Ceramics Certificate

Program Coordinator/Contact
Mark A. Stemwedel, Studio Art Program Coordinator
School of Design
Grove Hall 101, Box 2802
605-688-4103
E-mail: SDSU.SchoolofDesign@sdstate.edu
http://www.sdstate.edu/art
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Program Information
The certificate in ceramics may be taken by all SDSU students regardless of major and may be selected by Studio Art majors as part of their degree. The program prepares students for life-long avocational pursuits in the arts.

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the certificate, students are able to demonstrate the following outcomes through studio projects:

• The technical skills, perceptual development, and understanding of principles of visual organization sufficient to achieve basic visual communication and expression in one or more ceramic media.
• Ability to make workable connections between concept and media.
• Some familiarity with the works and intentions of major artists/designers and movements of the past and the present, both in the Western and non-Western worlds.
• Students should understand the nature of contemporary thinking on art and design, and have gained at least a rudimentary discernment of quality in design projects and works of art. 

Academic Requirements
Students must maintain at least a program GPA of 2.6 and an overall GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale for the duration of the program. A grade of “C” or better is required in all courses required for the certificate.

Course Delivery Format
Course content is delivered through hands-on studio work combined with lectures, demonstrations and critiques.