B.F.A. in Jewelry
Savannah, USA
DURATION
180 Hours
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
USD 41,130 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* total, full-time student for one academic year
Introduction
Hone your design skills, define your unique artistic voice, and position yourself to thrive in a multibillion-dollar industry that fuses cultural and commercial relevance. Working with other creatives from across the globe in our fully equipped 13,800-square-foot studio space, you’ll develop expertise in advanced techniques, materials, and cutting-edge 3D technology. Guided by experienced faculty, along with mentors from leading industry partners, you’ll learn to conceptualize, design, make, and market your jewelry collections. When you graduate from our STEM-designated degree program, you’ll be ready to define the future of jewelry as an artist, creative director, entrepreneur, maker, and innovator.
Admissions
Curriculum
Foundation studies: 30 hours
- DRAW 100 Drawing I: Form and Space
- DSGN 100 Design I: Elements and Organization
- DRAW 101 Drawing II: Composition and Media
- DSGN 101 Color: Theory and Application
- DSGN 102 Design II: 3D Form in Space
- DRAW 230 Drawing for Design
General education: 55 hours
- COMM 105 Speaking of Ideas
- BUSI 110 Business I: Fundamentals
- CTXT 121 Visual Culture in Context: Pre-Modern Global Perspectives
- CTXT 122 Visual Culture in Context: Making Modernities
- ENGL 123 Ideas to Ink: Critical Concepts in Academic Writing
- DIGI 130 Digital Communication
- BUSI 220 Business II: Economic Principles
- ARLH, ARTH, or ENGL elective
- General education elective
- Mathematics/natural sciences elective
- Social/behavioral sciences elective
Major curriculum: 80 hours
- JEWL 120 Introduction to Jewelry: Materials and Processes
- JEWL 140 Technical Drawing for Jewelry Design
- SFAS 160 Introduction to 3D Modeling and Rapid Prototyping
- JEWL 220 Jewelry Studio I: Technical Exploration
- JEWL 250 Jewelry Studio II: Production Processes
- JEWL 280 Adornment, Identity, and Power of Jewelry
- Select three of these six options:
- JEWL 315 Digital Visualization for Industry
- JEWL 327 Advanced Fabrication
- JEWL 345 Advanced 3D Modeling and Rapid Prototyping
- JEWL 315 Digital Visualization for Industry
- JEWL 327 Advanced Fabrication
- JEWL 345 Advanced 3D Modeling and Rapid Prototyping
- JEWL 357 Surface Embellishment for Jewelry
- JEWL 375 Collaborative Design Practice
- JEWL 387 Jewelry Innovation Lab
- JEWL 340 Rendering for Jewelry Design
- JEWL 370 The Business of Jewelry
- JEWL 400 Collection I: Research and Development
- JEWL 460 Collection II: Design and Production
- JEWL 490 Collection III: Branding and Promotion
- Select one of these three options:
- JEWL 479 Undergraduate Internship
- 500-level SCADpro elective
- Business-focused elective
- ACCE, BEAU, FASH, FASM, FIBR, IDUS, JEWL, SFAS, or SNKR elective
Additional electives: 15 hours
Total course of study: 180 hours
Career Opportunities
Become a designer. Become a merchandiser. Become a production leader. SCAD jewelry students find the perfect setting to launch careers across contemporary, luxury, and fine art markets. Through SCADpro, students dazzle in professional collaborations with global companies like Chanel, Swarovski, Fossil, Zales, and more. Alumni thrive in brilliant careers at Tiffany & Co. and David Yurman, among others, and as founders of their own award-winning lines and brands adored by celebrities and featured in the pages of Vogue, i-D, Vanity Fair, and InStyle. Students and alumni earn industry acclaim through Halstead grants, International Lab of Mittelmoda awards, and the CFDA Fashion Future Graduate Digital Showcase.
Launch your career as a professional:
- Fine jewelry designer
- Jewelry design entrepreneur
- Jewelry technical specialist
- Studio goldsmith/silversmith
- Studio jewelry artist
- Accessories designer
- Jewelry buyer
- Product development manager
- CAD/CAM designer
Get recruited and hired by the best of the best:
- Chanel
- David Yurman
- Fossil
- Givenchy
- Kendra Scott
- Lorraine Schwartz
- Macy's
- Swarovski
- Tiffany & Co.