2007-08 Undergraduate Catalog
Majors
The UF School of Art and Art History's comprehensive curriculum provides excellent instruction in the areas of studio art, design, art education and art history, and museum studies (graduate students only) 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 management within the arts.
The school's size, diverse programs and degree offerings, as well as facilities result in a fully configured art school within the largest university in the Southeast. The school, with the other units of the College of Fine Arts and the Harn Museum of Art, shares the mission of serving as an educational, professional and cultural resource in the visual arts for the campus, community, state and region.
Ceramics
Digital Media
Drawing
Painting
Printmaking
Sculpture
| Art |
| College: Fine Arts |
| School: School of Art and Art History |
| Degree: Bachelor of Fine Arts |
| Hours for the Degree: 120 |
| Specializations: Ceramics, Digital Media, Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture |
| Minor: No |
| Combined-Degree Program: No |
| Website: www.arts.ufl.edu/art |
The UF School of Art and Art History's comprehensive curriculum provides excellent instruction in the areas of studio art, design, art education and art history, and museum studies (graduate students only) 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 management within the arts.
The school's size, diverse programs and degree offerings, as well as facilities result in a fully configured art school within the largest university in the Southeast. The school, with the other units of the College of Fine Arts and the Harn Museum of Art, shares the mission of serving as an educational, professional and cultural resource in the visual arts for the campus, community, state and region.
Critical Tracking and Semester Plan
Semester 1:
- 2.0 UF GPA required
- Complete a total of 9 hours (ART 1802C, ART 1803C) or a total of 6 hours of any ART or PGY or GRA course at the 2000-level with a grade of C or better
Semester 2:
- 2.5 UF GPA required
- Ceramics: Complete 3 of 8 critical courses with a grade of C or better: ART 2305C, GRA 2111C or ART 2468C or ART 2500C, ART 2757C, ART 2704C, ART 2930C, ART 2501C or ART 2401C, ART 2931C or ART 2932C, PGY 2101
- Digital Media: Complete 3 of 8 critical-tracking courses with a grade of C or better: ART 2305C, GRA 2111C or ART 2468C or ART 2500C, ART 2701C or ART 2757C, ART 2931C, ART 2932C, PGY 2101, ART 2501C or 2401C, GRA 2208C
- Drawing: Complete 3 of 8 critical-tracking courses with a grade of C or better: ART 2305C, GRA 2111C or ART 2468C or ART 2500C, ART 2374C, ART 2757C or ART 2701C, ART 2330C, ART 2501C or ART 2401C, ART 2931C or ART 2932C, PGY 2101
- Painting: Complete 3 of 8 critical-tracking courses with a grade of C or better: ART 2305C, ART 2757C or ART 2701C, ART 2500C, ART 2510C, ART 2501C, PGY 2101, ART 2931C or ART 2932C, 2000-level studio elective
- Printmaking: Complete 3 of 8 critical-tracking courses with a grade of C or better: ART 2305C, ART 2701C or ART 2757C, ART 2468C, ART 2401C, PGY 2101, ART 2931C or ART 2932C, 6 hours of 2000-level studio elective
- Sculpture: Complete 3 of 8 critical-tracking courses with a grade of C or better: ART 2305C, GRA 2111C or ART 2500C or ART 2468C, ART 2701C, ART 2702C, ART 2501C or 2401C, PGY 2101, ART 2931C or 2932C, 2000-level studio elective
Semester 3:
- 2.75 UF GPA required
- Complete 2 additional critical-tracking courses with a grade of C or better
Semester 4:
- 3.0 UF GPA required
- Complete 3 additional critical-tracking courses with a grade of C or better
- Complete the CLAST exam or be exempted
Ceramics
Digital Media
Drawing
Painting
Printmaking
Sculpture
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold.
Suggested semester-by-semester plan
| Semester 1 | Credits |
| ART 1802C Workshop for Art Research and Practice: Lecture | 3 |
| ART 1803C Workshop for Art Research and Practice: Studio | 6 |
| Composition (GE-C, WR) | 3 |
| DIG 1000C Workshop in Fundamental Digital Technologies | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 2 | Credits |
| ART 2305C Drawing: Form and Space | 3 |
| ART 2468C Printmaking: Figure Ground or ART 2500C Painting: Investigations in Black and White or GRA 2111C Graphic Design: Visual Dynamics | 3 |
| ART 2757C Ceramics: 3D Conceptualization | 3 |
| ARH 2050 Introduction to the Principles and History of Art 1 (GE-H, N) | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 3 | Credits |
| ART 2930C Special Topics in Art: Wheel-skills and Concepts | 3 |
| PGY 2101 Visual Literacy: Photography | 3 |
| ART 2501C Painting: Investigations in Color or ART 2401C Printmaking: Color Theory | 3 |
| ARH 2051 Introduction to the Principles and History of Art 2 (GE-H, N) | 3 |
| Mathematics (GE-M) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 4 | Credits |
| ART 2704C Figurative Ceramics | 3 |
| ART 2931C Digital Imaging or ART 2932C Time-based Media | 3 |
| ART/PGY/GRA 2000-level studio elective | 3 |
| Mathematics (GE-M) | 3 |
| Physical or Biological Science (GE-P or GE-B) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| ART 3762C Vessel Aesthetic 1 | 3 |
| ART 3764C Ceramic Sculpture 1 | 3 |
| ART 3807C Interdisciplinary Studio | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| ART 3768C Ceramic Sculpture 2 | 3 |
| ART 3784C Vessel Aesthetic 2 | 3 |
| ART/PGY/GRA/DIG 3000-/4000-level studio elective | 3 |
| ARH 3000/4000 art history elective (GE-H, N) | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| ART 4760C Advanced Ceramics | 6 |
| ART/PGY/GRA/DIG 3000-/4000-level studio elective | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| ARH 3000/4000 art history elective (GE-H, N) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| ART 4760C Advanced Ceramics (repeat) | 6 |
| ART 4955C Senior Project | 1 |
| ART/PGY/GRA/DIG 3000-/4000-level studio elective | 3 |
| Physical or Biological Science (GE-P or GE-B) | 3 |
| Elective | 2 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 1 | Credits |
| ART 1802C Workshop for Art Research and Practice: Lecture | 3 |
| ART 1803C Workshop for Art Research and Practice: Studio | 6 |
| Composition (GE-C, WR) | 3 |
| DIG 1000C Workshop in Fundamental Digital Technologies | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 2 | Credits |
| ART 2305C Drawing: Form and Space | 3 |
| ART 2468C Printmaking: Figure Ground or ART 2500C Painting: Investigations in Black and White or GRA 2111C Graphic Design: Visual Dynamics | 3 |
| ART 2701C Sculpture: Shaping Form and Space or ART 2757C Ceramics: 3D Conceptualization | 3 |
| ARH 2050 Introduction to the Principles and History of Art 1 (GE-H, N) | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 3 | Credits |
| ART 2931C Digital Imaging | 3 |
| ART 2501C Painting: Investigations in Color or ART 2401C Printmaking: Color Theory | 3 |
| PGY 2101 Visual Literacy: Photography | 3 |
| ARH 2051 Introduction to the Principles and History of Art 2 (GE-H, N) | 3 |
| MAC 1147 Precalculus: Algebra and Trigonometry (GE-M) | 4 |
| Total | 16 |
| Semester 4 | Credits |
| ART 2932C Time-based Media | 3 |
| GRA 2208C Typography 1: Letterform | 3-4 |
| ART/PGY/GRA 2000-level studio elective | 3 |
| Physical or Biological Science (GE-P or GE-B) | 3 |
| Mathematics (GE-M) | 3 |
| Total | 15-16 |
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| DIG 3110C Imaging Processes | 3 |
| ART 3616C Digital Art and Animation 1 | 3 |
| ART 3807C Interdisciplinary Studio | 3 |
| ARH 3000-/4000-level art history elective (GE-H, N) | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| DIG 3130C Interactivity and Coding | 3 |
| ART 3959C Video Art: Production and Post-production | 3 |
| ART/PGY/GRA/DIG 3000-/4000-level studio elective | 3 |
| ARH 3000-/4000-level art history elective (GE-H, N) | 3 |
| Physical or Biological Science (GE-P or GE-B) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Technical Competency Review | |
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| DIG 4527C Advanced Experiments in Digital Media | 3 |
| DIG 4583C Web Art and Interactivity | 3 |
| ART/PGY/GRA/DIG 3000-/4000-level studio elective | 3 |
| Social or Behavioral Science (GE-S) | 3 |
| Elective | 2 |
| Total | 14 |
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| ART 4612C Digital Media Workshop | 3 |
| ART 4848C Installation Using Digital Processes | 3 |
| ART 4955C Senior Project | 1 |
| ART/PGY/GRA/DIG 3000-/4000-level studio elective | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Elective | 2 |
| Total | 15 |
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold.
Suggested semester-by-semester plan
| Semester 1 | Credits |
| ART 1802C Workshop for Art Research and Practice: Lecture | 3 |
| ART 1803C Workshop for Art Research and Practice: Studio | 6 |
| Composition (GE-C, WR) | 3 |
| DIG 1000C Workshop in Fundamental Digital Technologies | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 2 | Credits |
| ART 2305C Drawing: Form and Space | 3 |
| ART 2468C Printmaking: Figure Ground or ART 2500C Painting: Investigations in Black and White or GRA 2111C Graphic Design: Visual Dynamics | 3 |
| ART 2757C Ceramics: 3D Conceptualization or ART 2701C Sculpture: Shaping Form and Space | 3 |
| ARH 2050 Introduction to the Principles and History of Art 1 (GE-H, N) | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 3 | Credits |
| ART 2374C Drawing: Movement and Motion | 3 |
| ART 2501C Painting: Investigations in Color or ART 2401C Printmaking: Color Theory | 3 |
| PGY 2101 Visual Literacy: Photography | 3 |
| ARH 2051 Introduction to the Principles and History of Art 2 (GE-H, N) | 3 |
| Mathematics (GE-M) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 4 | Credits |
| ART 2330C Figure Drawing 1 | 3 |
| ART 2931C Digital Imaging or ART 2932C Time-based Media | 3 |
| ART/PGY/GRA 2000-level studio elective | 3 |
| Mathematics (GE-M) | 3 |
| Physical or Biological Science (GE-P or GE-B) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| ART 3381C Sketch Journal: Uses and Development | 3 |
| ART 3332C Figure Drawing 2 | 3 |
| ART 3807C Interdisciplinary Studio | 3 |
| ARH 3000/4000 art history elective (GE-H) | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| ART 3310C Color Drawing | 3 |
| ART 3380C Experimental Drawing | 3 |
| ART/PGY/GRA/DIG 3000-/4000-level studio elective | 3 |
| ARH 3000/4000 art history elective (GE-H)) | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| ART 4312C Advanced Drawing | 6 |
| ART/PGY/GRA/DIG 3000-/4000-level studio elective | 3 |
| Physical or Biological Science (GE-P or GE-B) | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| ART 4312C Advanced Drawing (repeat) | 6 |
| ART 4955C Senior Project | 1 |
| ART/PGY/GRA/DIG 3000-/4000-level studio elective | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Elective | 2 |
| Total | 15 |
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold.
Suggested semester-by-semester plan
| Semester 1 | Credits |
| ART 1802C Workshop for Art Research and Practice: Lecture | 3 |
| ART 1803C Workshop for Art Research and Practice: Studio | 6 |
| Composition (GE-C, WR) | 3 |
| DIG 1000C Workshop in Fundamental Digital Technologies | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 2 | Credits |
| ART 2305C Drawing: Form and Space | 3 |
| ART 2500C Painting: Investigations in Black and White | 3 |
| ART 2757C Ceramics: 3D Conceptualization or ART 2701C Sculpture: Shaping Form and Space | 3 |
| ARH 2050 Introduction to the Principles and History of Art 1 (GE-H, N) | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 3 | Credits |
| ART/PGY/GRA 2000-level studio elective | 3 |
| ART 2501C Painting: Investigations in Color | 3 |
| PGY 2101 Visual Literacy: Photography | 3 |
| ART 2468C Printmaking: Figure Ground or GRA 2111C Graphic Design: Visual Dynamics | 3 |
| ARH 2051 Introduction to the Principles and History of Art 2 (GE-H, N) | 3 |
| Mathematics (GE-M) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 4 | Credits |
| ART 2510C Painting from Observation | 3 |
| ART 2931C Digital Imaging or ART 2932C Time-based Media | 3 |
| Mathematics (GE-M) | 3 |
| Physical or Biological Science (GE-P or GE-B) | 3 |
| ART/PGY/GRA 2000-level studio elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| ART 3560C Figure Painting | 3 |
| ART 3561C Projects in Painting; Experiments in Media | 3 |
| ART 3807C Interdisciplinary Studio | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| ARH 3000/4000 art history elective (GE-H,N) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| ART 3522C Painting: Exploring the Series | 3 |
| ART 3504C Painting: Structure and Transformation | 3 |
| ART/PGY/GRA/DIG 3000-/4000-level studio elective | 3 |
| ARH 3000-/4000-level art history elective (GE-H, N) | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| ART 4505C Advanced Painting | 6 |
| ART/PGY/GRA/DIG 3000-/4000-level studio elective | 3 |
| Physical or Biological Science (GE-P or GE-B) | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| ART 4505C Advanced Painting (repeat) | 6 |
| ART 4955C Senior Project | 1 |
| ART/PGY/GRA/DIG 3000-/4000-level studio elective | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Science (GE-S) | 3 |
| Elective | 2 |
| Total | 15 |
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold.
Suggested semester-by-semester plan
| Semester 1 | Credits |
| ART 1802C Workshop for Art Research and Practice: Lecture | 3 |
| ART 1803C Workshop for Art Research and Practice: Studio | 6 |
| Composition (GE-C, WR) | 3 |
| DIG 1000C Workshop in Fundamental Digital Technologies | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 2 | Credits |
| ART 2305C Drawing: Form and Space | 3 |
| ART 2468C Printmaking: Figure Ground | 3 |
| ART 2757C Ceramics: 3D Conceptualization or ART 2701C Sculpture: Shaping Form and Space | 3 |
| ARH 2050 Introduction to the Principles and History of Art 1 (GE-H, N) | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 3 | Credits |
| ART/PGY/GRA 2000-level studio elective | 6 |
| ART 2401C Printmaking: Color Theory | 3 |
| ARH 2051 Introduction to the Principles and History of Art 2 (GE-H, N) | 3 |
| Mathematics (GE-M) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 4 | Credits |
| PGY 2101 Visual Literacy: Photography | 3 |
| ART 2931C Digital Imaging or ART 2932C Time-based Media | 3 |
| ART/PGY/GRA 2000-level studio elective | 3 |
| Mathematics (GE-M) | 3 |
| Physical or Biological Science (GE-P or GE-B) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| ART 3420C Printmaking: Lithography | 3 |
| ART 3442C Printmaking: Intaglio | 3 |
| ART 3807C Interdisciplinary Studio | 3 |
| ARH 3000-/4000-level art history elective (GE-H) | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| ART 3462C Print Photo Intaglio | 3 |
| ART 3433C Screen Printing | 3 |
| ART/PGY/GRA/DIG 3000-/4000-level studio elective | 3 |
| ARH 3000-/4000-level art history elective (GE-H) | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| ART 4402C Advanced Printmaking | 6 |
| ART/PGY/GRA/DIG 3000-/4000-level studio elective | 3 |
| Physical or Biological Science (GE-P or GE-B) | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| ART 4402C Advanced Printmaking (repeat) | 6 |
| ART 4955C Senior Project | 1 |
| ART/PGY/GRA/DIG 3000-/4000-level studio elective | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Elective | 2 |
| Total | 15 |
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold.
Suggested semester-by-semester plan
| Semester 1 | Credits |
| ART 1802C Workshop for Art Research and Practice: Lecture | 3 |
| ART 1803C Workshop for Art Research and Practice: Studio | 6 |
| Composition (GE-C, WR) | 3 |
| DIG 1000C Workshop in Fundamental Digital Technologies | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 2 | Credits |
| ART 2305C Drawing: Form and Space | 3 |
| ART 2468C Printmaking: Figure Ground or ART 2500C Painting: Investigations in Black and White or GRA 2111C Graphic Design: Visual Dynamics | 3 |
| ART 2701C Sculpture: Shaping Form and Space | 3 |
| ARH 2050 Introduction to the Principles and History of Art 1 (GE-H, N) | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 3 | Credits |
| ART 2501C Painting: Investigations in Color or ART 2401C Printmaking: Color Theory | 3 |
| ART/PGY/GRA 2000-level studio elective | 3 |
| ARH 2051 Introduction to the Principles and History of Art 2 (GE-H, N) | 3 |
| Mathematics (GE-M) | 3 |
| PGY 2101 Visual Literacy: Photography | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 4 | Credits |
| ART 2702C Sculpture: Gravity and Buoyancy | 3 |
| ART 2931C Digital Imaging or ART 2932C Time-based Media | 3 |
| Mathematics (GE-M) | 3 |
| Physical or Biological Science (GE-P or GE-B) | 3 |
| ART/PGY/GRA 2000-level studio elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| ART 3711C Sculpture: Materials and Methods | 3 |
| ART 3807C Interdisciplinary Studio | 3 |
| ART 3712C Sculpture: Concepts and Strategies | 3 |
| ARH 3000-/4000-level art history elective (GE-H) | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| ART 3958C Performance and Installation | 3 |
| ART 37570C Machine Sculpture or ART 3715C Sculpture: Metals | 3 |
| ART/PGY/GRA/DIG 3000-/4000-level studio elective | 3 |
| ARH 3000-/4000-level art history elective (GE-H) | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| ART 4710C Advanced Sculpture | 6 |
| ART/PGY/GRA/DIG 3000-/4000-level studio elective | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Physical or Biological Science (GE-P or GE-B) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| ART 4710C Advanced Sculpture (repeat) | 6 |
| ART 4955C Senior Project | 1 |
| ART/PGY/GRA/DIG 3000-/4000-level studio elective | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Elective | 2 |
| Total | 15 |