About This Program

The Ceramics minor is designed to encourage students from all areas of the university to explore working creatively with clay. Students may explore making functional pots and sculptural objects using a variety of wheel throwing and hand-building techniques, or they may choose to work sculpturally in conjunction with other methods of creating three-dimensional objects. Flexibility in the curriculum affords students the opportunity to design a program intended to meet individual needs and freedom of expression.

Contact Information

• Peter Johnson | pjohns35@kent.edu |
  330-672-3360
• Speak with an Advisor

Program Delivery

• Delivery:
  • In person
• Location:
  • Kent Campus

Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

Program Requirements

Minor Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Minor Requirements
ARTS 25400	CERAMICS I	3
ARTS 35400	FUNCTIONAL APPROACHES TO CLAY	3
ARTS 35401	SCULPTURAL APPROACHES IN CLAY	3
Clay Electives, choose from the following:		9
ART 10023	3D COMPOSITION
or ARTS 24051	INTRODUCTION TO SCULPTURAL PRACTICE
ARTS 45080	KENT BLOSSOM ART 1
ARTS 45095	SPECIAL TOPICS: STUDIO ART 1
ARTS 45400	ADVANCED CERAMICS
Minimum Total Credit Hours:		18

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ARTS 45080 and ARTS 45095 may be used with approval from a faculty or academic advisor.

Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements Summary - Minors

Minimum Minor GPA	Minimum Overall GPA
2.250	2.000

• Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
• Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
• Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

1. Identify ceramic material and the mechanics of working with clay through the creation of wheel-thrown and hand-built pottery. 
2. Demonstrate craftsmanship through a refinement of form, technical ability and attention to detail.
3. Identify ceramics firing processes at an intermediate level.
4. Perform ceramic glazing techniques at an intermediate level.