Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics

Explore听an unparalleled combination of accessibility, affordability, collaboration, diversity, professional preparation, technology, and鈥攎ost of all鈥攐pportunity for creative exploration and growth with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics at the 听at 51动漫.

The 126-credit hour Ceramics BFA program explores the discipline鈥檚 many forms and fosters diverse perspectives on process, including the use of digital technologies. It encourages community-based collaboration, interdisciplinary exploration and the development of hybrid work. Due to the complexity of materials and processes, the curriculum incorporates aspects of chemistry, technology, and kiln and furnace design and construction. Students learn product design and production, studio management, and gallery installation, as well as critical thinking and problem-solving鈥攖ransferable skills that help prepare them for success in any artistic discipline or profession, including as educators, gallery operators, architectural designers, curators and more. Students also have opportunities for internships in Philadelphia鈥檚 extensively networked clay community.听

Led by a faculty of practicing artists, Ceramics majors work in a close-knit environment, side-by-side with graduate students, as they explore traditional and experimental clay techniques. The program draws on the energy and resources of the urban landscape of Philadelphia, a city with a longstanding clay culture and vibrant visual art scene, to forge community partnerships that lead to broader, inclusive perspectives, conversations and exchanges of ideas.听

In partnership with , Tyler offers a BFA with Entrepreneurial Studies as an option for students who want to learn skills for entrepreneurship, from innovative thinking to how to start a business, as part of their art education. Program coursework is an听interdisciplinary blend of art, art history, business, entrepreneurship and other courses, as well as open electives. The BFA with Entrepreneurial Studies gives students the skills needed for success as entrepreneurs in the studio discipline of their choice and the necessary preparation to pursue graduate studies in their studio discipline, entrepreneurship or related professions upon graduation.听

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Classes & Curriculum听听

The Ceramics Major听curriculum is designed to give sound preparation to future artists through coursework in practice, theoretical concepts and approaches, and technical skills. The BFA Foundations program and introductory courses develop a thorough understanding of fundamental processes. Advanced courses stress the development of an individual idiom and preparation for the professional world. Students find aesthetic freedom that encourages personal experimentation and the exploration of visual concepts. Students can expect to take several of the following courses.

  • Advanced Ceramics听

  • Advanced Throwing and Wheelwork听

  • Beginning Ceramics听

  • Ceramic Materials听

  • Ceramic Mold Making听

  • Ceramic Woodshop听

  • Intermediate Ceramics听

  • 笔辞谤肠别濒补颈苍听

  • Professional Practices in Crafts听

  • Two-Dimensional Ceramics听

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Tuition & Fees

In keeping with 51动漫鈥檚 commitment to access and affordability, the Bachelor of Fine Arts offers a competitive level of tuition with multiple opportunities for financial support.

Tuition rates are set annually by the university and are affected by multiple factors, including program degree level (undergraduate or graduate), course load (full- or part-time), in-state or out-of-state residency, and more.听You can view the full .

These tuition costs apply to the 2024鈥�2025 academic year.

Pennsylvania resident:听$25,848.00听per year
Out-of-state: $43,032.00听per year

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