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)