Technique and performances | Creative track | Theoretical courses | General studies
Undergraduate major
All students must satisfactorily complete the required courses in the technique/performance track, choreography track, theoretical studies and general education to graduate with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance and Choreography. Specific course descriptions can be found in the Undergraduate Bulletin.
FALL 2007
Degree Requirements for Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance and Choreography
Freshman Year |
Credits |
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Fall |
|
Spring |
DANC/DANZ Modern Technique |
3 |
|
3 |
DANC/DANZ Ballet Technique |
3 |
|
3 |
DANC 103 & 104 Survey in Dance History I & II |
3 |
|
3 |
DANC 105 Improvisation |
2 |
|
|
DANC 209-210 Dance Workshop |
1 |
|
1 |
DANC 107 Music and Dance Forms |
|
|
2 |
DANC 162 Rehearsal and Performance |
|
|
2 |
Gen Ed: UNIV 111 & 112 |
3 |
|
3 |
Gen Ed: MATH 131 or STAT 208 |
3 |
|
|
TOTAL |
18 |
|
17 |
Sophomore Year |
|
|
|
|
Fall |
|
Spring |
DANC/DANZ Modern Technique |
3 |
|
3 |
DANC/DANZ Ballet Technique |
3 |
|
3 |
DANC 205-206 Composition |
3 |
|
3 |
DANC 209-210 Dance Workshop |
1 |
|
1 |
DANC 260 Dance Production Workshop |
2 |
|
|
DANC 291 Studies in Music for Dancers *** |
|
|
3 |
Gen Ed: Social science |
3 |
|
|
Gen. Ed: ENGL 200 Writing and Rhetoric Wksp |
|
|
3 |
TOTAL |
15 |
|
16 |
Junior Year |
|
|
|
|
Fall |
|
Spring |
DANC/DANZ Modern Technique |
3 |
|
3 |
DANC Ballet Technique |
2 |
|
2 |
DANC 303-304 Choreography/Performance |
3 |
|
3 |
DANC 409-410 Dance Workshop |
1 |
|
1 |
Gen. Ed: DANC 313 or DANC 413 Interdependence World Culture Elective |
|
|
3 |
Gen. Ed: DANC 317 Science/Lab: Anatomy for the Dancer |
1 |
|
|
Gen Ed: DANC 318 Science/Lab: Dance Science |
|
|
3 |
ARTH Art History elective |
3 |
|
|
TOTAL |
13 |
|
15 |
Senior Year |
|
|
|
|
Fall |
|
Spring |
DANC/DANZ Modern Technique |
3 |
|
3 |
DANC Ballet Technique |
2 |
|
|
DANC 407 Teaching Methods for Dance |
3 |
|
|
DANC 409-410 Dance Workshop |
1 |
|
1 |
DANC 490 Senior Project |
|
|
3 |
Technique Elective * |
|
|
2 |
Open Electives ** |
2 |
|
3 |
Gen. Ed: Humanities/Ethics |
3 |
|
|
TOTAL |
14 |
|
12 |
TOTAL CREDITS |
120 |
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Virginia Commonwealth University
School of the Arts
Department of Dance and Choreography
dance@vcu.edu
Date Last Modified: 8/29/2008