Dance/Theatre

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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:

Total major units: 13-14

Five units in dance, including:

DANC 201 - Introduction to Dance Studies: History and Culture
DANC 211 - Afro-Contemporary Dance I
OR
DANC 311 - Contemporary Dance III: Action and Interaction
A maximum of two units in DANC 101

Five units in theatre, including:

THEA 202 - Introduction to Theatrical Design
THEA 204 - Fundamentals of Acting and Performance: Movement
OR
THEA 205 - Fundamentals of Acting and Performance: Text
THEA 233 - Devising
OR
THEA 331 - Directing
A minimum of one unit in theatre history or performance studies

Production:

completion of

One Unit of Junior Year Requirements:

DANC 362 - Dance Ethnography
OR
DANC 365 - Dance and Identity on the Global Stage
OR
THEA 301 - Junior Seminar
Junior qualifying examination in dance
Junior qualifying examination in theatre
See Dance/Theatre for additional details regarding the junior qualifying examination.

Two units of Thesis

THDC 470 - Thesis

Recommended, but Not Required:

For students without prior dance experience, DANC 111 and DANC 112 are strongly recommended.