Elective 2-4 credit hours. Required for all M.F.A. graduate students. The studio elective gives students an opportunity to work in media that they are unfamiliar with, or that might be incorporated into their studio work. Students must work in a media and studio outside their primary discipline. Any exceptions must be made in consultation with the appropriate advisor.
Enrollment is by permission of the studio faculty, based on space availability.
Ceramic Art ART 520 Topics in Ceramic Art 2 credit hours. This seminar is required for first year, second semester graduate students in Ceramic Art. It is a faculty structured, student generated, and research discussion group course focusing on the history of contemporary ceramic art, mid 19th century to the present. It is intentionally founded on principles of artist studio practice rather than on academic art history methodologies. Advanced Ceramic Art 10-12 credit hours.