The Department of Art and Design offers courses of study leading to career preparation in fine arts, Graphic Design & Digital Media, and art history as practitioners, teachers, artists or consultants, provides service courses in art to other disciplines in the University, and fosters individual professional growth and cultural enhancement by promoting artistic production and scholarly research on the part of the faculty and students. The department seeks to enrich the cultural atmosphere and intellectual awareness of the University and Northeast Florida through art exhibitions, lectures, seminars, workshops and study abroad opportunities. <br><br>The B.F.A. degree is designed to provide a more intensive background in art for successful completion of the first level of professional education in the visual arts. This degree seeks to develop artistic awareness, studio competence and historic and philosophical perspective.