Ceramic Arts and Ceramics. Academic Program Description

A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by producing art works out of clay and similar materials. Includes instruction in handbuilt and wheelthrown techniques; molding; slips and glazes; trimming and decorating; firing and kiln operation; oxidation; mixed media; ceramic murals; and personal style development.

Related Occupations

• Art, Drama, and Music Teachers
• Craft Artists
• Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators

Colleges Offering this Curriculum

• Alfred University
• Arcadia University
• Bennington College
• Bradley University
• Brigham Young University
• Butte College
• California College of the Arts
• Cerritos College
• Chabot College
• Chaffey College
• Citrus College
• Cleveland Institute of Art
• Columbia College
• Cranbrook Academy of Art
• De Anza College
• George Washington University
• Glendale Community College
• Grossmont College
• Henry Ford Community College
• Hood College
• Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German
• Kansas City Art Institute
• Laney College
• Los Angeles Pierce College
• Maine College of Art
• Marlboro College
• Maryland Institute College of Art
• Marywood University
• Massachusetts College of Art
• McMurry University
• Mendocino College
• Methodist University
• Monterey Peninsula College
• Northern Arizona University
• Oakland Community College
• Ohio University-Main Campus
• Ohlone College
• Palomar College
• Prescott College
• Providence College
• Rhode Island School of Design
• Rochester Institute of Technology
• Sam Houston State University
• San Diego Mesa College
• Santa Rosa Junior College
• SUNY College at New Paltz
• Temple University
• Texas A & M University-Commerce
• The University of Texas at El Paso
• The University of the Arts
• University of Akron Main Campus
• University of Dallas
• University of Hartford
• University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
• University of Miami
• University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
• University of North Texas
• University of Oregon
• University of Washington - Seattle
• Ventura College
• Washington University in St Louis
• Western Washington University
• Western Wyoming Community College
• West Los Angeles College