Program Overview

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Metals and Jewelry Design Option - Studio Arts BFA

Overview

RIT’s metals and jewelry design degree focuses on a variety of design principles, aesthetics, as well as material and process mastery.

Why Study Metals and Jewelry Design at RIT

• Gain Real-World Experience: Cooperative education and internship means hands-on, full-time paid work experience.
• College Preparation Workshops: High school juniors and seniors can participate in the two-week School of Art's annual Pre-College Portfolio Preparation Workshop.
• Exhibit your Work: During your senior year, your final work will be featured in a gallery.

The jewelry design degree provides state-of-the-art spaces for you to learn everything from traditional metal techniques to advanced design technologies. You will learn key processes as you find your artistic voice. This option is part of the Studio Arts BFA program.

Our jewelry design bachelor's degree develops your creativity to its fullest potential through a broad introduction to materials and production techniques before moving on to advanced techniques in various metals.

Self-discovery is at the heart of student assignments, projects, and group discussions.

Gain Real-World Experience with Hands-On Opportunities

Pre-College Portfolio Preparation Workshop

The School of Art’s annual Pre-College Portfolio Preparation Workshop is a two-week visual arts class designed to prepare the portfolios of rising high school juniors and seniors for admission to college art programs.

Students also have the opportunity to gain invaluable hands-on experience through participation in paid cooperative education and internships offered through streamlined art and design co-ops.

Enhance Your Studio Art Major and Further your Education

RIT provides many opportunities to expand your knowledge and explore your interests in depth.

Take your metals and jewelry design degree to the next level with RIT’s Metals and Jewelry Design MFA or obtain and MBA with RIT’s +1 MBA program. Students who enroll in a qualifying undergraduate degree have the opportunity to add an MBA to their bachelor’s degree after their first year of study, depending on their program.

Careers and Experiential Learning

Typical Job Titles

• Accessory Designer
• Accessory Jewelry Designer
• Apprentice/Employee for Artist or Master Craftsperson
• Blacksmith
• Corporate Jewelry Designer
• Custom Jewelry Designer
• Design Consultant
• Faculty/Instructor
• Fine Jeweler
• Goldsmith
• Jewelry Design Entrepreneur
• Jewelry Design Repairperson
• Jewelry Salesperson
• Jewelry Technician
• Metalsmith
• Product Designer
• Self-employed Artist, Artisan and/or Designer
• Studio Jewelry Artist
• Studio Fine Artist
• Silversmith

Industries

• Performing and Fine Arts
• Design
• Fashion

Cooperative Education and Internships

What’s different about an RIT education? It’s the career experience you gain by completing cooperative education and internships with top companies in every single industry. You’ll earn more than a degree. You’ll gain real-world career experience that sets you apart.

Co-ops and internships take your knowledge and turn it into know-how. An art and design co-op provides hands-on experience that enables you to apply your artistic capabilities in dynamic professional settings while you make valuable connections between classwork and real-world applications.

Students in the metals and jewelry design option are encouraged to complete a cooperative education or internship experience.

Creative Industry Days

Connect with Design Industry Leaders

RIT’s Office of Career Services and Cooperative Education hosts Creative Industry Days, which connects students majoring in art, design, film and animation, photography, and select computing majors with companies, organizations, creative agencies, design firms, and more. Creative Industry Days are a series of events that allow you to network with company representatives and interview directly for open co-op and full-time employment positions.

Featured Work and Profiles

• Public Sculpture
• Pre-College Portfolio Prep Workshop
• School of Art Reel
• Senior Art Exhibition
• Why You Belong in RIT's College of Art and Design
• Shakespeare Inspired Art

Admissions and Financial Aid

This option is part of the Studio Arts BFA. Please visit the degree program page for admission requirements.

Financial Aid and Scholarships

100% of all incoming first-year and transfer students receive aid.

RIT’s personalized and comprehensive financial aid program includes scholarships, grants, loans, and campus employment programs. When all these are put to work, your actual cost may be much lower than the published estimated cost of attendance.

Faculty

• Juan Carlos Caballero-Perez
• Professor

Facilities

• RIT City Art Space
• Metals and Jewelry Design Studio
• Bevier Gallery

Related News

• RIT casts a bright light at national iron arts conference
• A Lancaster County jeweler worked on past Super Bowl trophies with Tiffany & Co.
• RIT emerging artists sparkle at Milano Jewelry Week

Contact

Program Contact

• Juan Carlos Caballero-Perez
• Professor
• School for American Crafts
• College of Art and Design

Offered within the School of Art