Program Overview

Major in Art (B.F.A.), Pottery Concentration

The Pottery concentration is committed to providing a comprehensive curriculum in the range of processes and concepts present in contemporary ceramic art. The philosophy of the area encourages the concurrent development of critical, technical, and manual skills. Issues and debates in contemporary crafts, sculpture, architecture, design, and studio pottery are presented alongside a rigorous exploration of forming and decorating processes and technology. Faculty mentor students in refining their artistic voice through the medium of ceramics. Students' conceptual development and materials-based learning are encouraged through access to a well-equipped studio facility with materials and tools that support experimentation. Students' capstone experience results in a defined body of work that demonstrates conceptual rigor and depth of choices connecting the material and the visual.

Requirements

• A minimum grade of C (2.000) or better is required in ART 340, ART 341, ART 440, ART 441.
• The program requires a total of 120 credits.

Course Requirements

Freshman

• ART 105: Issues and Practices in Art (1 credit)
• ART 110: Global Art History I (3 credits)
• ART 111: Global Art History II (3 credits)
• ART 120: Foundations--Time and Structure (3 credits)
• ART 135: Foundations - Form and Observation (3 credits)
• ART 160: Foundations - Color and Composition (3 credits)
• ART 170: Foundations - Materials and Space (3 credits)
• CO 150: College Composition (GT-CO2) (3 credits)
• Arts and Humanities (3 credits)
  • Total Credits: 31

Sophomore

• ART 212: Global Art History III (3 credits)
• ART 240: Pottery I (3 credits)
• Select three courses from the following:
  • ART 230: Photo Image Making I
  • ART 235: Drawing Materials and Techniques
  • ART 245: Metalsmithing and Jewelry I
  • ART 250: Fibers I
  • ART 255: Introduction to Graphic Design
  • ART 256: Introduction to Electronic Art
  • ART 260: Painting I--Fundamentals and Representation
  • ART 265: Introduction to Printmaking
  • ART 270: Sculpture I
• Upper-Division Art History (3 credits)
• Biological and Physical Sciences (7 credits)
• Historical Perspectives (3 credits)
• Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 credits)
  • Total Credits: 31

Junior

• ART 340: Pottery II (4 credits)
• ART 341: Pottery III (4 credits)
• Art Elective (3 credits)
• Upper-Division Art History (3 credits)
• Upper-Division Art Elective (4 credits)
• Advanced Writing (3 credits)
• Arts and Humanities (3 credits)
• Upper-Division Non-Art Elective (3 credits)
• Elective (3 credits)
  • Total Credits: 30

Senior

• ART 400: BFA Portfolio (1 credit)
• ART 440: Pottery IV (4 credits)
• ART 441: Pottery V (4 credits)
• Upper-Division Art Elective (4 credits)
• Upper-Division Non-Art Electives (9 credits)
• Non-Art Electives (any level) (6 credits)
  • Total Credits: 28

Upper-Division Art History Courses

• Select 6 credits of Upper-Division Art History Courses total, at least 3 of which must satisfy AUCC categories 4A and 4B.
• List of available courses:
  • ART 309: Pre-Columbian Art of the Andes
  • ART 310: History of American Art to 1945
  • ART 311: Art of West and Central Africa
  • ART 312: Pre-Columbian Art of Mesoamerica
  • ART 313: Art of East and Southern Africa
  • ART 314: Gender and Feminisms in Art History
  • ART 315: United States Art
  • ART 316: Art of the Pacific
  • ART 317: Native North American Art
  • ART 320: Global Encounters in Art
  • ART 409: Museum Collections--Storage to Exhibition
  • ART 410: Greek Art
  • ART 411: History of Medieval Art
  • ART 412: History of Italian Renaissance Art
  • ART 414: History of Baroque and Rococo Art
  • ART 415: History of 19th Century European Art
  • ART 416: History of European Art, 1900 to 1945
  • ART 417: Roman Art
  • ART 418: Contemporary Artists and Art Critics
  • ART 420: Travel Abroad-Art History in Italy
  • ART 492A: Seminar: Art History
  • ART 496H: Group Study: Art History

Major Completion Map

• Semester 1:
  • ART 105: Issues and Practices in Art (1 credit)
  • ART 110: Global Art History I (3 credits)
  • ART 135: Foundations - Form and Observation (3 credits)
  • ART 160: Foundations - Color and Composition (3 credits)
  • CO 150: College Composition (GT-CO2) (3 credits)
  • Arts and Humanities (3 credits)
• Semester 2:
  • ART 111: Global Art History II (3 credits)
  • ART 120: Foundations--Time and Structure (3 credits)
  • ART 170: Foundations - Materials and Space (3 credits)
  • Biological and Physical Sciences (4 credits)
  • Historical Perspectives (3 credits)
• Semester 3:
  • ART 212: Global Art History III (3 credits)
  • Select two courses from the following:
    • ART 230: Photo Image Making I
    • ART 235: Drawing Materials and Techniques
    • ART 245: Metalsmithing and Jewelry I
    • ART 250: Fibers I
    • ART 255: Introduction to Graphic Design
    • ART 256: Introduction to Electronic Art
    • ART 260: Painting I--Fundamentals and Representation
    • ART 265: Introduction to Printmaking
    • ART 270: Sculpture I
  • Upper-Division Art History (3 credits)
• Semester 4:
  • ART 240: Pottery I (3 credits)
  • Select one course from the following not previously taken:
    • ART 230: Photo Image Making I
    • ART 235: Drawing Materials and Techniques
    • ART 245: Metalsmithing and Jewelry I
    • ART 250: Fibers I
    • ART 255: Introduction to Graphic Design
    • ART 256: Introduction to Electronic Art
    • ART 260: Painting I--Fundamentals and Representation
    • ART 265: Introduction to Printmaking
    • ART 270: Sculpture I
  • Upper-Division Art History (3 credits)
• Semester 5:
  • ART 340: Pottery II (4 credits)
  • Art Elective (3 credits)
  • Upper-Division Art History (3 credits)
  • Advanced Writing (3 credits)
  • Arts and Humanities (3 credits)
• Semester 6:
  • ART 341: Pottery III (4 credits)
  • Upper-Division Art Elective (4 credits)
  • Upper-Division Non-Art Elective (3 credits)
  • Elective (3 credits)
• Semester 7:
  • ART 440: Pottery IV (4 credits)
  • Upper-Division Non-Art Elective (3 credits)
  • Non-Art Electives (any level) (6 credits)
• Semester 8:
  • ART 400: BFA Portfolio (1 credit)
  • ART 441: Pottery V (4 credits)
  • Upper-Division Art Elective (4 credits)
  • Upper-Division Non-Art Electives (6 credits)