Ceramics Courses
[Abbreviated class syllabus are found online in the class schedules per HB2504 and are subject to change. A more detailed class syllabus will be distributed by the instructor.]
- ART 3823. Ceramics: Handbuilding. (ARTS 2346)
- ART 3833. Ceramics: Throwing. (ARTS 2347)
- ART 3843. Ceramics. An introduction to basic techniques for forming, firing and surfacing of clay
- ART 3873. Ceramics: Glaze Formulation. Formulation and creation of glazes and clays. Includes aesthetic and technical issues. Each semester’s work is progressively more advanced than the previous semester. Prerequisite: ART 3823, or 3833. May be repeated for up to 6 hours credit.
- ART 3883. Ceramics: Moldmaking. Basic skills for creating and using molds for ceramics. Includes functional, sculptural, and technical issues. Each semester’s work is progressively more advanced that the previous semester. Prerequisites: ART 3823 or 3833 or 3843, or instructor’s permission. May be repeated for up to 6 hours credit.
- ART 4843 Ceramic Surfaces: Printing. Intermediate to advanced level. Methods and strategies for using photographic, digital, and print techniques with ceramic materials; basic ceramic material properties and processing techniques. Survey of the history of printing on clay, the interchange between these media, and contemporary examples. Prerequisite: either ART 3823, 3833, or 3843 or permission of instructor. May be taken for up to 12 hours credit.
- ART 4853 Ceramic Design. Intermediate to advanced level. Methods and strategies for using ceramics to design functional forms toward developing skills and a unique body of work. Survey of historic and contemporary design, advanced ceramic material properties, and processing techniques. Prerequisites: either ART 3823, 3833, or 3843 or permission of instructor. May be taken for up to 12 hours credit.
- ART 4863 Sculptural Ceramics. Intermediate to advanced level. Methods and strategies for using ceramics as a sculptural material toward developing a unique body of artwork. Survey of historic and contemporary ceramic sculpture. Teaches advanced ceramic material properties and processing techniques. Prerequisites: either ART 3823, 3833, or 3843 or permission of instructor. May be taken for up to 12 hours credit.
- ART 4873 Ceramic Surfaces: Painting. Intermediate to advanced level. Methods and strategies for using painting techniques with ceramic materials, as well as basic ceramic material properties and processing techniques. For students who have experience with both ceramics and painting. Includes a survey of the history of painting on clay, the interchange between these media, and contemporary examples. Prerequisites: ART 1503 and either ART 3823, 3833, or 3843 or permission of instructor. May be taken for up to 12 hours credit.
- ART 5853. Advanced Ceramics. Graduate Course.
- ART 5863. Advanced Ceramics Techniques. Graduate Course.
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