Graduate Certificate in Gold Smithing and Silver Smithing

Georgian College - Barrie Campus

Canada,Ontario

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12 Months

Duration

CAD 14,550/year

Tuition Fee

CAD 100

Application Fee

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Canada, Ontario

Type: College

Location Type: Urban

Founded: 1967

Total Students: 12,488 +

Int. Students: 6,300 +

Campus Detail

Main Campus Address

1 Georgian Dr, Barrie, ON L4M 3X9, Canada

Graduate Certificate in Gold Smithing and Silver Smithing

Program Overview

This one-year post-graduate diploma program is directed towards students wishing to pursue goldsmithing or silversmithing as a self-directed career.

Students will refine their jewellery and metalworking skills, develop their design abilities and acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to design, produce and market jewellery, flatware and hollowware. Students specialize in either goldsmithing or silversmithing. Within their area of specialization, students choose a number of advanced techniques to concentrate on, and develop the in-depth knowledge and skills that would allow them to work independently or as designers.

  • Goldsmith - A goldsmith is one who would design, as well as produce, jewelry as an employee or in one's own studio.
  • Silversmith - A silversmith is one who would design, as well as produce, hollowware and flatware items as an employee or in one's own studio.

Program Learning Outcomes
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:

  • Design, develop and produce a portfolio of personal work (jewellery and metalwork) and a skills inventory;
  • Be adaptable in applying various technical skills and aesthetic development to a wide variety of jobs in the jewellery and fine metals field;
  • Respond to style and marketing trends in the industry;
  • Plan and execute marketing and sales strategies;
  • Design and fabricate products that would produce sales and marketing opportunities in wholesale and/or retail venues, such as Kempenfest, Muskoka Arts & Crafts, galleries and custom work;
  • Recognize and identify materials as to their suitability for gem materials;
  • Cut and polish various shapes of cabochon and faceted stones;
  • Use advanced gem cutting and polishing techniques, including channel inlay and carving, and incorporate finished products into jewellery and hollowware;
  • Understand the history and tradition of vessels and other regalia used in various religious rituals and domestic occasions;
  • Use technical skills and dexterity in a variety of advanced metal working techniques as listed in the course descriptions, including reactive metal techniques, lathe work and machining, knifemaking and toolmaking;
  • Apply their skill to the production aspects of the industry;
  • Seek employment with an existing manufacturing or embark on a self-employment career such as a production studio;
  • Work in design, production and/or retailing within the industry;
  • Employ environmentally sustainable practices within the profession.

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