ART 3612Intermediate Ceramics

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Prerequisite(s): ART 1101, ART 1501, ART 1531, (ARTH 1600 or ARTH 1700), (ARTH 1800 or ARTH 2080), and (ART 2611 or ART 2613) with C- or better in each prerequisite; or permission of department. Students in this course address the broad range of perspectives found in historical and contemporary ceramic art including sculpture, vessel making, and pottery. Emphasis is on the full integration of creative works within the complex array of studio choices such as clay, glaze, and firing temperatures. Students become fully independent in the ceramics studio through an exploration of firing theory, clay, and glaze chemistry, as well as the conceptual and theoretical development of a creative works.