Curriculum

C204 Beginning Ceramics, Hand Building 3 credits	Beginning studio introduction to handbuilding, glazing, and firing of clay as an expressive studio medium applicable to contemporary and sculptural concepts. Prerequisite: Foundation year.
C206 Beginning Ceramics, Wheel Throwing 3 credits	Focus on wheel throwing as an expressive tool within an overall ceramic experience. Clay vessels will be utilized to develop an understanding of glazing and firing techniques. Traditional forms will be used to expand sensitivity to material, history, and wheel throwing techniques. Prerequisite: Foundation year.
C208 Intermediate Wheel Throwing 3 credits	Designed for non-art majors who wish to pursue wheel throwing. Emphasis is on developing skill through an exploration of more complex forms and investigative advanced embellishment and firing techniques. Prerequisite: C206
C304-C305 Ceramics III-IV 3 credits	Advanced workshop. Focus on students’ conceptual development and self-motivated projects. Heavy concentration on material testing and exploration of firing techniques. Emphasis will be placed on the merging of technique and concept to ready students for entry into a career as a ceramic artist or educator. Prerequisite: C204-C206
C307 Clay and Glaze Materials 3 credits	This course is an investigation into the chemistry that makes up clays and glazes. Students develop an understanding of these materials and their interactions by systematically testing a variety of glazes and clay bodies that are used by contemporary ceramic studio artists. Topics include low and high fire glazes, clay bodies, specialty glazes, and clays. Prerequisite: C204, C206, and C304
C308 Intermediate Wheel Throwing 3 credits	Designed for art majors who wish to pursue wheel throwing as a main focus of expression. Assignments will focus on developing wheel-throwing skills through an investigation of contemporary vessel makers as well as development of a personal style in vessel work. Prerequisite: C204 and C206
C350 Ceramic Workshop 3 credits	This course is designed to offer specific focused topics of interest in the ceramic arts. Such topics may include kiln building, slip casting, mold making, making and using decalomania, raku firing to name a few. Prerequisite: C204 and C206
C400 Individual Research in Ceramics 1-6 credits	This course is designed to investigate specific advanced ceramic techniques as used by contemporary artists. Areas of study will be offered on an alternate basis. Subject matter to be covered will include kiln construction and glaze calculations. Prerequisite: C305
C405 Individual Research in Ceramics 1-6 credits	Study devoted to the student’s independent research in ceramics. Emphasis placed on advanced techniques and the development of concepts and philosophies pertinent to the student’s direction. Prerequisite: C305 and C307