Metalsmithing: Objects and Power
Introduces traditional metalsmithing techniques to students in a studio environment. Project-based coursework investigates metalsmithing through the convergent lenses of art, science, and spirituality. Focuses on hand-crafted metal objects as historical signifiers of cultural values, power, and protection. Techniques covered vary each term and may include construction and fabrication, copper electroforming, oxy-acetylene welding, chasing and repousse, embossing, hollowware, casting, and more. Supplemented by visiting artists and arts sector field trips. Field trips are mandatory but are local and occur during class time. Limited to 9 due to space and equipment constraints.
Fall 2006 · Information Exploration: Becoming a Savvy Scholar
This freshman course explores the scientific publication cycle, primary vs. secondary sources, and online and in-print bibliographic databases; how to search, find, evaluate, and cite information; indexing and abstracting; using special resources (e.g. patents) and "grey literature" (e.g. technical reports and conference proceedings); conducting Web searches; and constructing literature reviews.
Prerequisites & course information
Prereq: 3.095 or permission of instructor U (Fall) 1-5-3 units. HASS-A
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- MIT OpenCourseWare ↗Fall 2006
- MIT OCW syllabus ↗
- Historical MIT OpenCourseWare offering. Named reading entries and schedule topics are automatically extracted from the linked source pages.