CRAF at Virginia Commonwealth University

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate CRAF coursework.

• CRAF 240Introduction to Ceramicsopens 5 courses (5 directly)
• CRAF 211Jewelryopens 4 courses (4 directly)
• CRAF 260Introduction to Textilesopens 4 courses (4 directly)
• CRAF 221Woodworking Techniquesopens 3 courses (3 directly)
• CRAF 250Introduction to Glass Fabricationopens 3 courses (3 directly)
• CRAF 382Junior Seminaropens 2 courses (2 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate CRAF work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 34 CRAF and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 11 more CRAF courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in CRAF. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 3 courses deep, ending at CRAF 301

  1. ARTF 131Drawing Studio: ____.
  2. CRAF 211Jewelry
  3. CRAF 301Advanced Metal Fabrication: Forming

• 3 courses deep, ending at CRAF 320

  1. ARTF 131Drawing Studio: ____.
  2. CRAF 221Woodworking Techniques
  3. CRAF 320Furniture Design

• 3 courses deep, ending at CRAF 341

  1. ARTF 131Drawing Studio: ____.
  2. CRAF 240Introduction to Ceramics
  3. CRAF 341Advanced Ceramics: ____.

• 3 courses deep, ending at CRAF 351

  1. ARTF 131Drawing Studio: ____.
  2. CRAF 250Introduction to Glass Fabrication
  3. CRAF 351Intermediate Glass Fabrication/Hot

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for CRAF yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under CRAF yet.

Clubs students here join

Department events

CRAF does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the VCU campus feed.