Dance Minor

The dance minor for the baccalaureate degree is intended to provide students majoring in other academic fields with a sub-concentration in the area of dance studies with an emphasis on cultural and artistic dance practices. The minor in dance requires 18 semester credit hours (SCH) of study in dance; six of which must be advanced (3000-4000 level). Dance majors may not select dance as a minor.

Course List

Code	Title	SCHs
Required Courses
DNCE 1171	Bartenieff Fundamentals of Movement	1
DNCE 1191	Improvisation	1
DNCE 2143	Dance and Globalization	3
or DNCE 2393	Understanding the Arts: Dance
Technique Courses		7
7 SCH of dance technique selected from the following: Modern, Ballet, Tap, Urban & Global Dance Practices, or Summer Dance Workshops.
No more than two introductory courses may be used to satisfy the technique requirement including DNCE 1071 and DNCE 1091.
Electives: Select 6 SCH from the following 3000-4000 level classes		6
DNCE 3373	World of the Imagination in Art, Dance, and Film
DNCE 3393	History of Dance
DNCE 3913	Summer Dance Intensive
DNCE 4393	Contemporary Trends and Issues in Choreography and Performance
Additional Dance courses may be approved by the minor advisor.
Total SCHs		18