Advisory:It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and read college-level texts.
Transfers to: UC, CSU

This introductory course is open to all Art and non-art majors interested in learning basic skills in ceramics using the potter’s wheel. Students develop a visual vocabulary for creative expression through lectures, vocabulary lists and video presentations. The course covers beginning problems of centering, throwing, and shaping various functional and non-functional pottery. Students are introduced to the process of glazing and basic firing techniques. This course emphasizes exploring personal and cultural expression in the ceramic media.

Advisory: ENGL 101; It is advised that students be able to read college-level texts.
Transfers to: UC, CSU

This course introduces students to the concepts, techniques, history, and contemporary practices of handbuilding in the ceramic arts. The course is designed for students interested in the fundamentals of clay construction using handbuilding techniques.

Prerequisite: ART 140
Transfers to: UC, CSU

This intermediate course in ceramics is open to all Art and non-art majors, with continued emphasis on basic skills using the potter’s wheel. Intermediate problems on the wheel, basic decorative techniques, and more advanced use of glaze are covered. Also, students are introduced to ceramic kilns and how they are loaded and fired.

Prerequisite: ART 142
Transfers to:UC, CSU

This intermediate course in ceramics is open to all Art and non-art majors, with continued emphasis on basic skills in hand building. Emphasis in placed on exploring hand-built forms in vessels and ceramic sculpture. Students solve visual and conceptual problems dealing with art and principles of design, and learn about shape, color, form, texture, and space.

Prerequisite: ART 141
Transfers to:CSU

This advanced course in ceramics is open to all art and non-art majors, with continued emphasis on skills and ceramic art theory. The course allows students to consider complex problems of ceramic art as they work with the ceramic medium in conjunction with other materials (e.g., wood, metal, and glass), explore clay surface design, and develop a handbuilt body of ceramic work.

Advisory:It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and read college-level texts.
Transfers to:UC/CSU

This course is an introduction to exploring 3D ceramic concepts through art and design using digital tools. Students are introduced to a digital workflow during the process of producing traditional forms of art. Students learn software, hardware, and other aspects of the production process utilized in ceramic 3D printing. This course is beneficial for all students interested in studio arts, entertainment design, and industrial design.

Advisory:It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and read college-level texts.
Transfers to:UC, CSU

This introductory course examines world ceramic and pottery traditions: their vocabulary, forms, and the roles they play in society, as well as the variety of processes employed by their makers. Using examples from cultures around the world and across time, this course offers a broad overview to students interested in art and culture.

Prerequisite: ART 141
Transfers to: UC, CSU

This advanced course in ceramics is open to all art and non-art majors. The course places a special emphasis on personal growth and aesthetics as well as increased proficiency on the potter’s wheel. Students explore the concepts of management and expressive exploration of the unique characteristics of fired ceramics—both the opportunities and constraints—presented in the processing of clay from a soft, plastic, fragile, impermanent substance into a hard, rigid, and completely metamorphosed material after drying and firing.