陶艺事业致力于提供有关当代陶瓷艺术中各种工艺和概念的综合课程。该领域的哲学鼓励同时发展关键，技术和手工技能。与当代工艺，雕塑，建筑，设计和工作室陶器有关的问题和辩论，以及对成型和装饰工艺及技术的严格探索。BFA学位是针对工作室艺术职业的专业课程。学生有机会专注于十个工作室领域之一：绘画，电子艺术，纤维，图形设计，金属加工，绘画，照片图像制作，陶器，版画和雕塑。该部门的课程进度在集中程度上是相似的，并且某些集中程度可能会有限制。新生学习美术基础课程，包括二维和三维基础，绘画和艺术史。
The Pottery concentration is committed to providing a comprehensive curriculum in the range of processes and concepts present in contemporary ceramic art. The philosophy of the area encourages the concurrent development of critical, technical, and manual skills. Issues and debates in contemporary crafts, sculpture, architecture, design, and studio pottery are presented alongside a rigorous exploration of forming and decorating processes and technology. Faculty mentor students in refining their artistic voice through the medium of ceramics. Students' conceptual development and materials-based learning are encouraged through access to a well-equipped studio facility with materials and tools that support experimentation. Students' capstone experience results in a defined body of work that demonstrates conceptual rigor and depth of choices connecting the material and the visual.