Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art, Ceramics

The Ceramics concentration offers students a broad training in all processes of ceramic fine art and design/production. These processes include hand-building, wheel-throwing, mold-making, slip-casting, and clay and glaze formulation. Our studio offers all types of firing methods including oxidation, reduction, soda, and raku. We partner with local community studios include internships, part-time teaching jobs, and the occasional opportunity to wood fire.

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The Mudslingers student organization gives ceramics students the opportunity to sell work on and off campus, and to plan and lead masterclasses in the ceramics studio for other students. Lower and intermediate classes in the concentration focus on techniques, while advanced classes focus on content, surface, and professional development in the student’s chosen path within ceramics.

Each student can tailor their education in the upper levels to suit their own unique goals and aspirations, so that we can best prepare them for the specific career of their choice within the broader field of ceramics. The faculty are nationally renowned artists with backgrounds in figure sculpting, wheelthrowing, digital design for ceramic production, and slipcasting. 

 

Program Snapshot

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Number of Credit Hours: 120 Total Hours

Time to Complete: Four-year Program

Primary Campus: ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ

Program Format: Face-to-Face*

*A limited selection of courses may be available in an online or hybrid format.

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What can you do with a BFA in Art, Ceramics degree?

Alumni have gone on to be highly successful international fine artists and designers, local business owners, teachers in both public and private schools, art professors, and owners or managers of community studios in the region.

There are numerous careers for graduates with a Bachelor in Fine Arts in Art with a concentration in Ceramics. Below are a few paths that you can pursue in your career:

  • Ceramic Manufacturer
  • College/University Instructor*
  • Freelance Artist
  • General Art Teacher
  • Pottery or Ceramics Instructor
  • Pottery Designer
  • Studio/Business Owner
  • Studio Manager

* May require additional advanced education

Our Other Degrees and Programs

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art:

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art is a professional degree program with concentrations in Art Education, Art History, Ceramics, Comics and Sequential Art, Graphic Communications, Illustration, Painting and Drawing, Photography and Video, Printmaking, Sculpture, and Textile and Surface Design. 

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Animation:

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Animation prepares students for careers in animation and animation-related industries, or graduate school with a rigorous program in digital animation. This degree focuses on intensive work in digital animation supported by a program of general studies. 

Minor in Art History

Minor in Classical Studies