Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design

Design the experiences that shape our world. 

The BFA in Graphic Design is a pre-professional degree that prepares you to work confidently in a constantly evolving field. The program balances technical skill-building with deep conceptual thinking, empowering you to solve real-world problems through visual communication. You’ll explore design’s impact on culture and community while developing a personal, process-oriented practice.  We teach the abilities you need to build and sustain a creative career in a dynamic and changing world. 

Graduates of the program begin their careers in a range of disciplines and industries, including UI/UX, art/creative direction, information design, design strategy, and advertising. They work in design agencies, in-house corporate design offices, and design consultancies or start their own design studios. Our program has launched alumni into careers with Apple, Electronic Arts, IBM, Microsoft, Viacom, JetBlue, Facebook, Interbrand, Twitter, Tampa Bay Lightning, IDEO, Viget, Walt Disney Imagineering, Kate Spade, West Elm, R/GA, Electra, Fossil, Miami Heat, Verizon, Grey, Gennsler, and more.

As part of this program, you will:

  • Begin with our nationally recognized Workshop for Art Research and Practice (WARP) to jump start your creative thinking, visual and material problem-solving, and engagement with contemporary art.
  • Build fluency in design thinking, the design process, design technologies, design history, typography, visual systems, and collaborating with design teams and clients. 
  • Recognize the impact of design on our lives and communities in the past and present.
  • Use design to imagine and shape to shape the future
  • Join a community focused on cooperation, respect, and creative life.
  • Work in dedicated studio spaces as juniors and seniors and complete a cohesive senior portfolio.
  • Prepare for careers in branding, interaction design, digital media, and more.

Students begin as design majors and apply to the limited-access program in their sophomore year through a portfolio review. Upon admission to the junior year, each student is assigned studio space and develops a portfolio of professional work.

See full details in the UF Undergraduate Catalog.

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