ART 230 - Introduction to Ceramics: Throwing

Credits: 3

Description: Introduction to ceramic materials, concepts, and processes including basic design principles, creative development, throwing, glaze techniques, firing and ceramic terminology. The course covers aesthetics, theory, and creative development of clay objects and examines historical, contemporary, and personal modes of expression across cultures.

General Education:
Not approved for General Education

Student Learning Outcomes:

Examine aesthetics of clay varieties, processes, and textures and create various ceramic forms using different techniques.
Examine and describe historical and contemporary developments, trends, theories, materials, processes and approaches in ceramics.
Examine and describe historical and contemporary developments, trends, theories, materials, processes and approaches in ceramics.

Total Course In-Class (Contact) Hours: 108
Course Duration (Weeks): 18
Weekly Student Hours (In-Class) Lecture Hours: 1.5
Weekly Student Hours (In-Class) Lab Hours: 4.5