Austin Community College

FY 2006 Degree Plan

This degree prepares the student for a career as a bench jewelry technician. It provides specialized focus on jewelry fabrication, stonesetting, lost wax casting and repair. The coursework is designed to provide the student with skills necessary for a career in the jewelry industry. Graduates will be prepared to take the national certification test for Bench Jeweler Technician administered by the Jewelers of America, Inc.

Semester I

	HRGY	1401		Jewelry Techniques I	4
	HRGY	1448		Jewelry Repair/Fabrication I	4
+	HRGY	1441		Stonesetting I	4
	ENGL	1301		English Composition I	3
	ARTS	1303		Art History I	3
					------- 18

Semester II

+	HRGY	1402		Jewelry Techniques II	4
+	HRGY	1409		Jewelry Casting I	4
+	HRGY	1449		Jewelry Repair/Fabrication II	4
	COSC	1301		Personal Computing	3
+	MATH	1333		Mathematics for Measurement	3
					------- 18

Semester III

+	HRGY	2435		Precious Metals I	4
+	HRGY	2433		Jewelry Casting II	4
+	HRGY	1442		Stonesetting II	4
	SPCH	1318		Interpersonal Communication	3
	ARTS	1301		Introduction to The Visual Arts	3
					------- 18

Semester IV

+	HRGY	1417		Applied Jewelry Practices	4
				Social and Behavioral Science	3
	HRGY	1491		Special Topics in Watch, Clock, and Jewelry Repairer	4
+#	HRGY	2436		Precious Metals II	4
					------- 15
				TOTALS	------- 69

This certificate will provide the student with training in the skills used in the jewelry industry. The student will learn essential methods for the production and repair of jewelry. All of the courses can be applied towards the Associate of Applied Science degree in Jewelry.

Semester I

	HRGY	1401		Jewelry Techniques I	4
+	HRGY	1409		Jewelry Casting I	4
					------- 8

Semester II

+	HRGY	1441		Stonesetting I	4
#	HRGY	1448		Jewelry Repair/Fabrication I	4
					------- 8
				TOTALS	------- 16