Dec 03, 2024  
2024-25 Catalog 
    
2024-25 Catalog

Comparative Race and Ethnicity Studies with a Concentration in Dance


(Requirements for the CRES major with a concentration in dance are listed below. Follow this link for the CRES Minor  requirements.)

Students must complete all of the following requirements to graduate with a bachelor of arts in this program. Some courses may apply toward multiple requirements.

College Requirements:

Degree Requirements   

Students are required to complete all standard college requirements.

Major Requirements:


This major requires a curriculum proposal with a course plan approved by the CRES committee and the advisor in the department of concentration. 

Total major units: 14 (may vary, depending on technical proficiency)

Two Disciplinary Units from Distribution Group I:


One unit from the following CRES-foundational or CRES-designated courses (CRES-foundational courses cross-listed as “CRES”):


English

One additional unit in the same subject as above


Two Disciplinary Units from Distribution Group II:


One unit from the following CRES-foundational or CRES-designated courses (CRES-foundational courses cross-listed as “CRES”):


One additional unit in the same subject as above


One additional CRES-foundational unit from:


Technical Proficiency


  • 300-level technical proficiency in one dance form
  • 200-level technical proficiency in a second dance form

Two units of Thesis:


Recommended but Not Required:


CRES explicitly focuses on the comparative study of race and ethnicity across borders and boundaries. Consequently, the committee strongly recommends as many of the following as possible:

  • Proficiency in a non-English language.
  • One or more units of CRES courses with an explicit comparative/transnational element.
  • Study abroad.