德克萨斯大学阿灵顿分校人文学院艺术与艺术史系的使命是提供和鼓励视觉艺术和艺术史教育。该课程通过对专业，理论，视觉和分析过程的理解为学生提供广泛的教育。为了帮助学生理解视觉艺术的基本性质，界限，方法和技术，该系提供了广泛的媒体和方法论。学生将能够在许多独特而激动人心的媒体上创作作品，并在艺术，历史，社会和文化的背景下表达出对作品的理解。<br> <br>陶瓷课程涵盖了媒体的许多方面从创造满足美学和功能需求的独特粘土器皿，到雕塑意象的构建以及投机性，膨胀性，未命名形式。陶瓷课强调粘土作为一种表现力的媒介，同时
The ceramics curriculum encompasses many aspects of the medium, from the creation of unique clay vessels that satisfy both aesthetic and functional needs to the construction of larger scale sculptural forms, and the speculative, expansive, unnamed form.<br><br>Ceramic classes emphasize clay as an expressive medium while offering a concise three-dimensional art experience for the uninitiated. Traditional and contemporary methods of construction, manipulation, and imagery are explored, with an emphasis on seeking the integration of form, design, color and concept. The history of the ceramic arts is seen as a rich resource from which the student can test art precedents within their own cultural context, address contemporary art concepts, and expand their own aesthetic vocabulary. <br><br>Students are introduced to numerous forming methods such as coil and slab construction, throwing, clay figure modeling, bas relief and tile making design, and mold making and slip casting, as well as a wide variety of glazing and kiln firing techniques. There are typically three classes in Clay offered each semester, providing each student space to work and store their three dimensional projects. The Clay program has over 100 students per year.