Ceramics

Investigate form and its evolution. Learn how to create with your hands. Shape society.

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Ceramics are ancient materials that continue to convey complex ideas in novel ways. The School of Art offers graduate and undergraduate programs in ceramics as well as a minor and elective courses for non-art majors. Our impressive ceramics facilities include an array of gas and electric kilns, and students have access to a range of hand and power tools to pursue any project. Our students become creative professionals both engaged in contemporary dialogues and grounded in traditional processes and forms.

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Programs in Ceramics

Master of Fine Arts

The Master of Fine Arts degree in studio art with a concentration in ceramics offers students a rigorous, three-year interdisciplinary course of study. Our award-winning faculty mentor students to investigate critical, conceptual, and historical issues through structured coursework and self-directed studio practices. Graduate students have the opportunity to teach undergraduate courses or assist senior faculty in classrooms, labs, and workshops. Explore the options below to learn more about our graduate program.

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Degree Requirements

See Graduate Catalog for MFA details

See School of Art Graduate Handbook for MFA details

Offered Courses

ART 503 Theory/Practice/Art Fundamentals
ART 504 First-Semester Graduate Seminar
ART 507 Professional Practice: Teaching Internship
ART 521 Graduate Ceramics I
ART 525 Graduate Ceramics II
ART 595 Visiting Artist Seminar

See Graduate Catalog for course descriptions

Option: Art History Minor

A graduate minor in art history may be arranged during the student’s first semester of study with the consent of the student’s area instructors and the art history faculty. After a review of previous undergraduate coursework, students must complete a minimum of 12 approved credit hours in art history. A reading knowledge of French, German, or Italian is a prerequisite, unless waived by the art history faculty. Graduate Council policy stipulates that a member from the minor unit must serve on the thesis committee.

Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Fine Arts

The School of Art offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in studio art and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in studio art to students interested in ceramics. The Bachelor of Arts curriculum includes a higher percentage of general education courses for students pursuing a broader liberal arts education, whereas the Bachelor of Fine Arts curriculum includes more studio courses for students considering careers or graduate study in the visual arts. Our ceramics faculty teach courses in throwing and handbuilding techniques for both functional and sculptural applications. Undergraduate ceramics students consider the expressive potential of clay as they develop their individual formal vocabulary and ideas. Explore the options below to learn more about our undergraduate programs.

Degree Requirements

See Undergraduate Catalog for BA details

See Undergraduate Catalog for BFA details

Offered Courses

ARTB 221 Introduction to Ceramic Sculpture
ARTB 222 Beginning Pottery
ARTB 321 Intermediate Ceramic Sculpture
ARTB 322 Intermediate Pottery
ARTB 421 Advanced Ceramic Sculpture
ARTB 422 Advanced Pottery

See Undergraduate Catalog for course descriptions

Minor

The School of Art offers a studio art minor for students interested in ceramics while pursuing other fields of study. Explore the options below to learn more about our minor program.