All students must meet the Degree and University Requirements.
All students must meet the Catamount Core Curriculum Requirements.
All students must meet the College Requirements.
Major Requirements
33 credits in major courses, including:
| Requirement Description | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Core Dance Courses. 9 credits. | 9 | |
| Movement & Improvisation | ||
| Dance History & Legends | ||
| Dance Composition | ||
| Seminar. Choose 1 of the following: | 3 | |
| Topics in Dance Studies | ||
| Jazz in American Dance | ||
| Capstone Seminar. 3 credits. | 3 | |
| Dance Senior Capstone | ||
| Contemporary Dance. Choose 2 of the following: | 6 | |
| Contemporary: Foundations | ||
| Contemporary: Intermediate | ||
| Contemporary: Advanced | ||
| Studio Practice Electives. 3 credits from the following: | 3 | |
| Contact Improvisation | ||
| Ballet: Intermediate | ||
| Musical Theatre Dance | ||
| Advanced Improvisation | ||
| Choreography Workshop | ||
| Supplemental Studio Practice | ||
| Production Electives. 3 credits from the following, in any combination: | 3 | |
| Dance Production Practicum | ||
| Fundamentals of Design | ||
| Stagecraft | ||
| Stagecraft: Lighting | ||
| Stagecraft: Scenery | ||
| Stagecraft: Costumes | ||
| Performance/Pedagogy Electives. 3 credits from the following, in any combination: | 3 | |
| Dance Performance Practicum | ||
| Site Performance Practicum | ||
| Dance Repertory | ||
| Teaching Assistantship | ||
| Intro to Acting | ||
| Improvisation Workshop | ||
| Performance & Culture Elective. 3 credits from the following: | 3 | |
| Drugs, Demons, & Dancing | ||
| African Forms | ||
| Brazilian Dance | ||
| Asian Performance Traditions | ||
| Environment & Performance | ||
| Activism & Performance | ||
| Theories of Performance | ||
| Diversity in US Theatre | ||
Other Information
In the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), only one course may overlap between a major and a minor or between two CAS majors.
Courses for the major and/or its pre/co-requisites that are cross-listed in the catalog or schedule of courses under another course prefix may be taken under that other prefix and still count for these requirements.
With the approval of the chair/director, courses that applied to the major in previous years but have since been deactivated may be applied to this year’s major requirements if they are reactivated.
For a Bachelor of Arts degree, no more than 45 credits in courses with the same departmental prefix may be used toward completion of the 120 credits required for graduation.
At least half of the credits used to complete major requirements must be taken at the University of Vermont.