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 houses a vibrant community of committed makers, with faculty, undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students working side by side, encouraging, challenging, and inspiring one another.<br>Pottery, like all studio crafts, is both a practical and creative practice that opens up the mission of the Humanities within the Land-Grant University vision.<br>In your pottery classes, you will learn processes within the contemporary field: hand-building, wheel-throwing, slip-casting, glaze calculation, and kiln loading and firing. These skills are taught in parallel with readings and discussions exploring Art, Design, Philosophy, Poetry, and Aesthetics.<br><br>The Pottery concentration maintains an active Visiting Artist program, organized by the Pottery Guild, inviting internationally renowned artists to demonstrate methods, display their work, and speak with students each year. This student-run organization teaches professional practices such as networking, sales, marketing, and event coordination, through peer and faculty mentorship