The Material Art & Design minor is intended to provide access to concepts, skills, materials and processes to students both in and outside the Material Art & Design program. First year requirements need to have been completed prior to starting this course of study. The initial two courses provide a grounding in a specific medium either jewellery, fibre or ceramics and are the most common prerequisites for additional courses in that medium. The minor is also intended to be non-prescriptive, in that students may take complementary courses in other mediums as long as the student has the appropriate pre and/or co requisites. Students are strongly advised to check the course descriptions for courses which require pre and/or co requisites; they are designated with a (▲) in the following program listing.
| COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME | CREDIT |
| Take two courses in sequence: | 1.0 | |
| MAAD 2B14 | Intro to Jewellery/Metalsmithing : Fabrication | |
| and GDES 3B34 | Jewellery Design 1: An Introduction | |
| or MAAD 2B29 | Jewellery/Metalsmithing : Fabrication 2 ▲ | |
| MAAD 2B01 | Intro to Fibre | |
| and MAAD 2B26 | Fibre: Explorations | |
| MAAD 2B15 | Intro to Ceramics | |
| and MAAD 2B24 | Ceramics: Mouldmaking | |
| Upon completion of the above two, choose five courses: | 2.5 | |
| Jewellery | ||
| MAAD 2B14 | Intro to Jewellery/Metalsmithing : Fabrication | |
| MAAD 2B08 | Jewellery/Metalsmithing: Casting | |
| MAAD 2B28 | Jewellery/Metalsmithing: Composition ▲ | |
| MAAD 3B13 | Jewellery: Practical Theory: Setting ▲ | |
| MAAD 3B15 | Jewellery: Concept Development ▲ | |
| MAAD 3B17 | Jewellery: Intermediate: Structure ▲ | |
| MAAD 3B38 | Jewellery: Implementing the History of the 19th & 20th Century (SEM) ▲ | |
| MAAD 3B41 | Silversmithing ▲ | |
| MAAD 4B08 | Jewellery: Development for Production ▲ | |
| GDES 3B50 | Jewellery Design 2: Alternative Materials ▲ | |
| GDES 3B16 | Wearable Technology 1 | |
| GDES 3B20 | Small Object Design: Virtual to Reality | |
| Fibre | ||
| MAAD 2B01 | Intro to Fibre | |
| MAAD 2B27 | Fibre: Surface Design 1 ▲ | |
| MAAD 2B34 | Fibre: Constructed Design 1 ▲ | |
| MAAD 3B01 | Fibre: Dyeing | |
| MAAD 3B20 | Fibre: Concept Development | |
| MAAD 4B07 | Fibre: Design 3 ▲ (formerly MAAD 3B33) | |
| MAAD 3B34 | Fibre: Constructed Design 2 ▲ | |
| MAAD 3B39 | Fibre: Implementing the History of the 19th & 20th Century (SEM) ▲ | |
| MAAD 3B43 | Fibre: Surface Design 2 ▲ | |
| GDES 3B51 | Fibre: 3D Structures in Wearable Form | |
| GDES 3B52 | Fibre: 3D Structures in Structural Form | |
| GDES 3B16 | Wearable Technology 1 | |
| Ceramics | ||
| MAAD 2B15 | Intro to Ceramics | |
| MAAD 2B24 | Ceramics: Mouldmaking | |
| MAAD 2B30 | Ceramics: Intro to Throwing | |
| MAAD 3B40 | Ceramics Throwing Workshop ▲ | |
| GDES 3B36 | Domestic Ceramics: Exploring the Useful Object | |
| GDES 3B20 | Small Object Design: Virtual to Reality | |
| GDES 3B45 | Architectural Ceramics | |
| GDES 3B46 | Explorations in Architectural Glass | |
| GDES 3B49 | Image and Clay: Exploring the Ceramic Surface | |
| Choose one: | 0.5 | |
| VISC 2B22 | History of Material Arts: Ancient Egypt to Modern Europe | |
| VISC 3B41 | Cross Cultural Issues in Craft | |
| Total | 4.0 | |
Possible Pathways
Craft Curator-CRCP major, MAAD minor (craft history focus)
An interest in craft history, cultural issues and a basic understanding of technique over a broad range of craft practices would be the motive forces for this MAAD minor. Craft theory and critical writing as it relates to contemporary craft practice could be integrated into their developing curatorial training. An understanding of tradition materials, methods and cultural context would enhance their major course of study.
MAAD 2B01 Intro to Fibre
MAAD 2B26 Fibre: Explorations
MAAD 2B14 Intro to Jewellery/Metalsmithing: Fabrication
MAAD 2B15 Intro to Ceramics
MAAD 3B38 Jewellery: Implementing the History of the 19th & 20th Century (SEM) ▲
MAAD 3B39 Fibre: Implementing the History of the 19th & 20th Century (SEM)
GDES 3B51 Fibre: 3D Structures in Wearable Form
VISC 3B41 Cross Cultural Issues in Craft
Total 4.0
Craft Entrepreneur-Industrial Design major, MAAD minor (Jewellery focus)
Taking a jewellery design from inception to market through small batch production would be the intent of this MAAD minor. Design techniques such as 3D modeling and rapid prototyping would lead to industry accepted production processes such as mold making and lost wax casting. The exploration of alternative materials and integration of contemporary assistive and communication technologies would place the craft entrepreneur at the leading edge of jewellery design.
GDES 3B34 Jewellery Design 1: An Introduction
MAAD 2B29 Jewellery/Metalsmithing: Fabrication 2 ▲
MAAD 2B08 Jewellery/Metalsmithing: Casting
MAAD 3B15 Jewellery: Concept Development
GDES 3B50 Jewellery Design 2: Alternative Materials ▲
GDES 3B20 Small Objects Design: Virtual to Reality ▲
GDES 3B16 Wearable Technology 1
VISC 2B22 History of Material Arts: Ancient Egypt to Modern Europe
Total 4.0
Public Artist-Sculpture Installation major, MAAD minor (ceramic focus)
Understanding the material properties of clay and time tested processes involved in ceramic creation would enable a SCIN major the ability to manifest sculptural concepts in a material with both historical significance and contemporary cachet. The application of figurative modeling skills would prepare this student for commission based work and architecturally focused courses would provide them an entrance to public art projects. The addition of this material and process vocabulary would also augment approaches to installation based work.
MAAD 2B15 Intro to Ceramics
MAAD 2B24 Ceramics: Mould Making
GDES 3B49 Image and Clay: Exploring the Ceramic Surface
MAAD 2B30 Ceramics: Intro to Throwing
GDES 3B46 Explorations in Architectural Glass
GDES 3B45 Architectural Ceramics
GDES 3B52 Fibre: 3D Structures in Sculptural Form
VISC 2B22 History of Material Arts: Ancient Egypt to Modern Europe
Total 4.0
Guerrilla Couture-Integrated Media major, MAAD minor (fibre focus)
Whether in the sculptural, performative or fashion arenas, the INTM major is equipped to combine textile techniques with technology. Exposure to responsive materials, fibre processes and technologies such as the Arduino “Lilypad” wearable microprocessor would enable the development of “smart garments”. The joining of sculptural costume and performance could result in new approaches to narrative expression.
MAAD 2B01 Intro To Fibre
MAAD 2B26 Fibre: Explorations
MAAD 3B39 Fibre: Implementing the History of the 19th & 20th Century (SEM)
GDES 3B20 Small Objects Design: Virtual to Reality ▲
GDES 3B51 Fibre: 3D Structures in Wearable Form
GDES 3B52 Fibre: 3D Structures in Sculptural Form
GDES 3B16 Wearable Technology 1
VISC 3B41 Cross Cultural Issues in Craft
Total 4.0
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