At the University of Florida, we are educating some of the most gifted and academically capable art, design, art history, art education and museum studies students for positions of leadership in their professions. To this end, our programs provide broad-based instruction in visual arts disciplines, through a strong curriculum as well as through professional experiences such as exhibitions and internships.
It is our conviction that the best place for the education of artists is in the challenging academic climate found in large comprehensive universities, so that the art, springing from excited and curious minds, is created in the context of ideas. In support of this belief, our curriculum is designed to provide our students with a rich mix of experiences, from traditional to contemporary. We strive for excellence in all of our programs of study, while providing enough flexibility to allow students to select either a general major or a focused professional curriculum. Our faculty, through a strong commitment to teaching, and with continuing professional involvement as artists, designers and scholars, offer students the benefits of their scholarship and professional experience.
The University of Florida's School of Art and Art History has the size (more than 40 faculty, 600 undergraduate majors and more than 100 graduate students), the diversity of programs and degree offerings, and the facilities to constitute a fully configured art school within the largest university in the southeast. The school shares the College of Fine Arts' mission of serving as an educational, professional and cultural resource in the visual arts for the campus, community, state and region. The undergraduate and graduate students of the school are both contributors to and beneficiaries of that commitment.
Our comprehensive curriculum provides superior instruction in the areas of studio art, design, art education, art history, and museum studies, and also prepares students for advanced study or potential employment in art related fields as diverse as museum operations, advertising, information graphics and production, and arts management. Baccalaureate, master's degree programs and a PhD in Art History are offered, and the School is accredited through the National Association of Schools of Art & Design (NASAD).
CFA Mission Statement
