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JD 214 — Handmade Diamond Jewelry Techniques

1.5 credits; 3 lab hours

Students develop the start-to-finish techniques used by industry craftspeople in the creation of handmade diamond jewelry. Includes design layout, making of a copper chablon, planning the weight and use of diamonds, and the cutting of azures.
Prerequisite(s): all second-semester Jewelry Design courses "Co-requisite(s): JD 213, JD 215, JD 216, and JD 251 or approval of chairperson".

Jewelry Design - AAS Degree Program

http://catalog.fitnyc.edu/undergraduate/majors/twoyearassociatedegreeprograms/jewelrydesignmajorjewelrydesignoption/

http://fitnyc.edu/jewelrydesign School of Art and Design Applications accepted for fall only.    NYSED: 00831     CIP:  50.0713       The major in Jewelry Design integrates design ideation and development with traditional jewelry fabrication skills and processes. Students learn 2D graphic design applications for design creation and manipulation, 3D engineering applications for design verification, CAD modeling, gemology, and industry business practices. Students are prepared for positions as designers, artisans, or self-employed jewelers. Curriculum below is for the entering class of fall 2024. Semester 1 Credits MAJOR AREA JD 139 - Jewelry Design Ideation I 2.5 JD 142 - Introduction and Identification to Gemology 3 JD 174 - Jewelry Fabrications I 2.5 RELATED AREA Related Area: choice* 1.5 GENERAL EDUCATION EN 131 - English Composition and Rhetoric 3 SC 111 - Introduction to the Physical Sciences 3 Semester 2 MAJOR AREA JD 161 - Changes, Trends Appraisals 2 JD 238 - Jewelry Design and Ideation II 2.5 JD 272 - Studio Fabrications II 2.5 RELATED AREA Related Area: choice* 1.5 ART HISTORY choice - see Requirements* 3 GENERAL EDUCATION choice: see Requirements* 3 Semester 3 MAJOR AREA JD 240 - Jewelry Design Development 3 JD 271 - Alternative/Sustainable Materials for Jewelry 2.5 JD 273 - Studio Fabrication III 2.5 ELECTIVE(S) choice - General Elective(s)* 2 ART HISTORY choice - see Requirements* 3 GENERAL EDUCATION choice - see Requirements* 3 Semester 4 MAJOR AREA JD 239 - Design Capstone Portfolio 2.5 JD 267 - Jewelry Seminar/Best Business Practices 2.5 JD 274 - Fabrication Capstone Portfolio 2.5 RELATED AREA Related Area: choice* 1.5 GENERAL EDUCATION choice - see Requirements* 6 TOTAL CREDIT REQUIREMENTS GENERAL EDUCATION 18 ART HISTORY 6 ELECTIVE(S) 2 MAJOR AREA 30.5 RELATED AREA 4.5   Total Credits: 61