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 Level: Lower Division Collegiate

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.