Minor in Dance

Requirements for a Minor in Dance

The minor in dance consists of a minimum of 15 credit hours. The first two years of the dance minor consist of two credits chosen from two dance or related activity courses. A student can meet this requirement with the same two activity courses required for graduation in the general requirements if the activity credits are in dance or a related activity course. The second two years of the dance minor consist of a minimum of nine credits from core courses (THE 315, 325, and 435), and four to six credits from an electives list.

Summary of Requirements

Required dance core courses 9 hours

THE 315	History of Dance	3
THE 325	Choreography	3
THE 435	Dance Production	3

Elective dance, physical education/recreation, and theatre courses 4-6 hours

Choose two or three courses:

PER 202	Fundamental Movement	2
THE 101	Visual Gestural Communication	3
THE 110	Introduction to Theatre	3
THE 201	Fundamentals of Body Movement	3
THE 401	Introduction to Dance Therapy	3
THE 431	Sacred Dance	3
THE 450	Field Experience in Dance	2
THE 495	Special Topics	3

Required dance or related activity courses 2 hours

Choose two courses:

PER 224	Physical Fitness Activities	1
THE 250	Dance and Fundamental Movement Activities	1

Note: PER 224 and THE 250 can be taken multiple times if the activities are different.

 

Subject:

Theatre Arts