2008-09 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.
To graduate with this major, students must complete all university, college and major requirements.
Specialization: Ceramics
Specialization: Digital Media
Specialization: Drawing
Specialization: Painting
Specialization: Printmaking
Specialization: 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.
To graduate with this major, students must complete all university, college and major requirements.
Critical Tracking and Recommended 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
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For Ceramics: Complete 2 of 5 critical courses with a grade of C or better:
ART 2305C, ART 2757C, ARH 2050, ARH 2051, ART 2752C - For Digital Media: Complete 2 of 5 critical-tracking courses with a grade of C or better: ART 2305C, ARH 2050, ARH 2051, ART 2931C, ART 2932C
- For Drawing: Complete 2 of 5 critical-tracking courses with a grade of C or better: ART 2305C, ARH 2050, ART 2374C, ARH 2051, ART 2330C
- For Painting: Complete 2 of 6 critical-tracking courses with a grade of C or better: ART 2305C, ART 2500C, ARH 2050, ART 2501C, ARH 2051, ART 2510C
- For Printmaking: Complete 2 of 5 critical-tracking courses with a grade of C or better: ART 2305C, ART 2468C, ARH 2050, ART 2401C, ARH 2051
- For Sculpture: Complete 2 of 5 critical-tracking courses with a grade of C or better: ART 2305C, ART 2701C, ARH 2050, ARH 2051, ART 2702C
Semester 3:
- 2.75 UF GPA required
- Complete 1additional critical-tracking course with a grade of C or better
Semester 4:
- 3.0 UF GPA required
- Complete remaining critical-tracking courses with a grade of C or better
- Complete the CLAST exam or be exempted
Specialization: Ceramics
Specialization: Digital Media
Specialization: Drawing
Specialization: Painting
Specialization: Printmaking
Specialization: Sculpture
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold.
Recommended 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 2704C Figurative Ceramics | 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 2752C Wheel - Skills and Concepts | 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 |
| Physical or Biological Science (GE-P or GE-B) | 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 |
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold.
Recommended 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 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 |
| Physical or Biological Science (GE-P or GE-B) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| DIG 3133C Programming for Artists | 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 |
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| DIG 4527C Advanced Experiments in Digital Media | 3 |
| DIG 4903C Hypermedia | 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.
Recommended 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 |
| Physical or Biological Science (GE-B or GE-P) | 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.
Recommended 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-level 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 |
| Physical or Biological Science (GE-B or GE-P) | 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.
Recommended 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 |
| Physical or Biological Science (GE-B or GE-P) | 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.
Recommended 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 |
| Physical or Biological Science (GE-B or GE-P) | 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 |