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Twin Cities Campus
Dance B.A.Theatre Arts & Dance Dept
College of Liberal Arts
The B.A. in dance emphasizes general studies of contemporary dance in a global context. This degree prepares the student for further studies in such areas of dance as performance, choreography, dance theory, teaching, arts management, movement therapy, and kinesiology.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Admission into the B.A. program is by audition only.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
Students are required to complete 4 semester(s) of
any second language.
with a grade of C-, or better, or S, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department
or college.
Students may earn a B.A. or a B.F.A. in dance, but not both.
Beginning fall 2012, all incoming CLA freshman must complete the appropriate First Year Experience course sequence. Specific information about this collegiate requirement can be found at: http://class.umn.edu/degree_requirements/index.html
Major Core
DNCE 1601 {Inactive}
(1.0 cr)
DNCE 1626 - Music for Dance
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
DNCE 3010 - Modern/Contemporary Dance Technique 5
(2.0 cr)
DNCE 3020 - Modern/Contemporary Dance Technique 6
(2.0 cr)
DNCE 3401W - Dance History 1
[GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
DNCE 3402W - Dance History 2
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
DNCE 3601 - Dance Composition 1
(3.0 cr)
DNCE 3602 - Dance Composition 2
(3.0 cr)
DNCE 3901 - Career Readiness in Dance
(1.0-3.0 cr)
DNCE 4443 - Theorizing Dancing Bodies
(3.0 cr)
DNCE 4601 - Dance Composition 3
(3.0 cr)
Electives
Take at least 12 credits. Electives may be fulfilled by courses in dance or in fields related to dance. For example, courses in music, theatre, art history, kinesiology, cultural studies, speech communications, gender studies, as agreed upon between the student and dance adviser. At least 9 credits must be at 3xxx or above. No more than 3 credits in technique may be counted.
Senior Seminar
DNCE 4901 - Capstone Seminar for Dance
(1.0-2.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
A sub-plan is not required for this program.
Honors UHP
This is an honors sub-plan.
Students admitted to the University Honors Program (UHP) must fulfill UHP requirements, in addition to degree program requirements. Honors courses used to fulfill degree program requirements will also fulfill UHP requirements.
Current departmental honors course offerings are listed at: http://www.honors.umn.edu/academics/curriculum/dept_courses_current.html
Honors students complete an honors thesis project in the final year, most often in conjunction with an honors thesis course, or with an honors directed studies, or honors directed research course. Students select honors courses and plan for a thesis project in consultation with their UHP adviser and their departmental faculty adviser.
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