Ceramics: Wheel Work (Introduction) Skill Set
Learn the art of the art of hand building and wheel throwing
Suitable for beginners through to advanced practitioners this course will give you an understanding of how clay performs and plays with different approaches to making and gain an understanding of basic glazing techniques.
Overview
Campus Perth
When Semester 2, 2026 | Semester 1, 2027
How On campus
Learn the art of hand building and wheel throwing
In this skill set you will be introduced to the art of hand building and wheel throwing. You'll gain an understanding of how clay performs and plays with each different approach to making.
You will bring new 3D forms to life with glaze and explore the chemistry and alchemy that can occur with glaze and heat.
This course is suitable for beginners through to advanced practitioners, schoolteachers or art technicians.
Please note this skill set will be run subject to enrolment numbers.
- Hand building with clay
- Basic wheel throwing
- Basic glazing
This skill set has a series of assessable components and it will be necessary for you to have access to a computer to compile and upload these assessments.
If you don’t have access to a computer and WiFi at home, we recommend using our library computers during library hours.
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Semester 1, 2027
Details
Units
| National ID | Unit title |
|---|---|
| CUACER411 | Experiment with techniques to produce ceramic works |
Details
Units
| National ID | Unit title |
|---|---|
| CUACER411 | Experiment with techniques to produce ceramic works |
Semester 2, 2026
Details
Units
| National ID | Unit title |
|---|---|
| CUACER411 | Experiment with techniques to produce ceramic works |
Details
Units
| National ID | Unit title |
|---|---|
| CUACER411 | Experiment with techniques to produce ceramic works |
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