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  HISTORY
 
The College of Fine Arts provides instruction for students who seek professional careers in the arts, and provides creative and cultural opportunities for all students at the university and members of the community.

The College was developed from the School of Architecture which was established in 1925. In 1975, the previous College of Architecture and Fine Arts was divided into two colleges, the College of Architecture and the College of Fine Arts.

The College of Fine Arts is composed of the School of Art and Art History, School of Music and the Department of Theatre and Dance; the Center for the Arts and Public Policy; the Center for World Arts; the University Galleries; the Visual Resources Center; Center for the Performing Arts; and the New World School for the Arts, Miami.

The College offers professional undergraduate and graduate curricula in Ceramics, Photography, Drawing, Electronic Intermedia, Graphic Design, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, Art Education and Art History, Music Composition, Music Theory, Music History and Literature, Music Education, Accompanying, Conducting, Performance, Pedagogy and Sacred Music; Acting, Music Theatre, Dance, Costume Design, Scenic Design and Lighting Design.

Approximately 900 students major in these curricula, while more than 5000 other university students enroll in courses and participate in various creative and cultural opportunities offered by the College of Fine Arts.