BFA IN CERAMICS
2023-2024 | Curriculum | 4-year program
Sophomores are introduced to sculpture and pottery through the processes of throwing, hand-building, mold-making, glazing and firing. Technique is integrated with ideas, aesthetics and personal expression in the context of contemporary and historical ceramic practice. Juniors move beyond the studio and into the world through commissions and community-engaged projects. Digital technology is central in the Materials Research class for clay, glaze and advanced kiln firing approaches.
FOUNDATION YEAR | ||||||||
FALL | WINTERSESSION | SPRING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | 3 | 15 | ||||||
SOPHOMORE | ||||||||
FALL | WINTERSESSION | SPRING | ||||||
Moldmaking and Slipcasting | 3 | Elective [b] | 3 | Pottery | 6 | |||
Object as Idea in Clay | 3 | Figure Modeling | 3 | |||||
Ceramics: Global Perspectives | 3 | Liberal Arts [b] | 6 | |||||
Liberal Arts [b] | 6 | |||||||
Total CREDITS | 15 | Total CREDITS | 3 | Total CREDITS | 15 | |||
JUNIOR | ||||||||
FALL | wintersession | SPRING | ||||||
course or course or course or | Clay in Context or Digital Ceramics or Ceramics & Print or Advanced Pottery & Ceramic Production [c] | 3 | Elective [b] | 3 | course or course or course or | Clay in Context or Digital Ceramics or Ceramics & Print or Advanced Pottery & Ceramic Production [c] | 3 | |
Topics in Ceramic Material Science | 3 | Ceramic Sculpture | 6 | |||||
Elective [b] | 3 | Liberal Arts [b] | 6 | |||||
Liberal Arts [b] | 6 | |||||||
Total CREDITS | 15 | Total CREDITS | 3 | Total CREDITS | 15 | |||
SENIOR | ||||||||
FALL | WINTERSESSION | SPRING | ||||||
Senior Tutorial Studio | 3 | Elective [b] | 3 | Senior Thesis | 9 | |||
Seminar: Source Presentation | 3 | Directed Elective [a] | 3 | |||||
course or course or course or | Clay in Context or Digital Ceramics or Ceramics & Print or Advanced Pottery & Ceramic Production [c] | 3 | ||||||
Liberal Arts [b] | 3 | |||||||
Total CREDITS | 12 | Total CREDITS | 3 | Total CREDITS | 12 | |||
Total Credits: 126 | ||||||||
Notes:
[a] Directed Elective is a specific course selected by the Department Head.
[b] Choose a Liberal Arts, Major or Non-Major Studio Elective, depending on unfulfilled degree requirements and class availability. The Liberal Arts requirement is 42 credits, of which only 30 credits are shown above (assuming successful completion of 12 credits the First-year Program of Study). You may choose to take additional Liberal Arts credit in the Fall or Spring and take non-major electives during Wintersession. Consult your Academic Advisor, the Liberal Arts Office or the Registrar for additional information.
[c] Students take 3 of the 4 required major elective courses during the Junior and Senior year. Students will work with their advisor to determine their course of study. One studio elective must be in drawing (3 credits). Elective courses are to be selected in consultation with your Academic Advisor. The remaining 9 credits of non-major electives may be taken during Fall, Wintersession or Spring.