About SVAD
The School of Visual Arts and Design (SVAD) emerged from a partnership between the former UCF Art and Digital Media departments. In addition to the degree programs originally offered by the Art and DM departments, SVAD incorporates a 2+2+2 Bachelor of Design in Architecture program in collaboration with Valencia Community College and the University of Florida.
Location
UCF Main Campus - Visual Arts Building
The Visual Arts Building (VAB) on the UCF main campus is home to the Art BA concentrations of Art History, Books Arts, Ceramics, Drawing and Printmaking, Illustration, Painting, Sculpture, and Type and Design, as well as the BFA program in Emerging Media: Graphic Design and Experimental Animation tracks, and BFA programs in Studio Art (see BA programs above).
UCF Research Park - OTC500
The Orlando Tech Center building 500 (OTC500) is designed for the Digital Media BA Web Design and Game Design tracks.
UCF Downtown - Center for Emerging Media
The Center For Emerging Media (CEM) is located in downtown Orlando in the building formerly known as the Expo Center across from Amway Arena. The building is home to a diverse group of professionals and students, and space is divided between the MFA in Studio Art and the Computer, MFA and MA in Visual Langauge and Interactive Media, BFA in Emerging Media: Character Animation track, BD in Architecture, the Center for Research and Education in Arts, Technology, and Entertainment (CREATE), the Advanced Design Lab (ADLab), Flying Horse Press, Citylab Orlando, the Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy (FIEA), and Vicon Entertainment's House of Moves motion capture studio.