BFA.CER.120 - BFA: Ceramics (120)
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The following curriculum is applicable to students entering RISD as first-year students in Fall 2024. Transfer students follow the 126-credit curriculum.
2024 - 2025 | 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.
Degree Requirements
FIRST-YEAR | ||||||
FALL | WINTERSESSION | SPRING | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | Studio Elective | 3 | 15 | |||
SOPHOMORE | ||||||
FALL | WINTERSESSION | SPRING | ||||
CER 4103 - Moldmaking and Slipcasting | 3 | Optional | CER 4108 - Pottery | 6 | ||
CER 4121 - Object as Idea in Clay | 3 | CER 4132 - Figure Modeling | 3 | |||
CER 4115 - Ceramics: Global Perspectives | 3 | Liberal Arts | 6 | |||
Liberal Arts | 6 | |||||
Total Credits | 15 | 15 | ||||
JUNIOR | ||||||
FALL | wintersession | SPRING | ||||
Major studio elective* | 3 | Optional | Major studio elective* | 3 | ||
CER 4114 - Topics in Ceramic Material Science | 3 | CER 4129 - Ceramic Sculpture | 6 | |||
Liberal Arts | 6 | Liberal Arts | 3 | |||
Elective | 3 | |||||
Total Credits | 12 | 15 | ||||
SENIOR | ||||||
FALL | WINTERSESSION | SPRING | ||||
CER 4116 - Senior Tutorial Studio | 3 | Optional | CER 4198 - Senior Thesis | 9 | ||
Major studio elective* | 3 | Directed Elective (Non-major Studio Elective) | 3 | |||
Liberal Arts | 6 | Elective | 3 | |||
Elective | 3 | |||||
Total Credits | 15 | 15 | ||||
Total Program Credits: 120
Notes:
Major studio elective: Students take 3 required major elective courses during the Junior and Senior year. Courses that satisfy this requirement include:
CER 3208 - Ceramics & Print, CER 4175 - Advanced Pottery & Ceramic Production, CER 4106 - Clay in Context, CER 3311 - Digital Ceramics. Students will work with their advisor to determine their course of study.