ART-120 Beginning Ceramics

This course is a foundation course in ceramics designed to introduce students to basic techniques and issues within the medium. The course will familiarize students with basic forming (slab, coil and wheel thrown methods), surfaces, and firing of ceramics as well as covering some history of the medium and contemporary issues that affect the field today. General concepts in design such as image, scale, positive and negative space and content will be included. Course fee required. Total of 60 hours of lecture. Semesters offered: Fall, Spring, Summer. 3 Credits.