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Majoring in Ceramics???????

Ok so I want to major in ceramics with a possible minor in dance. What can I do with a ceramics major? Do i need to double a major in education to be allowed to teach ceramics or be an art teacher?

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Ceramics means either 3D art (pottery and sculpture) or scientific ceramics work (like manufacturing tiles and Space Shuttle protection) You apparently want the former. But if you want to be a teacher, then you have to have the courses to support it - not a double major as you don't get that many hours - and you need to look at what gets hired before you plan your career - perhaps by talking to counselors at your school. Plus ** (below) And I will tell you why - because of my devious path through several colleges, I am certified as a secondary teacher in Texas in English, Math, Physics and Drama. Could I teach any or all of those if I wanted to teach? Nope. Several combinations get shot down - Drama won't get me hired because those teachers almost always also do Speech and I don't have that. Similarly, most Physics teachers also do Chemistry, which I don't have. And it turns out that getting the English major I was strong on writing (especially drama) and weak on Literature, which gets noticed on the transcripts during hiring (or when I get to teaching.) ** And what will your path be through college? - Dance at any serious level requires lots of hours of practice and much of that is treated like lab hours - half credit. And ceramics as an intensive in an Arts major is also going to require studio work beyond the studying you will have to do for history of Art to make you a more rounded graduate. You need to look at what is required in each of these fields by the schools - visiting and talking with students of at least one to see the hours involved.
Major in Ceramics? Sounds like a completely useless degree to me especially with a Dance minor. MAYBE a double major of Ceramics and Education might lead to a job teaching Art in a public school system somewhere, but so many school districts around the country are eliminating Art and Music programs due to budget cutbacks, that even that career option is becoming less and less likely. It#x27;s most likely going to cost you tens of thousands of dollars in student loans to study Ceramics at a 4-year college, and after you graduate, you#x27;ll be well qualifiedto work in the fast food industry at minimum wage. Don#x27;t do it.

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