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Ceramic Handbuilding COA This certificate is awarded to students who demonstrate advanced proficiency in the area of ceramics, including 3D printing. It is designed for students aspiring to produce work for their portfolios, transfer to a four-year academic institution, or exhibit in galleries.
Please contact the Student Success Team for this program if you have any questions.| Course | Units | Typically Offered |
| 1st Semester | ||
| ART 140 - Ceramics IM | 3.0 | |
ART 140 - Ceramics I (3.0 units) (Formerly ART 038A) Advisory:It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and read college-level texts. 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. | ||
| Total Semester Units: | 3.0 | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| ART 141 - Ceramics IIM | 3.0 | |
ART 141 - Ceramics II (3.0 units) (Formerly ART 038B) Prerequisite: ART 140 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. | ||
| ART 142 - Introduction to Ceramic HandbuildingM | 3.0 | |
ART 142 - Introduction to Ceramic Handbuilding (3.0 units) Advisory: ENGL 101; It is advised that students be able to read college-level texts. 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. | ||
| Total Semester Units: | 6.0 | |
| 3rd Semester | ||
| ART 143 - Ceramic Handbuilding IIM | 3.0 | |
ART 143 - Ceramic Handbuilding II (3.0 units) Prerequisite: ART 142 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. | ||
| Total Semester Units: | 3.0 | |
| 4th Semester | ||
| ART 144 - Advanced HandbuildingM | 3.0 | |
ART 144 - Advanced Handbuilding (3.0 units) Prerequisite: ART 141 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. | ||
| Total Semester Units: | 3.0 | |
| Total Units for Ceramic Handbuilding COA program | 15.0 | |
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| M | Major course; course may also meet a general education requirement |
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