Corcoran College of Art and Design

Fall 2012 Courses + Ceramics

Creating Ceramic Tiles

CR0830 (non-credit)
learn to create ceramic tiles, experiment with various methods of tile production and surface effects through glazing and firing.

Introduction to Ceramics

CR1205 (1.5 credits or audit)
Open to all skill levels, this course covers hand-building techniques, the wheel, glaze application, kiln use and firing methods.

Introduction to the Wheel

CR1250 (1.5 credits or audit)
Students are introduced to using the wheel to create functional pottery.

Introduction to the Wheel

No sections available this semester

CR1253 (3.0 credits or audit)
Students are introduced to using the wheel to create functional pottery and explore the poetic presence that results from the character of clay. (CE students may request special permission to enroll in this 3 credit undergraduate course.)

Introduction to Handbuilding

No sections available this semester

CR1300 (3.0 credits or audit)
Students learn the fundamental techniques of hand-building in ceramics. (CE students may request special permission to enroll in this 3 credit undergraduate course.)

Pyro-techniques: Atmospheric Effects in Firing

No sections available this semester

CR2230 (1.5 credits or audit)
This course explores the materials and methodologies of pit-firing, sagger-firing, and wood-firing.

Intermediate Wheel Throwing

CR2250 (1.5 credits or audit)
Students will learn to improve their throwing skills and explore a range of decorative techniques.

Intermediate Wheel-Poetry of Pottery

No sections available this semester

CR2253 (3.0 credits or audit)
The intermediate wheel class will delve into beakers, vase's, and pitchers through weekly assignments using the pottery wheel.

Sculpture from the Wheel

No sections available this semester

CR2260 (1.5 credits or audit)
Students will explore the potential of the potters wheel to produce sculptural forms and non-functional pottery.

Ceramic Studio

No sections available this semester

CR3200 (3.0 credits or audit)
Students explore methods of clay construction relating to sculptural form and the aesthetic concerns of the sculptural object.


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Important Dates

May 18-28
Late registration period for Continuing Education summer session I classes

May 24-27
Memorial Day weekend (College closed)

May 28
Summer session I begins

May 31 
Pre-College Session A & B Registration Deadline

June 1
Registration Deadline for Explore D.C. with the Corcoran

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