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Ceramics

Award Type: Certificate of Achievement

<p><span style="color:black;background:white;">The Ceramics Certificate of Achievement program provides an introduction to a wide range of contemporary thought and technical ceramics experimentation. The courses help students understand glazes, wheel-throwing, hand-building, slip-casting, decorative techniques, and basic digital fabrication. Students also understand their work in the context of broader contemporary art, as well as historical traditions from around the world. Ceramics courses encourage critical thinking, collaboration, and cultural exchange that tie the appreciation of art/ceramics to cultural and aesthetic diversity.</span></p><p><br /></p>

The graduate of the Certificate of Achievement in Ceramics will:

  • Demonstrate a wide range of contemporary thought and technical ceramics experimentation.
  • Understand their own creations in the context of broader contemporary art and historical traditions from around the world.
  • Engage in critical thinking, collaboration, and cultural exchange that tie the appreciation of art/ceramics to cultural and aesthetic diversity.

Program Requirements

A total of 18 units is required to earn the Ceramics Certificate.

Course Number Course Title Units
ART 110 Design 1 3.0
ART 113 Three Dimensional Design 3.0
ART 120 Drawing 1 3.0
ART 160 Ceramics 1 3.0
ART 161 Ceramics 2 3.0
ART 164 Sculpture 1 3.0