The Postgraduate Certificate in Material Art & Design is intended to provide students with access to concepts, skills, materials and processes. 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 postgraduate certificate 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 corequisites. Students are strongly advised to check the course descriptions for courses which require pre and/or corequisites; they are designated with a (▲) in the following program listing.
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| COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME | CREDIT |
| Take two courses in sequence: | 1.0 | |
| MAAD 1B02 | Material Art & Design Studio: Jewellery | |
| or MAAD 2B14 | Intro to Jewellery/Metalsmithing: Fabrication | |
| or GDES 3B34 | Jewellery Design 1: An Introduction | |
| and MAAD 2B29 | Jewellery/Metalsmithing: Fabrication 2 ▲ | |
| MAAD 1B01 | Material Art & Design Studio: Fibre | |
| or 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 1B02 | Material Art & Design Studio: Jewellery | |
| or 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 ▲ | |
| MAAD 3B41 | Silversmithing ▲ | |
| MAAD 4B08 | Jewellery: Development for Production ▲ | |
| GDES 3B16 | Wearable Technology 1 | |
| GDES 3B20 | Small Object Design: Virtual to Reality 1 ▲ | |
| GDES 3B44 | Wearable Technology 2 ▲ | |
| GDES 3B50 | Jewellery Design 2: Alternative Materials ▲ | |
| GDES 3B78 | Small Object Design: Virtual to Reality 2 ▲ | |
| Fibre | ||
| MAAD 1B01 | Material Art & Design Studio: Fibre | |
| or 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 3B34 | Fibre: Constructed Design 2 ▲ | |
| MAAD 3B39 | Fibre: Implementing the History of the 19th & 20th Century ▲ | |
| MAAD 3B43 | Fibre: Surface Design 2 ▲ | |
| MAAD 4B07 | Fibre: Design 3 ▲ | |
| GDES 3B16 | Wearable Technology 1 | |
| GDES 3B51 | Fibre: Wearable Form 1 | |
| GDES 3B52 | Fibre: 3D Structures in Structural Form | |
| GDES 3B80 | Fibre: Wearable Form 2 ▲ | |
| Ceramics | ||
| MAAD 2B15 | Intro to Ceramics | |
| MAAD 2B24 | Ceramics: Mouldmaking | |
| MAAD 2B30 | Ceramics: Intro to Throwing (not offered 2011-2012) | |
| MAAD 3B40 | Ceramics Throwing Workshop ▲ (not offered 2011-2012) | |
| GDES 3B20 | Small Object Design: Virtual to Reality 1 ▲ | |
| GDES 3B36 | Domestic Ceramics: Exploring the Useful Object | |
| GDES 3B45 | Architectural Ceramics | |
| GDES 3B46 | Explorations in Architectural Glass | |
| GDES 3B49 | Image and Clay: Exploring the Ceramic Surface | |
| GDES 3B78 | Small Object Design: Virtual to Reality 2 ▲ | |
| Choose one: | 0.5 | |
| VISD 2B22 | History of Material Arts: Ancient Egypt to Modern Europe | |
| VISD 3B41 | Cross Cultural Issues in Craft | |
| Total | 4.0 | |
Possible Pathways
Craft Curator-Criticism & Curatorial Practice major, Material Art & Design Postgraduate Certificate (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 Material Art & Design Postgraduate Certificate. 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 1B01 Material Art & Design Studio: Fibre or MAAD 2B01 Intro to Fibre
MAAD 2B26 Fibre: Explorations
MAAD 1B02 Material Art & Design Studio: Jewellery or MAAD 2B14 Intro to Jewellery/Metalsmithing: Fabrication
MAAD 2B15 Intro to Ceramics
MAAD 3B38 Jewellery: Implementing the History of the 19th & 20th Century ▲
MAAD 3B39 Fibre: Implementing the History of the 19th & 20th Century
GDES 3B51 Fibre: Wearable Form 1
VISD 3B41 Cross Cultural Issues in Craft
Total 4.0
Craft Entrepreneur-Industrial Design major, Material Art & Design Postgraduate Certificate (jewellery focus)
Taking a jewellery design from inception to market through small batch production would be the intent of this Material Art & Design Postgraduate Certificate. Design techniques such as 3D modelling and rapid prototyping would lead to industry accepted production processes, such as mouldmaking 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 1 ▲
GDES 3B16 Wearable Technology 1
VISD 2B22 History of Material Arts: Ancient Egypt to Modern Europe
Total 4.0
Public Artist-Sculpture/Installation major, Material Art & Design Postgraduate Certificate (ceramic focus)
Understanding the material properties of clay and time-tested processes involved in ceramic creation would enable a Sculpture/Installation major the ability to manifest sculptural concepts in a material with both historical significance and contemporary cachet. The application of figurative modelling 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
VISD 2B22 History of Material Arts: Ancient Egypt to Modern Europe
Total 4.0
Guerrilla Couture-Integrated Media major, Material Art & Design Postgraduate Certificate (fibre focus)
Whether in the sculptural, performative or fashion arenas, the Integrated Media 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 1B01 Material Art & Design Studio: Fibre or MAAD 2B01 Intro To Fibre
MAAD 2B26 Fibre: Explorations
MAAD 3B39 Fibre: Implementing the History of the 19th & 20th Century
GDES 3B20 Small Objects Design: Virtual to Reality 1 ▲
GDES 3B51 Fibre: Wearable Form 1
GDES 3B52 Fibre: 3D Structures in Sculptural Form
GDES 3B16 Wearable Technology 1
VISD 3B41 Cross Cultural Issues in Craft
Total 4.0
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