Professional Crafts-Wood

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The Professional Crafts: Wood curriculum provides individuals with traditional values of fine craftsmanship, creative design, and an entrepreneurial spirit for a small woodworking enterprise.

The course work includes a strong emphasis on creative thinking and problem solving. Study involves a mix of theoretical and hands-on training combined with a blend of historical and modern methods of woodworking and small business management.

Upon completion of required course work, graduates may earn a degree or a diploma. They should be prepared for self-employment, for positions in the craft industry, or for continued study toward a bachelor’s degree at a four-year institution.

Studio profile

  • Well-equipped studio with traditional and modern machinery and hand tools compatible with a small woodworking business
  • Small class size for more individual attention
  • Extended studio hours for after class work time supervised by knowledgeable technicians
  • Personal workspaces

For more info about the Professional Crafts Program, visit profcrafts.haywood.edu.

Program Information

Use the links to the right to move straight to each degree offered in this program. Clicking on a class title will bring up a description of that class.

Suggested Schedule for 2011-2012 (Updated Feb 13, 2012)

Associate In Applied Science Degree (AAS) A30360

Fall Semester 1
Course Number Course Title Lecture Lab Clinic Credits
ACA-111 College Student Success 1 0 0 1
CIS-110 Introduction to Computers 2 2 0 3
ENG-111 Expository Writing 3 0 0 3
PCD-110 Intro to Craft Design 1 3 0 2
PCW-110 Intro to Woodworking 3 15 0 8
PCW-120 Drafting for Woodworkers 1 2 0 2
Total: 19
Spring Semester 1
Course Number Course Title Lecture Lab Clinic Credits
COM-120 Intro to Interpersonal Communication 3 0 0 3
or COM-231 Public Speaking 3 0 0 3
PCD-111 Advanced Craft Design 1 3 0 2
PCW-111 Framing Joinery/Design 3 15 0 8
PCW-121 Rendering for Woodworkers 1 2 0 2
PCW-122 Furniture Design History 2 0 0 2
Total: 17
Summer Semester 1
Course Number Course Title Lecture Lab Clinic Credits
PCR-112 20TH-CENTURY Crafts 2 0 0 2
PCW-112 Production Design 2 6 0 4
Humanities/Fine Arts 3 0 0 3
Total: 9
Fall Semester 2
Course Number Course Title Lecture Lab Clinic Credits
MAT-115 Mathematical Models 2 2 0 3
or MAT-140 Survey of Mathematics 3 0 0 3
PCR-210 Studio Craft Photo 1 3 0 2
PCR-212 Craft Marketing 2 0 0 2
PCW-210 Chair Design & Const 2 15 0 7
PCW-212 Wood Studio Planning 1 0 0 1
Elective - - - 2
Total: 17
Spring Semester 2
Course Number Course Title Lecture Lab Clinic Credits
PCD-211 Prof Craft Design 1 3 0 2
PCR-213 Craft Enterprise 2 0 0 2
PCW-211 Casework Design & Const 2 15 0 7
Social & Behavioral Sciences 3 0 0 3
Total: 14

Total Credit Hours: 76

Electives: Choose 2 hours form the following courses
PCR-115 Lab I - Beginning Lab 0 2 0 1
PCR-116 Lab II - Intermediate Lab 0 2 0 1
PCR-125 Lab III - Advanced Lab 0 2 0 1
PCR-126 Lab IV - Advanced Design 0 2 0 1
PCW-130 Veneer, Marquetry and Inlay 1 3 0 2
PCW-131 Woodbending 1 3 0 2
PCW-136 Wood Finishing 1 3 0 2
PCW-230 Wood Design: Special Study 0 4 0 2
PCW-231 Wood Business: Spec Study 0 4 0 2
PCW-232 Woodworking: Spec Study 0 4 0 2

*A maximum of 9 semester hours of credit may be selected from the PCR prefix.

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Diploma in Professional Crafts - Wood D30360

Fall Semester 1
Course Number Course Title Lecture Lab Clinic Credits
ENG-111 Expository Writing 3 0 0 3
PCD-110 Intro to Craft Design 1 3 0 2
PCW-110 Intro to Woodworking 3 15 0 8
Total: 13
Spring Semester 1
Course Number Course Title Lecture Lab Clinic Credits
PCD-111 Advanced Craft Design 1 3 0 2
PCW-111 Framing Joinery/Design 3 15 0 8
PCW-122 Furniture Design History 2 0 0 2
Total: 12
Summer Semester 1
Course Number Course Title Lecture Lab Clinic Credits
PCW-112 Production Design 2 6 0 4
Humanities/Fine Arts 3 0 0 3
or Social & Behavioral Sciences - - - 3
Total: 7
Fall Semester 2
Course Number Course Title Lecture Lab Clinic Credits
PCR-212 Craft Marketing 2 0 0 2
PCW-210 Chair Design & Const 2 15 0 7
Total: 9
Spring Semester 2
Course Number Course Title Lecture Lab Clinic Credits
PCW-211 Casework Design & Const 2 15 0 7
Total: 7

Total Credit Hours: 48

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