The Film, Animation and New Media department aims:

1. To prepare majors for professional art/design careers or graduate study in film, animation and new media through Bachelor of Fine Arts programs.


2. To foster students’ development as artists/designers in the fields of film, animation and new media and to inspire and educate for an expanded quality of life.


3. To provide opportunities for students to intersect digital and film studio production with other fields through elective offerings, through a liberal arts degree in film and through minors in all major areas.


4. To provide students opportunities to explore established disciplines in film, animation and new media, while breaking ground with new works or approaches.


5. To provide students opportunities to explore experimental, documentary, narrative, animation and interactive media.


6. To provide a rich educational experience to students within the digital media arts.


7. To enrich the UT community with visiting artist, filmmaker, animation and new media professionals who speak on campus in public programs.


8. To enrich the Tampa Bay arts community by hosting public showcases of film, animation and new media.


9. To serve the greater national and international community through programs, educational outreach and scholarly creativity.


10. To establish curricula and creative artists who produce work within the vanguard of the 21st