OFFICE OF COOPERATIVE E DUCATION AND C AREER S ERVICES http://www.rit.edu/recruit W OODWORKING AND FURNITURE DESIGN http:// cias.rit. edu/crafts/ PROGRAM OVERVIEW FOR E … … internationally recognized school that merges art with craft, the mission of the School for American Crafts is to educate, inspire and motivate students while preparing them for professions in the creative and technical understanding of wood, metal, clay and glass. Through a balance of aesthetic and technical education, the School for …

Student Skills & Capabilities • The educational objectives seek to stimulate creative imagination and technical invention, develop knowledge of process and command of skills, and foster appreciation, not only of the crafts, but also the related arts. The program strive to inspire the student to seek continual improvement through analysis and self-evaluation, and the AOS and BFA program cooperate with the College of Liberal Arts in assisting students to develop personally and socially. • The goal of the Woodworking and Furniture Design Department of the School for American Crafts is to provide a balanced program that engages students in the pursuit of their individual design interests, while developing a comprehensive technical background in contemporary woodworking. • Our students’ interests span the full spectrum of the woodworking world: one-of-a kind studio art furniture, commission work, production and limited edition work, involvement in industry and sculpture. We believe that an understanding of appropriate technique frees the individual to investigate his or her full range of creative expression. We offer instruction in a wide array of subjects, which simultaneously develops a student’s design vocabulary, technical skills and personal creative interests. • Our carefully sequenced technical training begins with a firm foundation in the use and maintenance of hand tools and proceeds on to the use and maintenance of the power tools in our well- equipped machine shop. • Students gain experience in 2-dimensional design, 3-dimensional design, free hand drawing, technical drawing, art history and business practices….. Woodworking and Furniture Design Course Sequence BFA degree Wood, 2 year AOS degree First Year: Creative Sources Drawing 3-D Design Materials & Processes Wood, Sophomore Concept Drawing Craft Technical Drawing Crafts Design Process First-Year Enrichment Second Year: 2-D Design Architecture, Interior Design, and Furniture Design History Materials & Processes Wood, Junior Planning a Career in the Crafts Operating a Business in the Crafts Metals & Jewelry Design Woodworking & Furniture Design Textile Design Physical Education Electives Wood, 4 year BA degree First Year: Freshman Elective Creative Sources Drawing 2-D Design 3-D Design Liberal Arts First-Year Enrichment Second Year: Survey of Western Art and Architecture Materials and Processes Wood, Sophomore Concept Drawing Craft Technical Drawing Design Processes Liberal Arts Third Year: Materials and Processes Wood, Junior Architecture, Interior Furniture Design History Open Electives Liberal Arts

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