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  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed for the advanced student of ceramics and will examine the raw materials used in the ceramics field. Students will calculate, formulate, and fire clays, slips, and glazes at a variety of temperatures.
  • 3.00 Credits

    A seminar designed to encompass all phases of the Visual Arts that apply to the particular study of those attending the class. The seminar will include a summary of current trends as cross-field experiences related to the study areas of those involved, i.e., Ceramics, Painting, Sculpture, Etc. The course is designed to rely on a number of possible approaches to a study of contemporary trends in the fine arts and in professional preparation. The course instructor will assign readings or activities to further these goals.
  • 3.00 Credits

    A seminar designed to encompass all phases of the Visual Arts that apply to the particular study of those attending the class. The seminar will include a summary of current trends as cross-field experiences related to the study areas of those involved, i.e., Ceramics, Painting, Sculpture, Etc. The course is designed to rely on a number of possible approaches to a study of contemporary trends in the fine arts and in professional preparation. The course instructor will assign readings or activities to further these goals. This course is required of MFA students and must be taken during the first year of residence.
  • 3.00 Credits

    A seminar designed to encompass all phases of the Visual Arts that apply to the particular study of those attending the class. The seminar will include a summary of current trends as cross-field experiences related to the study areas of those involved, i.e., Ceramics, Painting, Sculpture, Etc. The course is designed to rely on a number of possible approaches to a study of contemporary trends in the fine arts and in professional preparation. The course instructor will assign readings or activities to further these goals. This course is required of MFA students and must be taken during the first year of residence.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This graduate course is for the first year MFA student with a major in Painting. Emphasis is on individual development and execution of pictorial problems. The student will work with an instructor on an individual basis. A minimum of 15 semester hours must be completed in this course to meet MFA graduate requirements.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This graduate course is designed for the second year MFA student with a major in Painting. Continued individual growth in the development and execution of pictorial problems is expected. The student will continue to work with an instructor on an individual basis. A minimum of 15 semester hours must be completed in this course to meet MFA graduate requirements.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course emphasizes drawing as an aesthetic experience. Exploration and development of drawing as an independent discipline is expected. Students explore a variety of media, technical processes and conceptual approaches to drawing. Prerequisite: Must be a graduate student in Art.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course concentrates on developing, intensifying and enhancing expressional processes as they relate to sculpture. Emphasis is on individual initiative in both the development and the execution of sculptural problems. The student will work with an instructor on an individual basis. A minimum of 15 semester hours must be completed in this course to meet MFA graduate requirements. Prerequisite: MFA degree student in Art or approval of the Sculpture area MFA faculty.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed to allow the sculpture major to develop artistic, technical and professional competence. The student will work with a member of the Sculpture are MFA faculty on an individual basis. A minimum of 15 semester hours must be completed in this course to meet MFA graduate requirements.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This studio course concentrates on developing the artistic, technical and professional competence of the first year MFA student. The student will work with a member of the MFA Ceramic faculty to develop and explore most fully the potentials of both the student and medium in terms of a plastic visual expression. A minimum of 15 semester hours must be completed in this course to meet MFA graduate requirements. Prerequisite: MFA degree student or approval of Ceramic area MFA faculty.
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