Ceramics

WVU Ceramics emphasizes development in technical expertise, design and conceptual approaches as a means to expand students’ aesthetic vocabulary. The ceramics studio has more than 6,000 square feet of studio space, 30 pottery wheels, five large electric kilns, two professional clay mixers, two pug mills, two hand extruders, a large Brent slab roller and jigger-jolly equipment.

WVU has offered a comprehensive summer study program at Jingdezhen, China, since 1995, and in 2004 expanded the partnership to include a fall semester program that provides advanced undergraduate, graduate and professional-level studies in ceramics, including basic language, culture and Chinese ceramic art history.

Career Profile

Our goal is to help students gain insight into their professional approach and commitment in their active pursuit of process and self-discovery as artists.

Sample Course Schedules

Wondering what your typical day might be like? We used students’ real course schedules to create these examples.

Freshman Year

Senior Year

By the Numbers

Facts and figures that make this major unique:

• WVU’s Ceramics program ranked as the 18th best in the nation in U.S. News & World Report’s 2015 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools.
• The Ceramics program partners with the world-renowned Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute in China to offer study abroad opportunities through its Ceramics in China program.

English Proficiency Requirements

All applicants whose first language is not English must provide proof of English language proficiency. WVU accepts either the TOEFL or the IELTS for this purpose. Learn more about our English language proficiency requirements.

Accreditation Information

WVU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.