Preparation for the Major
Complete the following seven courses:
Preparatory Courses
Complete all seven of the following courses.
The Major
Complete Dance 101, two courses in the Dance 117 series, 12 units in Areas, and 40 units in Movement Arts/Dance as follows.
Required Courses - Theories and Methods in Dance Composition
Select two courses from:
Select 2 from 3 options:
Areas
Movement Arts/Dance Practices: Group 1
Select 30 of the total 40 units from the following. A minimum of 6 units of a first style and 4 units of a second style must be at the advanced level.
Select 10 from 14 options:
Movement Arts/Dance Practices: Group 2
Ten of the total 40 units may be selected from the following. No more than 8 units of World Arts and Cultures 78 or 178 may be applied toward this requirement.
Select 3 from 14 options:
Senior Project
Students may participate in a senior project consisting of 8 additional units. The project provides students with an opportunity to demonstrate mastery and integration of knowledge and learned abilities from the major. The project may take various forms—from choreographic performance projects or an academic research paper to field/internship work in an identified area of research focus.
Senior Project Option
With faculty advising, students must declare their intent to participate by spring quarter of their junior year. They identify a faculty mentor and work closely with that person on the development of the project, submitting a senior project proposal for faculty approval by the beginning of the senior year. In their senior year they enroll in a two-term course sequence to coordinate and present their research findings. Students must have a minimum of 8 units in Creative Inquiry as Research to apply for the senior project.
Senior Project Courses
Complete the two-term course sequence.