Bachelor of Fine Arts Course Requirements

The following courses are required but do not constitute a student's entire program. Students are required to complete an additional 2 semesters of Composition/Choreography electives.

First Year

DTCH 121, 122 Contemporary Technique

DTCH 161, 162 Hip Hop/Street Dance

DTCH 101, 102 Ballet Technique

DPER 101, 102 Choreo/Performance Lab

DCHR 140 Movement Improv

DCHR 131 Composition I

DPRD 111 Production Technology

DSCM 230, 231 The Anatomy of Movement

DAIC 220 Music For Dancers: Styles and Rhythm

DPER-121 Voice for Dancers

Winter Session: Minimum one unit, including one technique class

Second Year

Contemporary Technique (Fall and Spring)

Hip Hop/Street Dance (Fall and Spring)

Ballet Technique (Fall and Spring)

DPER 201, 202 Choreo/Performance Lab

DCHR 230, 231 Composition II

DPRD 120 Music for Dancers: Audio Lab

DAIC 101, 201, Intro to Critical Dance Studies, Dance After 1960s

Winter Session: Minimum one unit, including one technique class

Third Year

Contemporary Technique (Fall and Spring)

Hip Hop/Street Dance (Fall and Spring)

Ballet Technique (Fall and Spring)

DAIC 102, 202 The Anthropology of Dance, Body in Performance

DPER 301, 302 Choreo/Performance Lab

DPRD 360 Dance Film Foundations (Fall)

DPRD 432 NEXT! Preparing for My Future in Dance (Fall)

Winter Session: Minimum one unit, including one technique class

Fourth Year

Contemporary Technique (Fall and Spring)

Hip Hop/Street Dance (Fall and Spring)

Ballet Technique (Fall and Spring)

DPER 401, 402 Choreo/Performance Lab

DCHR 404 Forth: Advanced Composition, Launch

Winter Session: Minimum one unit, including one technique class

Please search the online catalog for a wide range of elective courses for Undergraduates offered by the School of Dance