Artisanry-Ceramics Online
Graduate Certificate

The Graduate Certificate in Artisanry is for students who already have earned a baccalaureate degree and who are interested in pursuing further study in the field of ceramics. This one-year, nine-credit program is for those who want to extend learning by participating within a community of undergraduate and graduate degree-seeking students to focus on studio development.

The graduate certificate can assist you as you enter professional practice and/or prepare you to apply to MFA degree programs. Upon completion of the program, your application fee to a UMassD MFA may be waived, and up to 9 credits can be applied toward our MFA programs. On average, 6 credits are transferrable to other schools.

You may enter this program in the spring or fall, and all students are required to have access to a studio to work in for the duration of the program.

Course presentation and benefits

Lectures are delivered via Zoom in both synchronous and asynchronous classes
Exhibition in home communities
Matures your work to a professional level

Student success

Recent achievements of students:

Studio Assistant, Theaster Gates
Participation in International Biennials
Residencies: Worcester Craft Center, Archie Bray Foundation, Arrowmont, Penland, University of Tasmania, Australia
President of JRA Craft
NCECA Emerging Artist
NCECA Juried Student Exhibition
International, National and Regional Exhibitions
Cultural Fellowship Grants: Massachusetts, New York
Proprietor of Individual Ceramic Buisnesses: Owner, Mudflat Studio, Somerville, MA, Owner, Studio Touya, featured in Ceramics Monthly

Fall courses:

ART 508 (Portfolio Intensive I) - 3 credits
Independent Study - 1.5 credits

Spring courses:

ART 509 (Portfolio Intensive II) - 3 credits
Independent Study - 1.5 credits

Course descriptions, schedules and requirements

Requirements include:

official transcripts from all accredited post-secondary institutions attended (regardless if a credential was earned or not)
a statement of purpose
professional resume
3 reference names and phone numbers

Apply

Submit your application materials to the Office of Graduate Studies
Submit your portfolio (10 images) to Slideroom

Graduate admissions requirements

University requirements for graduate admissions

Submit an application via the online portal. Be sure to provide your full legal name and to capitalize the first letter of all proper nouns.
Pay non-refundable $60 application fee (American Express, Discover, MasterCard or Visa) via the online portal. For Nursing applicants, the non-refundable application fee is $75.
Statement of Purpose, minimum 300 words. Unless otherwise indicated in the program requirement details, indicate your graduate study objectives, research interests and experience, and business or industry experience if applicable. If you are applying for a teaching or research assistantship, include any special skills or experience that would assist us in making assistantship decisions.
Resume
Transcripts for all post-secondary institutions attended (regardless of whether a credential is earned or not). Unofficial transcripts are accepted for admissions application review, once enrolled a final official transcript is required. International students applying with an transcript evaluation, please submit that document with your unofficial transcripts. International applicants for Data Science must submit semester-by-semester transcripts as well as consolidated transcripts.
Many programs have specific recommendations/requirements, please see the additional program-specific requirements for more information.
International students: official TOEFL iBT, IELTS, Pearson PTE or Duolingo (if accepted by program) score. Unofficial scores are accepted for admissions application review, once enrolled official scores are required and must be sent by the testing agency (copies/scans not accepted). This is required of any applicant who did not earn a bachelor’s degree or higher degree from an accredited academic institution in the U.S. or accepted English-speaking country, see exemptions for more details. We require an overall/total minimum score of 72 on the TOEFL iBT or BAND 6.0 on the IELTS or a 52 on the Pearsons PTE Academic for entrance to any program and a minimum score of 79 on the TOEFL iBT or BAND 6.5 on the IELTS for consideration for a teaching assistantship. Some programs require higher minimum scores (see program-specific requirements). Most programs also accept the Duolingo with a minimum score of 95. The following programs do not accept the Duolingo: Art Education, Biology/Marine Biology, Nursing (MS, DNP, PhD), Psychology: Clinical, and Public Policy.
All official documents are required for enrollment, please have documents (ie. test scores) sent prior to the expiration.

Program deadlines

Learning style: online

Online courses are taught by UMass Dartmouth faculty to provide high quality instruction and personal attention. Students have the flexibility to accommodate work and home responsibilities within the structure of defined assignment due dates. The majority of our online courses are taught asynchronously.