Faculty Syllabus

There are no pre-requisites for this course.

Jewelry technology courses are practice-intensive and require that you develop skills progressively throughout the semester.  Regular and punctual class and laboratory attendance is expected of all students.  

No readings are required, however below are some good references:

1. Jewelry Making  by Murray Bovin
2. The Complete Metalsmith  by Tim McCreight
3. The Design and Creation of Jewelry  by Robert von Neumann
4. The Jeweler’s Bench Reference  by Harold O’Connor
5. Jewelry Concepts and Technology  by Oppi Untracht
6. Jeweler’s Resource  by Bruce G. Kruth
7. Professional Goldsmithing by Alan Revere
8. The Theory & Practice of Goldsmithing by Prof. Dr. Erhard Brepohl
9. The Metalsmith’s Book of Boxes & Lockets by Tim McCreight
10. All jeweler’s supply catalogs (Rio Grande, Swest, Gesswein and Hoover and Strong Precious Metals, Stullers’ catalogs) There are many others, all of which are excellent resources for familiarizing yourself with the tools available, as well as a resource for general information on metals and their alloys, technique, charts for calculations and new jewelry products on the market.
11. All professional jewelers’ periodicals

An introduction to the basic techniques of jewelry repair and fabrication, including layout, sawing, filing, soldering, finishing, ring construction, and bezel setting; with an emphasis on industry standards. 

Layout, saw out, file, and emery small objects within a specified tolerance to jewelry industry standards; describe and display preventive maintenance techniques on all classroom equipment and hand tools used in the course; identify names and uses of common jewelry hand tools; and list the different characteristics of materials (i.e. emery paper) used in jewelry repair.