Sculpture & Ceramics Minor
This minor focuses on making, organizing, and manipulating objects and their spatial relationships in a range of materials such as wood, plastic, cardboard, clay, plaster, latex, and metal. Course work includes choice of classes in sculpture, ceramics, visual literacy, public art, mold making, metal, and bronze casting. The three-dimensional skills taught in this minor intersect with many other disciplines including architecture, cinema-television, special effects, engineering design, urban planning, and any other areas where skills in maquette and model building are relevant.
All minor applicants must follow the requirements of their catalogue year in the USC General Catalogue. Please pick your catalogue year from below.
USC Catalogue 2005-2006 & 2006-2007
Required courses
| FA 106 | Sculpture I (4) |
| FA 150 | Visual Culture and Literacy (4) |
| 8 units chosen from the following: |
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| FA 101a | Drawing I (4) |
| FA 112 | Ceramics (4) |
| FA 136 | Modeling and Moldmaking (2)Duplicates credit in FA 208ax |
| FA 206 | Sculpture II (4) Prerequisite: 106 |
| FA 212 | Wheel Throwing (2) Offered fall only |
| FA 213 | Clay and Glazes (2) Prerequisite: 112 |
| FA 236 | Metal (2)Recommended preparation: FA 106 |
| FA 246 | Consruction Techniques (2)Recommended preparation: FA 106 |
| 12 units chosen from the following: |
|---|
| FA 306 | Advanced Sculpture (4) Prerequisite: 206, 436, or 366 |
| FA 312 | Advanced Ceramics (4) Prerequisite: 112 |
| FA 366 | Art and Site (4) Prerequisite: 106 or PAS 371 |
| FA 406 | Topics in Advanced Sculpture (4) Prerequisite: 306 |
| FA 412 | Topics in Advanced Ceramics (4) Prerequisite: 312 |
| FA 436 | Arts and Technology (4) Duplicates credit in former FA 336 |
| PAS 400 | Contemporary Public Art (4) |
USC Catalogue 2007-2008 & 2008-2009
Required courses
| Two lower division courses (8 units) required: |
|---|
| FA 106 | Sculpture I (4) |
| FA 150 | Visual Culture and Literacy I (4) |
| Two lower division courses (8 units) chosen from the following: Please keep in mind the prerequisites that you will need to take your preferred upper division courses. |
|---|
| FA 101a | Drawing (4) |
| FA 112 | Ceramics (4) |
| FA 136 | Modeling and Mold Making (2)Duplicates credit in FA 208ax |
| FA 206 | Sculpture II (4) Prerequisite: 106 |
| FA 212 | Wheel Throwing (2) Offered fall only |
| FA 213 | Clay and Glazes (2) Prerequisite: 112 |
| FA 214 | 3-D/Actual and Virtual (4) |
| FA 236 | Metal (2)Recommended preparation: FA 106 |
| FA 246 | Construction Techniques (2)Recommended preparation: FA 106 |
| Three upper division courses (12 units) chosen from the following: |
|---|
| FA 306 | Advanced Sculpture (4) Prerequisite: 206, 436, or 366 |
| FA 312 | Advanced Ceramics (4) Prerequisite: 112 |
| FA 366 | Art and Site (4) Prerequisite: 106 or PAS 371 |
| FA 406 | Topics in Advanced Sculpture (4, max 12) Prerequisite: 306 |
| FA 412 | Topics in Advanced Ceramics (4, max 12) Prerequisite: 312 |
| FA 436 | Art and Technology (4) |
| PAS 400 | Contemporary Public Art (4)(Will substitute PAS 371 by request) |
USC Catalogue 2009-2010
Required courses
| Two lower division courses (8 units) required: |
|---|
| FA 106 | Sculpture I (4) |
| FA 150 | Visual Culture and Literacy I (4) |
| Two lower division courses (8 units) chosen from the following: Please keep in mind the prerequisites that you will need to take your preferred upper division courses. |
|---|
| FA 101a | Drawing (4) |
| FA 112 | Ceramics (4) |
| FA 136 | Modeling and Mold Making (2)Duplicates credit in FA 208ax |
| FA 206 | Sculpture II (4) Prerequisite: 106 |
| FA 212 | Wheel Throwing (2) Offered fall only |
| FA 213 | Clay and Glazes (2) Prerequisite: 112 |
| FA 214 | 3-D/Actual and Virtual (4) |
| FA 236 | Metal (2)Recommended preparation: FA 106 |
| FA 246 | Construction Techniques (2)Recommended preparation: FA 106 |
| Three upper division courses (12 units) chosen from the following: |
|---|
| FA 306 | Advanced Sculpture (4) Prerequisite: 206, 436, or 366 |
| FA 312 | Advanced Ceramics (4) Prerequisite: 112 |
| FA 366 | Art and Site (4) Prerequisite: 106 or PAS 371 |
| FA 406 | Topics in Advanced Sculpture (4, max 12) Prerequisite: 306 |
| FA 412 | Topics in Advanced Ceramics (4, max 12) Prerequisite: 312 |
| FA 436 | Art and Technology (4) |
| PAS 400 | Contemporary Public Art (4)(Will substitute PAS 371 by request) |
