Dance and Theatre, Bachelor of Arts

Dance and Theatre Major Requirements

Note: Students pursuing a B.A. in Dance & Theatre must complete a total of 69 credits for Dance, 70 for Theatre and 70 for Dance Therapy Concentrations.

In addition to requirements for the major course of study General Education Core courses must be completed. For a BA a minimum of 90 liberal arts credits must be included in courses taken over the four years. Courses followed by a double asterisk (**) do not receive Liberal Arts credit.

Dance and Theatre majors may take up to 21 credits per semester. Dance and Dance Therapy Concentration students routinely take a compliment dance of techniques in Ballet, Tap, Hip Hop, Jazz, beyond the minimum required. Theatre Concentration students also do studio electives and more performances than the minimum required.

Majors and Minors must receive a grade of C or better in all Dance and Theatre courses that will be used toward the major. A course for the major that receives below a C will need to be repeated and a grade below a C places the student in a provisional status within the Department. Students who receive below a C for a DTH course must meet with Department Advisors.

Core Courses (All Students)

DTH 1000	Creative Process	3
DTH 1001	Acting I	3
DTH 1440	Freshman Project	2
DTH 1500	Stagecraft I: Sets and Lights	2
DTH 1502	Stagecraft Ii: Costume Design	2
DTH 2002	Viewpoints	2
DTH 4114	Contact Improvisation	2
DTH 2535	Lighting Design I	3
DTH 2319	Junior Seminar	3
DTH 3XXX	Performance Seminars (2)	6
DTH 3320	Senior Thesis Seminar I	3
DTH 3321	Senior Thesis Seminar II	3
DTH 3542	Stage Management	2
DTH 4010	Voice & Speech I	2
DTH 4101	Modern Dance Technique I	2
DTH 4112	Yoga	1
DTH 4XXX	Performance Project -Dance** or Theatre (2 productions, 1 credit each)	2
DTH 4500A	Production Practicum Stage Crew	1
DTH 4500B	Production Practicum Stage Management	1
	Attendance at Department Meetings	N/C
Total Credit Hours:		44

DTH 1440, DTH 1500, DTH 1502, DTH 2002, DTH 4114, DTH 2535, DTH 3542, DTH 4101, DTH 4112, DTH 4500A: do not receive Liberal Arts credit

DTH 2319: Spring

DTH 3320, DTH 3321: Fall & Spring

DTH 4500A: 2 productions, 1 credit each

DTH 4500B: 1 credit

Total Core Credits: 44 (Liberal Arts: 23-25)

Dance Concentration

All CORE Courses, plus:

DTH 2214	Romantic & Classical Traditions	3
DTH 2216	HISTORY OF AMERICAN DANCE	3
DTH 2245	Movement Studies	3
DTH 2635	Intro to Dance Therapy I	3
DTH 4102	Modern Dance Technique II	2
	OR
	Two semesters of upper level Modern Dance Technique **	4
DTH 4103	Modern Dance Technique III	2
DTH 4120	Composition	2
DTH 4420	Choreographers Workshop	2
DTH XXXX	Dance Elective	2
DTH 4XXX	Design Elective (Scene Design is a Liberal Arts Course)	3
Total Credit Hours:		25

DTH 4102, DTH 4120, DTH 4420: do not receive Liberal Arts credit

Total Credit Hours: 69

Dance Degree Total: 44 Core & 25 Dance = 69 credits

(Liberal Arts: 35-38) 

Theatre Concentration

Core Courses plus:

DTH 2030	Directing I	3
DTH 2530	Concepts in Scene Design	3
DTH 2640	Introduction to Drama Therapy I	3
DTH 3202	Survey of Dramatic Literature I: The Classics	3
DTH 3203	Survey of Dramatic Lit II: Modern Drama	3
DTH 4002	Acting II: Scene Study	3
DTH 3013	Act III	3
DTH 4012	Voice & Speech II	2
DTH 4003	Playing Shakespeare	3
Total Credit Hours:		26

Total Credit Hours: 70

Dance Therapy Concentration with Required Minor in Psychology

All CORE Courses plus:

DTH 2214	Romantic & Classical Traditions	3
DTH 2216	HISTORY OF AMERICAN DANCE	3
DTH 2245	Movement Studies	3
DTH 3646	ANATOMY AND KINESEOLOGY	3
DTH 2635	Intro to Dance Therapy I	3
DTH 3635
DTH 4102	Modern Dance Technique II	2
	OR
DTH 4103	Modern Dance Technique III	2
DTH 4120	Composition	2
DTH 4420	Choreographers Workshop	2
Total Credit Hours:		26

DTH 4102, DTH 4103, DTH 4120, DTH 4420: do not receive Liberal Arts credit

Total Credit Hours: 70

Dance Therapy Degree Total: 44 Core & 26 Dance = 70 credits

(Includes a Minor in Psychology)