MAJOR CURRICULUM
Total credits required for a BFA in Ceramics: 120.0
The below degree plan is for students entering in the 2023-24 academic year.
Course |
Course # |
Credits |
FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS |
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| Modernisms | AH 101 | 3.0 |
| Ways of Writing | HMST 101 | 3.0 |
| Forum I | FF 111 | 3.0 |
| Forum II | FF 112 | 3.0 |
| Drawing (Fundamentals) | FF 160 | 3.0 |
| Fabrication (3D) | FF 130 | 3.0 |
| Color Design (2D) |
FF 120 | 3.0 |
| New Media (4D) | FF 140 | 3.0 |
| Program Electives | 6.0 | |
LIBERAL ARTS REQUIREMENTS |
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| Ways of Seeing | AH 205 | 3.0 |
| Modern Craft: Western Ceramics | AH 363 | 3.0 |
| Art History Elective | AH | 3.0 |
| Art History Elective | AH | 3.0 |
| History/ Politics Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Literature/Creative Writing Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Societies/Cultures Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Philosophy/ Religion Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Science Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Humanistic Studies Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Academic Elective | 3.0 | |
| Academic Elective | 3.0 | |
| * Within these categories, at least one course must carry the DEIG designation; two must must be taken at the 300 level; and one must be taken at the 400 level. | ||
CERAMICs MAJOR REQUIREMENTS |
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| Intro to Ceramics: Hand Built Form | CE 200 | 3.0 |
| Intro to Ceramics: Wheel Thrown Form | CE 201 | 3.0 |
| Choose one course from the following: | ||
| Intro to Fiber | FB 200 | 3.0 |
| Intro to Sculpture | IS 200 | 3.0 |
| Intro to Wood | IS 202 | 3.0 |
| Choose 3 credits from the following: | ||
| On the Surface | CE 333 | 3.0 |
| Glaze Workshop | CE 206 | 1.5 |
| Raw Materials Workshop | CE 208 | 1.5 |
| Kiln Workshop | CE 207 | 1.5 |
| Cast Ceramics | CE 324 | 3.0 |
| Ceramics Thesis & Seminar I | CE 400 | 6.0 |
| Ceramics Thesis & Seminar II | CE 401 | 6.0 |
| Junior Seminar | SS 300 | 3.0 |
| Ceramics Studio Elective 1 | CE | 3.0 |
| Ceramics Studio Elective 2 | CE | 3.0 |
| Ceramics Studio Elective 3 | CE | 3.0 |
| 3-D Elective 1 | CE/FB/IS | 3.0 |
| 3-D Elective 2 | CE/FB/IS | 3.0 |
| 3-D Elective 3 | CE/FB/IS | 3.0 |
| Studio Elective 1 | 3.0 | |
| Studio Elective 2 | 3.0 | |
| Total for the Ceramics Major | 90 | |