Online Degree Programs at the University of Florida
Established in 1853, the University of Florida is a major public research university in Gainesville, Florida. One of the nation's most respected and academically diverse public institutions, UF is one of 17 public, land-grant universities that belongs to the Association of American Universities. The University of Florida ranked 58 overall among all national universities, public and private, in the 2012 U.S. News & World Report rankings. As evaluated by the Academic Ranking of World Universities report (ARWU), Florida currently ranks among the world's top 100 universities.
UF has more than $750 million in research facilities including the Nanoscale Research Facility, the Emerging Pathogens Institute, and the Biomedical Sciences Building. In addition, the College of Fine Arts has five centers and institutes including the Center for the Arts in Healthcare, Center for the Arts and Public Policy, Center for World Arts, Digital Worlds Institute, and the New World School of the Arts.
The Working Professional Doctorate of Pharmacy, Online Master of Science in Pharmacy in Medication Therapy Management, online Master of Arts in Art Education, online Master of Art in Mass Communication, and online Master of Arts in Urban and Regional Planning programs offer robust curriculum in online and distance-learning models for those who need to continue to work while they go back to school.
College of Journalism
Established over 50 years ago, the College of Journalism and Communications has the second-largest undergraduate communications program in the nation, and offers degrees in mass communication, advertising, public relations, technical communication, journalism (reporting, editing, magazines and photojournalism), and telecommunication (news, production and management).
A pioneer in electronic publishing, the college has an Interactive Media Lab and produces Newszine, an interactive magazine published in conjunction with the Gainesville Sun, a member of the New York Times Regional Newspaper Group.
The University of Florida's online Master of Art in Mass Communication - Global Strategic Communication will help communication professionals expand their communication skills, illuminate new channels, provide insights into analytics, and craft persuasive, intercultural messages, through an exciting, interdisciplinary teaching approach.
College of Design, Construction and Planning
Established in 1925, and with more than 1,500 students, the University of Florida's College of Design, Construction and Planning has become one of the largest design, planning and construction institutions in the United States. The College offers degrees in five independent professional disciplines: architecture, building construction, interior design, landscape architecture and urban and regional planning, as well as an interdisciplinary program in historic preservation.
The University of Florida's online Master's in Urban and Regional Planning presents students with the skills they need to make more creative and long term decisions, to find the balance between protection and change, and to apply systematic thinking, ethical and societal principles and innovative technologies to address problems and challenges of the natural environment, regional and urban systems.
College of Fine Arts
The University of Florida's College of Fine Arts was established in 1975, when it was divided from the School of Architecture that was established in 1925. As one of the 16 colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes at the University of Florida, the College of Fine Arts offers baccalaureate, master's and Ph.D. degree programs in its three fully accredited schools - the School of Art and Art History, School of Music, School of Theatre and Dance.
The online Master of Arts in Art Education, offered by the School of Art and Art History, develops art educators who are capable of meeting the diverse needs of students, schools, and the global art community. The innovative online curriculum offers a dynamic combination of robust online learning experiences, hands-on studio sessions, and close peer and faculty collaboration. Through the program, students prepare to teach art in K-12 schools and other settings, to enhance their personal art making, and develop innovative teaching methods that can be immediately applied in their classrooms and communities.
