BFA.CER.120 - BFA: Ceramics (120)
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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 | Elective | 3 | 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 | 3 | 15 | |||
JUNIOR | ||||||
FALL | wintersession | SPRING | ||||
CER 4106 - Clay in Context or CER 3311 - Digital Ceramics or CER 3208 - Ceramics & Print or CER 4175 - Advanced Pottery & Ceramic Production | 3 | Elective | 3 | CER 4106 - Clay in Context or CER 3311 - Digital Ceramics or CER 3208 - Ceramics & Print or CER 4175 - Advanced Pottery & Ceramic Production | 3 | |
CER 4114 - Topics in Ceramic Material Science | 3 | Ceramic Sculpture | 6 | |||
Elective | 3 | Liberal Arts | 3 | |||
Liberal Arts | 6 | |||||
Total Credits | 12 | 3 | 12 | |||
SENIOR | ||||||
FALL | WINTERSESSION | SPRING | ||||
CER 4116 - Senior Tutorial Studio | 3 | Elective | 3 | CER 4198 - Senior Thesis | 9 | |
CER 4106 - Clay in Context or CER 3311 - Digital Ceramics or CER 3208 - Ceramics & Print or CER 4175 - Advanced Pottery & Ceramic Production | 3 | Directed Elective | 3 | |||
Liberal Arts | 6 | |||||
Total Credits | 12 | 3 | 12 | |||
Total Program Credits: 120
Notes:
Directed Elective in the Spring of senior year is a specific course selected by the Department Head.
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.