Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

ART253A Ceramics I

Introduces ceramics through hands-on making and critiques. Explores beginning-level ceramic processes, techniques, and concepts while addressing cultural, historical, and contemporary issues. Investigates beginning-level creative problem solving and kinetic skills for clay forming and finishing techniques, including hand building, wheel throwing, and surface treatments. This is the prerequisite course for all other Ceramics course offerings and is foundational for students who identified an interest in further exploration in the ceramic arts. Recommended: ART 117. Audit available. (See course content and outcomes.)

Credits: 4

Class schedule definitions

Cost:

cost is based on the number of credits – see tuition and fees

Books:

$0 or <$40 means low cost books (doesn't include other supplies like calculators)

Register:

use the CRN to register in MyPCC – see how to register

Class types:

see more about class types

• In-Person: Instructional time will happen in-person. Class meetings take place at specific times and locations.
• Online (no scheduled meetings): Instruction will take place through regular online activities and assignments with scheduled due dates. Classes do not have meeting times.
• Online (scheduled meetings): Instructional time will happen online. Class meetings will take place at scheduled days/times online.
• In-person & Online (scheduled meetings): Class meetings take place at a specific time & day, with some meetings in-person and some online, usually in Zoom.
• In-person & Online (no scheduled meetings): Class meetings are in-person and have additional online activities.
• Online (scheduled meetings) & Online (no scheduled meetings): classes meet remotely with additional online activities required.