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Nov 03, 2024
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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Dance, B.S.
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Theatre and Dance
Jade Treadwell, Program Coordinator
615-898-5023
Jade.Treadwell@mtsu.edu
The B.S. in Dance provides students with diverse opportunities to develop theoretical and practical applications of dance. The program is designed to prepare students for the profession or further study at the graduate level. Students should consult with their advisors each semester in order to plan their schedule of courses.
Students majoring in Dance must select a track of study: performance/choreography or dance pedagogy in practice.
Admission to the B.S. in Dance is through audition only, and students must maintain a 2.0 GPA in all dance course work.
Students audition to be accepted into the Dance major through regularly scheduled auditions every year. For additional information and to register for the audition, contact the dance program coordinator.
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Degree Requirements
| General Education |
41 hours |
| Major Requirements |
53 hours |
| Theory Requirements |
18 hours |
| Core Technique Requirements |
20 hours |
| Track of Study |
15 hours |
| Electives |
26 hours |
| TOTAL |
120 hours |
General Education (41 hours)
General Education requirements include Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.
NOTE: To enhance their understanding of other art forms, students should choose from ART, MUS, or THEA options in Humanities and/or Fine Arts.
Major Requirements (53 hours)
Theory Requirements (18 hours)
Core Technique Requirements (20 hours)
Choose 8 credit hours from the following:
Tracks of Study
Students will select one of the following tracks:
Performance and Choreography (15 hours)
Composition Requirement (6 hours)
Applied Professional Skills (9 hours)
Choose from the following:
Dance Pedagogy in Practice (15 hours)
Pedagogy Requirement (6 hours)
Applied Professional Skills (9 hours)
Choose from the following:
Electives (26 hours)
- Only 6 credit hours may be in DANC courses
Recommended Curriculum: Dance
Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.
All students pursuing a major within this department must complete the General Education requirements. The following is a suggested pattern of study; however, consultation with the assigned advisor is necessary before each registration.
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