Professional Crafts: Clay A.A.S.
A30300
The Professional Crafts: Clay curriculum is designed to prepare individuals for employment as professional potters or in pottery-related fields. Using traditional and contemporary concepts, instruction includes technical knowledge, design skills, and marketing and business essentials.
Coursework includes development of basic and advanced throwing skills with emphasis on form and design. Study will include a pottery studio and marketing procedures.
Graduates will be able to open and operate their own pottery business, work for existing pottery businesses, or transfer to a four-year degree program. Students should consult their advisor for information about course scheduling.
Upon successful completion of this program, the student should be able to:
- Demonstrate proficiency in important elements of designing and producing utilitarian pottery
- Use written and oral discussion to discover and to articulate ideas. (GE I.1)
- Create, manage, organize and communicate information through print and electronic media. (GE III.5)
- Create a Craft Marketing and Business Plan
- Demonstrate proficiency in production skills such as uniformity in design, scale, and function
- Demonstrate organization and documentation skills
- Demonstrate knowledge of clay and glaze preparation, chemical and material safety and application
- Demonstrate knowledge of kiln design and construction, safety, firing techniques, and maintenance.
- Exhibit knowledge of Studio Crafts history, societal influences and production methods.
General Education
Required Courses
ART 114 | Art History Survey I | 3 | FA, SP |
ENG 111 | Writing and Inquiry | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
ENG 114 | Prof Research & Reporting | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
Natural Science/Mathematics
(Select 3 SHC from the following courses)
BIO 110 | Principles of Biology | 4 | |
GEL 120 | Physical Geology | 4 | SP, SU |
BIO 140 | Environmental Biology | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
BIO 140A | Environmental Biology Lab | 1 | FA, SP, SU |
MAT 143 | Quantitative Literacy | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
Social/Behavorial Science
Select 3 SHC from the following
ANT 210 | General Anthropology | 3 | |
ANT 220 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 | |
ANT 240 | Archaeology | 3 | |
ECO 151 | Survey of Economics | 3 | FA, SP |
ECO 251 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 | FA, SU |
ECO 252 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 | SP, SU |
GEO 111 | World Regional Geography | 3 | |
GEO 112 | Cultural Geography | 3 | |
HIS 111 | World Civilizations I | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
HIS 112 | World Civilizations II | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
HIS 116 | Current World Problems | 3 | |
HIS 131 | American History I | 3 | FA |
HIS 132 | American History II | 3 | SP |
HIS 162 | Women and History | 3 | |
HIS 221 | African-American History | 3 | |
HIS 236 | North Carolina History | 3 | |
HIS 260 | History of Africa | 3 | |
HIS 261 | East Asian History | 3 | |
HIS 262 | Middle East History | 3 | |
POL 120 | American Government | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
POL 130 | State & Local Government | 3 | |
POL 210 | Comparative Government | 3 | |
POL 220 | International Relations | 3 | |
PSY 150 | General Psychology | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
PSY 239 | Psychology of Personality | 3 | |
PSY 241 | Developmental Psychology | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
PSY 243 | Child Psychology | 3 | |
PSY 246 | Adolescent Psychology | 3 | |
PSY 249 | Psychology of Aging | 3 | |
PSY 259 | Human Sexuality | 3 | |
PSY 263 | Educational Psychology | 3 | |
PSY 281 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
SOC 210 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
SOC 213 | Sociology of the Family | 3 | FA, SP |
SOC 220 | Social Problems | 3 | SP |
SOC 225 | Social Diversity | 3 | |
SOC 254 | Rural and Urban Sociology | 3 | |
Major Courses
Core Required Courses
Other Major Required Courses
General Elective
(Select 2 SHC from the following courses)
ART 283 | Ceramics I | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
PCC 114 | Raku | 2 | FA, SP, SU |
PCC 116 | Pottery Tool Making | 2 | FA, SP, SU |
PCC 118 | Clay: Special Study | 2 | FA, SU |
PCC 119 | Clay Design: Spec Study | 2 | SP, SU |
PCC 125 | Clay Casting | 2 | FA, SP, SU |
PCC 132 | Glaze Formulation | 2 | FA, SP, SU |
PCC 241 | Kiln Design/Construction | 2 | FA, SP, SU |
WBL XXX | Work-based Learning (up to 3 SHC) | | |
Total Credit Hours: 65