Ceramics (Associate in Arts, 2017-2018)

Program Info

Effective Term
Fall 2017
Year Established
1985
Program Code
CERAMICS.AA
Degree Type
Associate in Arts

Program Description

Description

Offers a wide selection of courses for both the first-time potter and those interested in operating a home pottery studio. Includes design and production techniques, hand-building and wheel-construction methods, glaze making, ceramic sculpture, kiln firing, and kiln construction.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:

  1. Create ceramic objects through clay manipulation using the following techniques: pinch, coil, slab, press molding, throwing, underglazing, and glazing.
  2. Evaluate one's own personal style of working and select the preferred clay and glaze combinations, and firing temperatures, to achieve the desired aesthetic.
  3. Assess economics of setting up a ceramics studio and/or business including effective business practices, marketing, and display of one’s work, pricing, and audience selection.
  4. Identify and contrast different clay types, glaze types, and firing processes.
  5. Identify where one’s work fits into the context of historical and contemporary ceramic trends.
  6. Utilize current art terminology.
  7. Evaluate one's own work using the visual elements and principles of design.

Admission Requirements

Additional Program Requirements

All students are required to participate in the graduating student exit exhibition prior to graduating.

General Education

See General Education Requirements for details.

Category 1: English Composition
Complete any one.
Category 2: English Composition or Communications
Complete any one.
Category 3: Mathematics
Complete any one.
Category 4: Social Sciences
Complete any two, from different disciplines.
Category 5: Humanities and Fine Arts
Complete any one from a different discipline (not ART).
Category 6: Natural Sciences
Complete any one, from a different discipline (not PSCI).
Category 7
Complete any one.
Credit Hours
24.00

Degree-Specific Requirements

Computer Technology: Complete any one
Credit Hours
5.00