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MATERIAL ART & DESIGN

The Postgraduate Certificate in Material Art & Design is intended to provide access to concepts, skills, materials and processes to students. 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 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           COURSE NAME                                                        CREDIT
CODE 

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: 2.5
Jewellery
MAAD 2B08    Jewellery/Metalsmithing: Casting
MAAD 2B14    Intro to Jewellery/Metalsmithing: Fabrication
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 3B16    Wearable Technology 1
GDES 3B20    Small Object Design: Virtual to Reality
GDES 3B50    Jewellery Design 2: Alternative Materials ▲
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 3B34    Fibre: Constructed Design 2 ▲
MAAD 3B39    Fibre: Implementing the History of the 
                     19th & 20th Century (SEM)
MAAD 3B43    Fibre: Surface Design 2 ▲
MAAD 4B07    Fibre: Design 3 ▲ (formery MAAD 3B33)
GDES 3B51    Fibre: 3D Structures in Wearable Form 
GDES 3B52    Fibre: 3D Structures in Sculptural 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 3B20    Small Object Design: Virtual to Reality
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
Choose one: 0.5
VISC 2B22    History of Material Arts: Ancient Egypt to Modern Europe
VISC 3B41    Cross Cultural Issues in Craft
TOTAL 3.0

 

Possible Pathways

Craft Curator-CRCP alumnus, MAAD 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 motivating forces for this MAAD postgraduate certificate. Craft theory and critical writing as it relates to contemporary craft practice could be integrated into a developing curatorial training. An understanding of tradition materials, methods and cultural context would enhance a 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 alumnus, MAAD postgraduate certificate (Jewellery focus)

Taking a jewellery design from inception to market through small batch production would be the intent of this MAAD postgraduate certificate. 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 alumnus, MAAD postgraduate certificate (ceramic focus)

Understanding the material properties of clay and time tested processes involved in ceramic creation would enable a SCIN alumnus 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
MAAD 2B30 Ceramics: Intro to Throwing
GDES 3B45 Architectural Ceramics
GDES 3B46 Explorations in Architectural Glass
GDES 3B49 Image and Clay: Exploring the Ceramic Surface
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 alumnus, MAAD postgraduate certificate (fibre focus)

Whether in the sculptural, performative or fashion arenas, the INTM alumnus 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 3B16 Wearable Technology 1
GDES 3B20 Small Objects Design: Virtual to Reality ▲
GDES 3B51 Fibre: 3D Structures in Wearable Form
GDES 3B52 Fibre: 3D Structures in Sculptural Form
VISC 3B41 Cross Cultural Issues in Craft

Total 4.0

 

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