MFA IN JEWELRY + METALSMITHING
2023-2024 | Curriculum | 2-year program
RISD's graduate program in Jewelry + Metalsmithing cultivates individual excellence by emphasizing rigorous research, material experimentation and creative practice. Graduate students produce meaningful work by being encouraged to question and investigate the forces that motivate them and to engage in critical discourse with the creative community within and beyond the department.
MFA FIRST YEAR | ||||||||
FALL | WINTERSESSION | SPRING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Graduate Studio 1 | 3 | Non-major Studio Elective | 3 | Graduate Studio 2 | 3 | |||
Graduate Jewelry 1 | 3 | Graduate Jewelry 2 | 3 | |||||
Graduate Jewelry Seminar 1 | 3 | Graduate Jewelry Seminar 2 | 3 | |||||
Graduate Seminar [a] | 3 | Graduate Seminar [a] | 3 | |||||
Non-major Studio Elective | 3 | Non-major Studio Elective | 3 | |||||
TOTAL CREDITS | 15 | TOTAL credits | 3 | TOTAL credits | 15 | |||
MFA SECOND YEAR | ||||||||
FALL | WINTERSESSION | SPRING | ||||||
Graduate Studio 3 | 3 | Non-major Studio Elective | 3 | Graduate J+M Thesis | 9 | |||
Graduate Jewelry 3 | 3 | Graduate Jewelry 1 | 3 | |||||
Graduate Jewelry Seminar 3 | 3 | Non-major Studio Elective | 3 | |||||
Graduate Seminar [a] | 3 | |||||||
Non-major Studio Elective | 3 | |||||||
TOTAL CREDITS | 12 or 15 | TOTAL credits | 3 | TOTAL credits | 15 | |||
Total Credits: 66 | ||||||||
Notes:
[a] Graduate Education Seminar: 3 credits minimum.
All graduate students must participate in Wintersession for a minimum of 3-credits each year.