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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.

Course work 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.

Fall Semester 1

Course Lec Lab Clinic Credit
ACA-115 Success & Study Skills 0 2 0 1
CIS-110 Introduction to Computers 2 2 0 3
English Options English Options Listed Below 3 0 0 3
PCC-110 Intro to Pottery 3 15 0 8
PCC-112 History of Pottery 1 0 0 1
PCD-110 Intro to Craft Design 1 3 0 2
Total:

Spring Semester 1

Course Lec Lab Clinic Credit
Communications Option Communications Options Listed Below 3 0 0 3
Humanities Option Humanities and Fine Arts Options Listed Below 3 0 0 3
PCC-111 Functional Pottery I 3 15 0 8
PCC-113 Contemporary Pottery 1 0 0 1
PCD-111 Advanced Craft Design 1 3 0 2
Total:

Summer Semester 1

Course Lec Lab Clinic Credit
PCC-121 Handbuilding I 2 3 0 3
PCR-112 20TH-CENTURY Crafts 2 0 0 2
Social & Behavioral Option Social & Behavioral Science Options Listed Below 3 0 0 3
Total:

Fall Semester 2

Course Lec Lab Clinic Credit
Math Option Mathematics Options Listed Below 2 2 0 3
PCC-117 Glaze Testing 1 3 0 2
PCC-210 Functional Pottery II 3 15 0 8
PCR-210 Studio Craft Photo 1 3 0 2
PCR-212 Craft Marketing 2 0 0 2
Total:

Spring Semester 2

Course Lec Lab Clinic Credit
PCC-211 Decorative Pottery 3 15 0 3
PCD-211 Professional Craft Design 1 3 0 2
PCR-213 Craft Enterprise 2 0 0 2
or BUS-230 Small Business Management 3 0 0 3
or MKT-232 Social Media Marketing 3 2 0 4
Total: 12-14

Total Credit Hours: 72-74

English: Choose One of the following courses:

Course Lec Lab Clinic Credit
ENG-110 Freshman Composition 3 0 0 3
ENG-111 Writing and Inquiry 3 0 0 3

Communications: Choose One of the following:

Course Lec Lab Clinic Credit
COM-120 Intro to Interpersonal Communication 3 0 0 3
COM-231 Public Speaking 3 0 0 3
ENG-112 Writing and Research in the Disciplines 3 0 0 3

Humanities/Fine Arts Choices for AAS Degree Programs Unless Otherwise Noted:

Course Lec Lab Clinic Credit
ART-111 Art Appreciation 3 0 0 3
HUM-110 Technology and Society 3 0 0 3
HUM-115 Critical Thinking 3 0 0 3
MUS-110 Music Appreciation 3 0 0 3

Mathematics: Choose at least 3 hours from the following courses:

Course Lec Lab Clinic Credit
MAT-110 Mathematical Measurement and Literacy 2 2 0 3
MAT-143 Quantitative Literacy 2 2 0 3

Fall Semester 1

Course Lec Lab Clinic Credit
CIS-110 Introduction to Computers 2 2 0 3
Communications Option Communications Options Listed Below 3 0 0 3
PCC-110 Intro to Pottery 3 15 0 8
PCC-112 History of Pottery 1 0 0 1
PCD-110 Intro to Craft Design 1 3 0 2
Total:

Spring Semester 1

Course Lec Lab Clinic Credit
Humanitites Option Humanities and Fine Arts Options Listed below 3 0 0 3
or Social and Behavioral Option Social and Behaviorial Sciences Options Listed Below 3 0 0 3
PCC-111 Functional Potter I 3 15 0 8
PCC-113 Contemporary Pottery 1 0 0 1
PCD-111 Advanced Craft Design 2 3 0 2
Total: 14

Summer Semester 1

Course Lec Lab Clinic Credit
PCC-121 Handbuilding I 2 3 0 3
PCR-112 20TH-CENTURY Crafts 2 0 0 2
Total:

Total Credit Hours: 36

Communications: Choose One of the following:

Course Lec Lab Clinic Credit
COM-120 Intro to Interpersonal Communication 3 0 0 3
COM-231 Public Speaking 3 0 0 3
ENG-110 Freshman Composition 3 0 0 3
ENG-111 Writing and Inquiry 3 0 0 3

Humanities/Fine Arts Choices for AAS Degree Programs Unless Otherwise Noted:

Course Lec Lab Clinic Credit
ART-111 Art Appreciation 3 0 0 3
HUM-110 Technology and Society 3 0 0 3
HUM-115 Critical Thinking 3 0 0 3
MUS-110 Music Appreciation 3 0 0 3

Social and Behavioral Sciences Choices for AAS Degree Programs Unless Otherwise Noted:

Course Lec Lab Clinic Credit
ECO-251 Principles of Microeconomics 3 0 0 3
ECO-252 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 0 0 3
POL-120 American Government 3 0 0 3
PSY-150 General Psychology 3 0 0 3
SOC-210 Introduction to Sociology 3 0 0 3