Credit Hours:3 Lecture Hours:2 Lab Hours:4 Contact Hour Total:96 Exploration of ideas using basic ceramic processes. A studio course which includes hand-building, bisque, glazing, and firing procedures, as well as the use of potter’s wheel. Hand-building will include a historical reference to slab construction, both soft and hard. Vessels in traditional forms will be constructed using the hand-built style of coil building and pinching. Glazes will be applied to bisque fired projects in traditional brush, pouring, and spray techniques. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course