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. History of Goldsmithing and Jewelry | 95 | 3 |
| 2. Artistic Drawing and Colour | 95 | 3 |
| 3. Technical Drawing | 95 | 3 |
| 4. Jewelry Projects | 445 | 14 |
| horas de libre disposición: proxectos de xoiaría | 65 | 2 |
| 5. Technology and Micro-melting | 165 | 5 |
| 2nd YEAR – 1st and 2nd term | ||
| 1. Modelling and Model-Making | 95 | 4 |
| 2. Jewelry Workshop | 420 | 19 |
| 3. Gemmology | 95 | 4 |
| 4. Employment Skills, Labour Regulations and Job Orientation | 65 | 3 |
| 2nd YEAR -3rd term- | ||
| Final Project | 135 | |
| Internship at a company, studio or workshop | 105 | |
| TOTAL | 1.875 | 120 |
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)
Vacancies: 15
Placement Types
| Direct Placement | 1. High school diploma, Art Speciality 2. High school diploma with professional experience. 3. Advanced Vocational Training Program in Fine Arts and Design degree. 4. Advanced Design Studies degree. 5. Architecture degree or Fine Arts degree. 6. Industrial Design degree. |
50% of vacancies
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| Placement through specific test | High scool diploma or equivalent |
30% of vacancies
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| Placement through specific test and maturity test | For non-degree holding persons over the age of 19 |
20% of vacancies
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Differentiated for the specific Advanced Vocational Training Program specialties.
Capable of discussing any knowledge, skills and abilities that refer to those specific studies.
Structure of the exam:
• 1st exercise: A written exam on History of art, History of applied arts, craftwork and design, and on the specialty that the student aims to study
• 2nd exercise: freehand mimetic drawing using a graphite pencil on size A3 paper of a model or from the documentation provided, specific to the students field of study that has been proposed by the council.
• 3rd exercise: freehand drawing of the previous model, using the appropriate systems and techniques for the representation of your specialty, as defined by the council.