Bachelor of Fine Arts - Jewelry and Metal Arts

The School of Jewelry & Metal Arts BFA program exposes students to an array of metal design principles and techniques. Curriculum covers sketching, color theory, soldering, stone-setting, welding, casting, mixed-media, enameling, digital techniques, and more.

Undergraduate students will meet the following student performance criteria:

Visual Communication

• Effectively execute design concepts
• Demonstrate evidence of trialing and self-editing designs, as evidenced in sketchbook/journal
• Demonstrate facility and flexibility in fine art foundations and media-specific skills

Conceptual Development and Critical Analysis

• Explore and articulate concepts, creative possibilities, and appropriate solutions within a given topic or subject
• Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of concept, execution, and refinement of a given project

Presentation Skills

• Clearly express ideas verbally, visually, and in writing
• Display work to professional presentation standards
• Demonstrate craftsmanship and attention to detail

Professional Readiness

• Manage workload to meet deadlines
• Create a coherent, original portfolio and collateral materials, including website, postcards, and business cards, demonstrating personal vision and achievement of technical proficiency in chosen medium

*Note App Fee Waiver in effect for ApplyBoard to reduce the application fee to $50*