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CERAMICS

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

ART 280 BEGINNING CERAMICS (3) The fundamentals of ceramics, throwing, hand-building, and glazing; acquainting the student with ceramic materials, techniques, and philosophy. Prerequisite: A&A 101 , A&A 102S , A&A 103 , A&A 104 , and enrollment in the School of Visual Arts or successful completion of an admissions portfolio review.

ART 380 INTERMEDIATE THROWING (4 per semester, maximum of 12) Intermediate ceramics course with focus on using wheel and throwing skills leading to personal expression in form, glazing, and firing. Prerequisite: ART 280

ART 381 INTERMEDIATE HANDBUILDING (4 per semester, maximum of 12) An intermediate ceramics course with a focus on handbuilding techniques, leading to personal expression in forming, glazing, and firing. Prerequisite: ART 280

ART 480 ADVANCED CERAMIC ARTS (4 per semester, maximum of 12) Individual exploration of ceramic materials and construction leading to graduate study or career development as a professional potter. Prerequisite: ART 380

ART 481 CERAMIC MATERIALS AND GLAZE CALCULATION (3) The study of raw materials and their use in formulating clays and glazes. Prerequisite: ART 280

GRADUATE COURSES

ART 580 CERAMICS I (1-7 per semester, maxium of 14) Individual problems in ceramics leading to the development of a collection or body of work representative of the artist.

ART 581 CERAMICS II (1-7 per semester, maxium of 14) Individual problems in ceramics leading to the resolution of a collection or body of work representative of the artist. Prerequisite: ART 580