ART 253 - Ceramics I

3 Credit(s)

Course Description: Introduces students to the history, technology, design and art of pottery, relating traditional and contemporary methods in contemporary art practice. This course will channel students towards creative thinking, self-expression and self-evaluation. Introduces materials, tools, and techniques in producing ceramic pottery and sculptural forms including hand-building, wheel throwing, glaze application, firing, and other finishes for clay.

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Execute a significant variety of hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques. (ILO: Communication)
CLO#2: Demonstrate hands-on ability in basic firing technology, including safe and effective glaze formulation and handling.
CLO#3: Identify and use a variety of aesthetic, symbolic, and decorative language qualities that constitute wholeness or integrity of visual form.

Typical Required and Recommended Equipment and Materials: Twenty-five plus pounds of clay, Clean up sponge, Needle tool, Fettling knife, Fork or other scratching tool, Cut off wire, Found objects for texture and forming (rocks, shells, lace, etc.)

ACTI Code and Course Type
100 Lower Division Collegiate

Length of Course:
A required state minimum of (60) and a standard RCC delivery of (66) lecture/lab hours per term, not to exceed (72) hours per term.