ART
2510
Introduction to Clay; 3 credit hours/fall |
Introduction
to handbuilt and wheel-thrown clay vessels and sculpture, including
historical and contemporary overview. |
ART 3510
Clay on the Wheel;
3 credit hours |
Prerequisite:
ART 2510 or permission of instructor.
Exploration of wheel-throwing, with emphasis on decorating
and firing, including historical and contemporary overview. |
ART 3511
Intermediate Handbuilding; 3 credit hours/spring |
Prerequisite:
ART 2510 or permission of instructor.
Further exploration of handbuilding, with emphasis on decorating
and firing. |
ART 3520
Advanced Clay Studio; 3 credit hours/fall |
Prerequisite:
ART 3510 or ART 3511 or permission of instructor.
Advanced ceramic form and process, with emphasis on individual
stylistic concept. Additional emphasis on ceramic history or
surface design. |
ART 3521
Advanced Clay Studio; 3 credit hours/spring |
Prerequisite:
ART 3510 or ART 3511 or permission of instructor.
Advanced ceramic form and process, with emphasis on individual
stylistic concept. Additional emphasis on technology of clays
and glazes or kiln and firing theory. |
ART 3530
& ART 3531
Independent Studies in Clay; 1-3 credit hours |
Prerequisite:
ART 2510 or equivalent and permission of instructor.
Independent production studies by arrangement with the
instructor, emphasis on advanced creative design skills. |
ART 4510
Senior Thesis in Ceramics; 6 credit hours |
Guided individual
studio projects leading to a professional level of technical
accomplishment in a stylistically coherent body of work. A 12
credit series of Senior Thesis classes culminate in the required
final exhibition. |
ART 4540
Special Problems in Clay; 1-3 credit hours |
Prerequisite:
ART 3510, ART 3511 and the permission of instructor.
Periodic advanced studio/lecture courses covering special topics
not addressed in regular course offerings. |
