Total hours | Hours per week |
1st YEAR -1st, 2nd and 3rd terms- | ||
1. Historia de la orfebrería, joyería y bisutería | 95 | 3 |
2. Dibujo artístico y color | 95 | 3 |
3. Dibujo técnico | 95 | 3 |
4. Proyectos de joyería | 445 | 14 |
horas de libre disposición: proxectos de xoiaría | 65 | 2 |
5. Tecnología y microfusión | 165 | 5 |
2nd YEAR – 1st and 2nd term | ||
1. Modelado y maquetismo | 95 | 4 |
2. Taller de joyería | 420 | 19 |
3. Gemología | 95 | 4 |
4. Formación y orientación laboral | 65 | 3 |
2nd YEAR -3rd term- | ||
Proyecto final | 135 | |
Formación práctica en empresas, estudios o talleres | 105 | |
TOTAL | 1.875 | 120 |
*All courses are taught in Spanish
The Advanced Vocational Training Program in Fine Arts and Design (with a Specialty in Artistic Jewellery) is a higher education qualification with a duration of two term courses.
These are official degrees that allow direct access to Degrees in Design, with the recognition of at least 30 ECTS credits.
Level: ISCED 5B (Tertiary Education)