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Program Information
Master of Fine Arts degree: The school offers the M.F.A. degree in art with specializations in art + technology, ceramics, creative photography, drawing, graphic design, painting, printmaking, and sculpture. Enrollment is competitive and limited. Candidates for admission should have adequate undergraduate training in art. Deficiencies may be corrected before beginning graduate study. Applicants must submit a portfolio for admission consideration (for comprehensive admission information: http://www.arts.ufl.edu/programs/grad.aspx). A minimum of 3 years residency is normally needed to complete the requirements for this degree, which for studio students culminates with an M.F.A. exhibition.
The M.F.A. requires a minimum of 60 credit hours:
- 24 hours must be in an area of specialization.
- Normal course requirements include:
- 12 hours of studio electives outside the area of specialization
- 6 hours of art history electives
- 3 hours of outside SA+AH electives (research/discipline appropriate)
- 6 hours of electives
- 6 hours of individual project or thesis research.
Although the M.F.A. is a thesis degree, students usually produce a creative project in lieu of thesis. Students should see the graduate program adviser for the School’s requirements for the creative project.
Degrees Offered with a Major in Art
- Master of Fine Arts
Requirements for these degrees are given in the Graduate Degrees section of this catalog.
School of Art and Art History Departmental Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ARE 6049 | History of Teaching Art | 3 |
| ARE 6148 | Curriculum in Teaching Art | 3 |
| ARE 6246C | Principles of Teaching Art | 3 |
| ARE 6247C | Teaching Art: The Study of Practice | 3 |
| ARE 6386 | Teaching Art in Higher Education | 3 |
| ARE 6641 | Issues in Art Education | 3 |
| ARE 6746 | Methods of Research in Art Education | 3 |
| ARE 6905 | Individual Study | 1-5 |
| ARE 6910 | Capstone Project | 3 |
| ARE 6933 | Special Topics in Art Education | 1-3 |
| ARE 6944 | Internship in Teaching Art | 3 |
| ARE 6971 | Research for Master's Thesis | 1-15 |
| ARE 6973 | Individual Project | 1-10 |
| ARH 5420 | Art in the Age of Revolution | 3 |
| ARH 5527 | Arts of Central Africa | 3 |
| ARH 5528 | Art of West Africa | 3 |
| ARH 5529 | Clothing and Textiles in Africa | 3 |
| ARH 5655 | Indigenous American Art | 3 |
| ARH 5667 | Colonial Andean Art | 3 |
| ARH 5816 | Methods of Research and Bibliography | 3 |
| ARH 5877 | Gender, Representation, and the Visual Arts: 1600-1900 | 3 |
| ARH 5905 | Individual Study | 1-6 |
| ARH 6141 | Greek Art Seminar | 3 |
| ARH 6292 | Medieval Art Seminar | 3 |
| ARH 6394 | Renaissance Art Seminar | 3 |
| ARH 6422 | Beginnings of Modernism. Realism to Post-Impressionism 1848-1890 | 3 |
| ARH 6477 | Eighteenth-Century European Art Seminar | 3 |
| ARH 6481 | Contemporary Art Seminar | 3 |
| ARH 6496 | Modern Art Seminar | 3 |
| ARH 6596 | Chinese Art Seminar | 3 |
| ARH 6597 | African Art Seminar | 3 |
| ARH 6654 | Pre-Columbian Art Seminar | 3 |
| ARH 6666 | Colonial Latin American Art Seminar | 3 |
| ARH 6696 | American Art Seminar | 3 |
| ARH 6797 | Museum Education | 3 |
| ARH 6836 | Exhibitions Seminar | 3 |
| ARH 6895 | Collections Management Seminar | 3 |
| ARH 6900 | Independent Study in Museology | 1-6 |
| ARH 6910 | Supervised Research | 1-5 |
| ARH 6911 | Advanced Study | 3-4 |
| ARH 6914 | Independent Study in Ancient Art History | 3-4 |
| ARH 6915 | Independent Study in Medieval Art History | 3-4 |
| ARH 6916 | Independent Study in Renaissance and Baroque Art History | 3-4 |
| ARH 6917 | Independent Study in Modern Art History | 3-4 |
| ARH 6918 | Independent Study in Non-Western Art History | 3-4 |
| ARH 6930 | Special Topics in Museology | 3 |
| ARH 6931 | Seminar in Curatorial Studies | 3 |
| ARH 6938 | Seminar in Museum Studies | 3 |
| ARH 6941 | Supervised Internship | 1-6 |
| ARH 6946 | Museum Practicum | 1-6 |
| ARH 6948 | Gallery Practicum | 1-6 |
| ARH 6971 | Research for Master's Thesis | 1-15 |
| ARH 7979 | Advanced Research | 1-12 |
| ARH 7980 | Research for Doctoral Dissertation | 1-15 |
| ART 5674C | Digital Fabrication | 3 |
| ART 5905C | Directed Study | 1-5 |
| ART 5930C | Special Topics | 3 |
| ART 6410C | Printmaking Seminar: Mastering Process and Content | 3 |
| ART 6411C | Printmaking Seminar: Transformation and Change | 3 |
| ART 6412C | Printmaking Seminar: Ideation, Studies, and Completed Works | 3 |
| ART 6413C | Printmaking Seminar: Interdisciplinary Studio | 3 |
| ART 6671C | Advanced Experiments in Digital Art | 3 |
| ART 6672 | Hypermedia | 3 |
| ART 6673C | Video Art | 3 |
| ART 6675C | Digital Art and Animation | 3 |
| ART 6691 | Digital Art Studio | 4 |
| ART 6794C | Vessel Aesthetic 1 | 3 |
| ART 6795C | Vessel Aesthetic 2 | 3 |
| ART 6797C | Ceramic Sculpture 2 | 3 |
| ART 6835C | Research in Methods and Materials of the Artist | 3-4 |
| ART 6849C | Reactive Environments | 3 |
| ART 6897 | Professional Practices for the Visual Artist | 3 |
| ART 6910C | Supervised Research | 1-5 |
| ART 6925C | Art + Technology Workshop | 3 |
| ART 6926C | Advanced Study I | 2-4 |
| ART 6927C | Advanced Study II | 2-4 |
| ART 6928C | Advanced Study III | 2-4 |
| ART 6929C | Advanced Study IV | 2-4 |
| ART 6933 | Area Methods: Rotating Topics | 1-4 |
| ART 6971 | Research for Master's Thesis | 1-15 |
| ART 6973C | Individual Project | 1-10 |
| DIG 5930 | Special Topics | 3 |
| DIG 6746C | Graduate Seminar in Sensors and Electronics | 3 |
| GRA 6930 | Seminar: Rotating Topics | 3 |
| GRA 6931C | Research and Practice | 3 |
| GRA 6944 | Practicum | 1-6 |
| GRA 6973 | Project in Lieu of Thesis | 1-9 |
| IDC 6505C | Programming for Artists | 3 |
College of the Arts Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HUM 5357 | Creativity and Health: Foundations of the Arts in Medicine | 3 |
| HUM 5595 | Arts in Medicine in Practice | 3 |
| HUM 6308 | Arts and Compassion | 3 |
| HUM 6350 | The Art of Self-Care | 3 |
| HUM 6352 | Art and Design in the Environment of Care | 3 |
| HUM 6353 | Arts in Medicine Professional Seminar | 3 |
| HUM 6354 | Arts in Medicine Advanced Professional Seminar | 3 |
| HUM 6355 | Arts in Medicine Summer Intensive | 3 |
| HUM 6358 | Arts in Medicine Capstone Proposal | 2 |
| HUM 6359 | Arts in Medicine Capstone | 3 |
| HUM 6365 | Collaborating Across Disciplines: The Arts Therapies | 3 |
| HUM 6375 | The Arts and Human Development | 3 |
| HUM 6596 | Arts in Medicine Capstone | 4 |
| HUM 6597 | Research and Evaluation in Arts in Medicine | 3 |
| HUM 6886 | Coding and Narrative Analysis in Arts in Health | 2 |
| HUM 6930 | Special Topics in Fine Arts | 1-3 |
| HUM 6942 | Arts in Medicine Graduate Practicum | 3 |
| HUM 6944 | Arts in Action: Consulting Project in Performing Arts Management | 3 |
| THE 6933 | Arts and Public Health Professional Seminar | 3 |
Art (MFA)
SLO 1 Knowledge
Develop a body of artwork or design that reflects conceptual cohesiveness, creativity/originality, and contribution to the field.
SLO 2 Skills
Solve creative problems within their field of art and design, including research and synthesis of technical, aesthetic, and conceptual knowledge.
SLO 3 Professional Behavior
Organize and communicate their ideas and work products at a professional level with their intended audience using visual, oral, and written skills.
SLO 4 Skills
Execute technical, aesthetic, and conceptual decisions based on an understanding of art and design principles within a student's stated intention.
SLO 5 Knowledge
Describes and explains the relevance of the student's work to major cultural and/or aesthetic models.