Ceramics
The B.F.A. in Ceramics is a professional undergraduate degree for students desiring extensive studio experience with an emphasis in Ceramics. Students in the program develop critical thinking skills, refine their intellectual and creative processes, and learn both traditional and contemporary aspects of the ceramicist's craft.
The Ceramics curriculum develops an understanding of ceramics as an expressive artistic medium in contemporary society. The study of ceramic materials and techniques is balanced with the study of historical tradition and contemporary trends. The ceramic studio is well equipped so that students experience the variety of technologies used by contemporary artists. The program provides a solid foundation for students pursuing graduate studies or a studio art career.
Degree requirements
General Education30 credits corresponding to IUPUI's Statewide Transferrable General Education Core, distributed as follows:
Foundational Intellectual Skills
- Analytical Reasoning (6 cr. of which 3 must be Quantitative Reasoning)
- Core Communication (6 cr.)
- Cultural Understanding (3 cr.)
Intellectual Breadth and Adaptiveness
- Arts/Humanities and Social Sciences (9 cr. total, with at least 3 cr. in each area)
- Life and Physical Sciences (6 cr.)
20 credits distributed as follows:
- HER-D101 Drawing 1 (3 cr.)
- HER-D102 Drawing 2 (3 cr.)
- HER-F100 Creative Processes (3 cr.)
- HER-F121 Two-Dimensional Design (3 cr.)
- HER-F122 Color Concepts (3 cr.)
- HER-F123Three-Dimensional Design (3 cr.)
- HER-X101 Foundation Resources (3 cr.)
- HER-X102 Foundation Capstone (3 cr.)
credits distributed as follows:
- HER-H101 History of Art I (3 cr.) (may be used to fill Arts/Humanities General Education requirement)
- HER-H102 History of Art 2 (3 cr.) (may be used to fill Arts/Humanities General Education requirement)
- HER-H103 Introduction to Contemporary Art (3 cr.)
- HER-HXXX Art History electives (6 cr.)
39 credits distributed as follows:
- HER-D201 Drawing 3 (3 cr.)
- HER-D202 Drawing 4 (3 cr.)
- HER-C204 Ceramics Hand Building (3 cr.)
- HER-C206 Ceramics Wheel Throwing (3 cr.)
- HER-C304 Ceramics III or C308 Wheel Throwing II (3 cr.)
- HER-C 305 Ceramics IV (3 cr.)
- HER-C307 Clay and Glaze (3 cr.)
- HER-C400 Individual Research in Ceramics (6 cr.)
- HER-C400 Individual Research in Ceramics (3 cr.)
- HER-C405 or C400 Individual Research in Ceramics (3 cr.)
- HER-C405 Individual Research in Ceramics (3 cr.)
- HER-J410 Senior Capstone Requirement (3 cr.)
21 credits
Non-Studio requirements6 credits
- Academic elective (3 cr.)
- ENG-L 105 or L115 English Literature (3 cr.)
Total: 125 credits
Last updated: December 2013