Degree Programs
Bachelor
of Arts
The Bachelor of Arts degree offers a liberal arts education and
allows students to combine studies in dance with other fields of interest.
Students are required to take eight courses in technique, and fourteen
courses in dance theory. A Senior Project is required. Courses may be
selected from the technique idioms of ballet, modern dance, and jazz.
Academic courses include dance history, composition, rhythmic analysis,
scientific foundations of dance and dance production.
Bachelor of Fine Arts
The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree requires intensive study in dance
techniques and theory. Students are required to take sixteen courses in
technique and fourteen courses in dance theory. A Senior Project is required.
Courses may be selected from the technique idioms of ballet, modern dance,
and jazz. Academic courses include dance history, composition, rhythmic
analysis, scientific foundations of dance and dance production.
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