Choosing Art
Reasons to choose art as a major at the University of West Florida.
As a student in the Department of Art and Design, you'll be part of a vibrant community of more than twenty instructors and over 200 majors. You can choose among several degree paths in the visual arts, depending on your career goals.
Whether your choice is studio art, graphic design or art history, you'll find yourself immersed in a stimulating artistic environment, one that challenges you intellectually and creatively to fulfill your potential.
Class sizes are small, and the instruction individualized, so you won't be just another face in the crowd at UWF. As an art major, you'll enjoy personal attention from professionals in the field, including our faculty and staff.
You'll find, too, that learning is encouraged beyond the classrooms and the studios.
Your creative impulse will be stimulated by TAG's (The Art Gallery) many exhibitions, as well as host of other activities both on and off campus.
Job Prospects for Art Graduates
- Professional Artist
- Art Educator
- Art Historian
- Graphic Designer
- Web Designer
- Museum Professional
- Art Gallery Professional
- Photographer
- Preservationist/archivist
- Art Critic
All of these career options are reasons to choose art at UWF, where a relevant curriculum will maximize your personal growth within a small artistic community that is connected to a wider world of artistic ideas and production.