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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
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
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
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

 

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