BA in Dance

Graduates can find work as educators, dance studio teachers and owners, dance team coaches, community dance practitioners, arts administrators, movement specialists, and dance therapists.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics noted that dance-related jobs are extremely competitive for the next eight years. The median annual pay could be almost $40,000.

Marketable Skills

Students will develop:

Confidence: Be self-assured through appreciating your own talents, abilities, skills, and qualities
Global awareness: Understand and appreciate people, cultures, and ideas from around the world that impact our community
Leadership: Step up, think, and act critically and creatively to bring others together to accomplish a common task
Social responsibility: Act ethically and responsibly for the benefit of society and the public good
Teamwork: Participate as an effective, efficient member of a group in order to meet a common goal
Time management: Prioritize goals and organize time to be more productive and efficient.

Additionally, students will learn:

Conflict resolution
Creative problem solving
Empathy
Entrepreneurship
Pedagogy: specifically radical, embodied and empathic pedagogy

Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Dance must pursue a minor in education. Students will be required to take 42 credits to satisfy the University Core requirements, 21 credits to satisfy the minor in education, 3 credits of English at the 3300 level or higher, and 54 credits in the major.

All students seeking the Bachelor of Arts in Dance Education are required to earn a minimum grade of "C" in all DANC designated courses.

Degree Plan

Required Credits: 120

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Background Check Required
A complete background check is required of all students who wish to receive teacher certification in the State of Texas. Students will be required to pass a background check before certification will be conferred by the State Board of Educator Certification (SBEC).
University Core Curriculum
Complete the University Core Curriculum requirements.		42
Dance Major
Foundations (27 Credit Hours)
DANC 2301	Improvisation	3
DANC 2341	Ballet Foundations I	3
DANC 2342	Ballet Foundations II	3
DANC 2345	Contemporary Foundation 1	3
DANC 2346	Contemporary Foundation 2	3
DANC 3303	Critical Dance Histories	3
DANC 3305	Dance Production	3
DANC 3363	Somatics	3
Choose one of the following:
DANC 3348	American Dance Forms - Jazz	3
or DANC 3349	Hip Hop Dance I
Embodied Studio Practices: Choose 15 credit hours. All courses in this section may be taken up to 2 times for credit.		15
DANC 3341	Intermediate Ballet I
DANC 3342	Intermediate Ballet II
DANC 3345	Intermediate Contempor Dance 1
DANC 3346	Intermediate Contempor Dance 2
DANC 3348	American Dance Forms - Jazz
DANC 3349	Hip Hop Dance I
DANC 4341	Advanced Ballet I
DANC 4342	Advanced Ballet II
DANC 4345	Advanced Contemporary Dance 1
DANC 4346	Advanced Contemporary Dance 2
DANC 4348	Jazz Dance 2
DANC 4349	Hip Hop Dance 2
DANC 4390	Seminar
Embodied Theory Practices: Choose 12 credit hours		12
DANC 3301	Dance Theory and Composition
DANC 3322	World Dance
DANC 3350	Dances of Mexico and Spain
DANC 3351	Performance Activism
DANC 4301	Choreography 1
DANC 4311	Choreography II: Group Forms
DANC 4390	Seminar
DANC 4391	Performance Studies
THEA 3312	Performing Arts Management
Secondary Education Minor
Required Courses:
BED 4317	Tch & Empwr ELLs in Sec Schls	3
DANC 4394	Dance Pedagogy	3
EDPC 3300	Intro to Youth Dev & Spec Ed	3
RED 3342	Content Area Literacy	3
SCED 3311	Curriculum Plan-Secondary Schl	3
SCED 4691	Student Teaching in Sec School	6
English Upper-Division Electives
Select three hours of the following:		3
ENGL 3300	Intro. to Literary Studies
ENGL 3301	Literary Studies
ENGL 3302	Literature and Film
ENGL 3303	Grammar and Writing
ENGL 3304	Gothic Literature
ENGL 3305	Children's Literature
ENGL 3306	Young Adult Literature
ENGL 3307	English Phonetics & Phonology
ENGL 3309	Detective Fiction
ENGL 3310	Chicana/o Literature
ENGL 3311	American Literature to 1865
ENGL 3312	Am. Literature 1865 to Present
ENGL 3315	African American Literature
ENGL 3316	Native American Literature
ENGL 3317	Postcolonial Literature
ENGL 3318	British Literature Before 1485
ENGL 3319	Sixteenth-Cent. Prose & Poetry
ENGL 3320	Shakespeare
ENGL 3321	Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry
ENGL 3323	17th Century Prose and Poetry
ENGL 3325	Literature of the Bible
ENGL 3327	Jewish American Literature
ENGL 3328	Holocaust Literature and Film
ENGL 3329	Early Modern British Drama
ENGL 3330	Restoration & 18th Century Lit
ENGL 3331	World Literature
ENGL 3333	Romantic Literature
ENGL 3337	Victorian Literature
ENGL 3341	History of Form I
ENGL 3344	Am. Poetry 1900 to Present
ENGL 3349	Multimdl & Hybrid Frms in ELA
ENGL 3350	English Laboratory
ENGL 3351	The Dynamics of Language
ENGL 3352	Reading and Writing Nonfiction
ENGL 3353	Reading/Responding/Literature
ENGL 3357	Computers and Writing
ENGL 3358	Special Topics in Writing
ENGL 3360	Women in Literature
ENGL 3371	Southwestern Literature
ENGL 3374	Folklore Of Mexican American
ENGL 4308	Chaucer
ENGL 4309	Milton
ENGL 4314	Literary Criticism
ENGL 4316	Am. Nonfiction/Poetry To 1900
ENGL 4317	American Fiction To 1900
ENGL 4318	Early 20TH Cent Am. Fiction
ENGL 4319	Am. Fiction 1945 to Present
ENGL 4322	The American Drama
ENGL 4325	British Drama Since 1880
ENGL 4340	Advanced Literary Studies
ENGL 4347	British Novel thru 18th Cent
ENGL 4348	British Novel: 19th Century
ENGL 4349	British Novel: 20th Century
ENGL 4350	Maj Am. Writer(s) through 1900
ENGL 4351	Maj Am Writer(s) since 1900
ENGL 4354	Writing Processes of Children
ENGL 4355	Tch Compos and Lit in Sec Schl
ENGL 4357	Sp Subjects in Engl for Tchers
ENGL 4390	Directed Study
RWS 3355	Workplace Writing
RWS 3359	Technical Writing
RWS 3365	Adv Composition:Rhet Theory
RWS 3366	Advanced Composition: Argument
Total Hours		120

University Core Curriculum (A program may recommend specific courses. All courses require a C or better.)

I. Communication (six hours)

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Courses in this category focus on developing ideas and expressing them clearly, considering the effect of the message, fostering understanding, and building the skills needed to communicate persuasively. Courses involve the command of oral, aural, written, and visual literacy skills that enable people to exchange messages appropriate to the subject, occasion, and audience. Course objectives for this component are: Critical Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, Teamwork, and Personal Responsibility.
Select six hours of the following:		6
For students whose secondary education was in English:
COMM 1611	Written and Oral Communication
ENGL 1313	Writing About Literature
RWS 1301	Rhetoric & Composition I
RWS 1302	Rhetoric & Composition 2
RWS 1601	Rhetoric, Composition & Comm
For students whose secondary education was not in English:
ESOL 1311	Expos Engl Compos-Spkr Esl
ESOL 1312	Res & Crit Writng Spkr Esl
TOTAL HOURS		6

II. American History (six hours)

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Courses in this category focus on the consideration of past events and ideas relative to the United States, with the option of including Texas History for a portion of this component area. Courses involve the interaction among individuals, communities, states, the nation, and the world, considering how these interactions have contributed to the development of the United States and its global role. Course objectives for this component are: Critical Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, Social Responsibility, and Personal Responsibility.
HIST 1301	History of U.S. to 1865	3
HIST 1302	History of U.S. Since 1865	3
TOTAL HOURS		6

III. Language, Philosophy & Culture (three hours)

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Courses in this category focus on how ideas, values, beliefs, and other aspects of culture express and affect human experience. Courses involve the exploration of ideas that foster aesthetic and intellectual creation in order to understand the human condition across cultures. Course objectives for this component are: Critical Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, Social Responsibility, and Personal Responsibility.
Select one of the following:		3
AFST 2300	Intro-African Amer Studies
CHIC 2302	Latina/o Presence in the U.S.
ENGL 2311	English Literature
ENGL 2312	English Literature
ENGL 2313	Intro to American Fiction
ENGL 2314	Intro to American Drama
ENGL 2318	Intro to American Poetry
FREN 2322	Making of the "Other" Americas
HIST 2301	World History to 1500
HIST 2302	World History Since 1500
PHIL 1301	Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 2306	Ethics
RS 1301	Introduct to Religious Studies
SPAN 2340	Seeing & Naming: Conversations
WS 2300	Introduction to Womens Studies
WS 2350	Global Feminisms
TOTAL HOURS		3

IV. Mathematics (three hours)

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Courses in this category focus on quantitative literacy in logic, patterns, and relationships. Courses involve the understanding of key mathematical concepts and the application of appropriate quantitative tools to everyday experience. Course objectives for this component are: Critical Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, and Empirical & Quantitative Skills.
Select one of the following:		3
MATH 1309	College Algebra
MATH 1310	Trigonometry and Conics
MATH 1319	Math in the Modern World
MATH 1320	Math for Social Sciences I
MATH 1411	Calculus I
MATH 1508	Precalculus
MATH 2301	Math for Social Sciences II
STAT 1380	Statistical Literacy
STAT 2480	Elementary Statistical Methods
TOTAL HOURS		3

V. Life & Physical Sciences (six hours)

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Courses in this category focus on describing, explaining, and predicting natural phenomena using the scientific method. Courses involve the understanding of interactions among natural phenomena and the implications of scientific principles on the physical world and on experiences. Course objectives for this component are: Critical Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills, and Teamwork.
Select one of the following:
ASTR 1107	Astronomy Lab I
ASTR 1307	Elem Astronomy-Solar System
ASTR 1308	Elem Astr Stars & Galaxies
BIOL 1103	Introductory Biology Lab
BIOL 1104	Human Biology Laboratory
BIOL 1107	Topics in Study of Life I
BIOL 1108	Organismal Biology Laboratory
BIOL 1203	Introductory Biology
BIOL 1304	Human Biology
BIOL 1305	General Biology
BIOL 1306	Organismal Biology
BIOL 2111	Human Anat/Physio Lab I
BIOL 2113	Human Anat/Physio Lab II
BIOL 2311	Human Anat/Physiology I
BIOL 2313	Human Anat/Physiology II
CHEM 1105	Laboratory for CHEM 1305
CHEM 1106	Laboratory for CHEM 1306
CHEM 1107	Intro General Chemistry Lab
CHEM 1108	Intro Organic & Biochem Lab
CHEM 1305	General Chemistry
CHEM 1306	General Chemistry
CHEM 1307	Intro to General Chemistry
CHEM 1308	Intro Organic & Biochemistry
ESCI 1101	Environmental Sci. Lab
ESCI 1102	Non-major Lab for ESCI 1301
ESCI 1301	Intro to Environmental Sci
GEOG 1106	Laboratory for GEOG 1306
GEOG 1306	Physical Geography
GEOL 1103	Lab for GEOL 1313
GEOL 1104	Lab for GEOL 1314
GEOL 1111	Principles of Earth Sci - Lab
GEOL 1112	Laboratory for Geology 1212
GEOL 1211	Principles of Earth Sciences
GEOL 1212	Principles of Earth Science
GEOL 1230	The Blue Planet
GEOL 1231	Natural Hazards
GEOL 1313	Intro to Physical Geology
GEOL 1314	Intro to Historical Geol
HSCI 2302	Fundamentals of Nutrition
HSCI 2303	Wellness Dynamics
MICR 2330	Microorganisms and Disease
PHYS 1403	General Physics I
PHYS 1404	General Physics II
PHYS 2120	Laboratory for PHYS 2320
PHYS 2121	Laboratory for PHYS 2321
PHYS 2320	Introductory Mechanics
PHYS 2321	Introductory Electromagnetism
TOTAL HOURS		6

VI. Political Science (six hours)

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Courses in this category focus on consideration of the Constitution of the United States and the constitutions of the states, with special emphasis on that of Texas. Courses involve the analysis of governmental institutions, political behavior, civic engagement, and their political and philosophical foundations. Course objectives for this component are: Critical Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, Social Responsibility and Personal Responsibility.
Required Courses:
POLS 2310	Introduction to Politics	3
POLS 2311	American Gover & Politics	3
TOTAL HOURS		6

VII. Social & Behavioral Sciences (three hours)

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Courses in this category focus on the application of empirical and scientific methods that contribute to the understanding of what makes us human. Courses involve the exploration of behavior and interactions among individuals, groups, institutions, and events, examining their impact on the individual, society, and culture. Course objectives for this component are: Critical Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills, and Social Responsibility.
Select one of the following:		3
ANTH 1301	Intro-Phys Anth/Archeolog
ANTH 1302	Intro-Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 1310	Cultural Geography
ANTH 2320	Intro to Linguistics
ASIA 2300	Asian American Studies
CE 2326	Econ for Engrs & Scientists
CHIC 2311	Intro to Chicano Studies
COMM 2350	Interpersonal Communication
COMM 2372	Mass Media and Society
ECON 2303	Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 2304	Principles of Microeconomics
EDPC 1301	Introduction to Ed Psychology
EDU 1342	Action Research in Classrooms
ENGL 2320	Introduction to Linguistics
GEOG 1310	Cultural Geography
LEAD 2300	Leadership in Action
LING 2320	Introduction to Linguistics
LING 2340	Lang. Inside & Out: Sel Topics
PSYC 1301	Introduction to Psychology
SOCI 1301	Introduction to Sociology
SOCI 1310	Cultural Geography
TOTAL HOURS		3

VIII. Creative Arts

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Courses in this category focus on the appreciation and analysis of creative artifacts and works of the human imagination. Courses involve the synthesis and interpretation of artistic expression and enable critical, creative, and innovative communication about works of art. Course objectives for this component are: Critical Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility.
Select one of the following:		3
ART 1300	Art Appreciation
ARTH 1305	History of Art I
ARTH 1306	History of Art II
CHIC 1311	Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat
DANC 1304	Introduction to Dance
FILM 1390	Intro-Art of Motion Pict.
MUSL 1324	Music Appreciation
MUSL 1327	Jazz to Rock
MUSL 2321	Music, Culture, and Society
THEA 1313	Introduction to Theatre
TOTAL HOURS		3

IX. Component Area Option (six hours)

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
a. A minimum of 3 SCH must meet the definition and corresponding Core Objectives specified in one of the foundational component areas. b. As an option for up to 3 semester credit hours of the Component Area Option, an institution may select course(s) that: (i) Meet(s) the definition specified for one or more of the foundational component areas; and (ii) Include(s) a minimum of three Core Objectives, including Critical Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, and one of the remaining Core Objectives of the institution's choice.
BUSN 1301	Intro to Global Business
COMM 1301	Public Speaking	3
COMM 1302	Business/Profession Comm
CS 1310	Intro-Computational Thinking
CS 1320	Computer Programming Sci/Engr
EL 1301	Eng Innovation and Leadership
ENGR 1302	Engineering Design Experience
ENGR 1303	Applied Engineering Analysis
LEAD 1300	Introduction to Leadership
SCI 1301	Inquiry in Math & Science
SPLP 1312	Comm. Var. Across the Lifespan
UNIV 1301	Seminar/Critical Inquiry
TOTAL HOURS		6

4-Year Sample Degree Plan

BA in Dance with a Concentration in All-Levels Education

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
BA IN DANCE WITH A CONCENTRATION IN ALL-LEVELS EDUCATION
FRESHMAN
Fall
RWS 1301	Rhetoric & Composition I	3
DANC 1304	Introduction to Dance	3
DANC 2301	Improvisation	3
DANC 2341	Ballet Foundations I	3
DANC 2345	Contemporary Foundation 1	3
Spring
HIST 1301	History of U.S. to 1865	3
RWS 1302	Rhetoric & Composition 2	3
Core-Component Area Option		3
DANC 2342	Ballet Foundations II	3
DANC 2346	Contemporary Foundation 2	3
DANC 3305	Dance Production	3
SOPHOMORE
Fall
Core - Social and Behavioral Sciences		3
Core-Life and Physical Science		3
Core-Mathematics		3
DANC 3363	Somatics	3
Embodied Studio Practices Course		3
Upper Division English		3
Spring
HIST 1302	History of U.S. Since 1865	3
Core-Life and Physical Sciences + Lab		4
DANC 3303	Critical Dance Histories	3
DANC 3348	American Dance Forms - Jazz	3
or DANC 3349	Hip Hop Dance I
Embodied Theory Practices Course		3
JUNIOR
Fall
POLS 2311	American Gover & Politics	3
Core-Component Area Option		3
Embodied Theory Practices Course		3
Embodied Theory Practices Course		3
RED 3342	Content Area Literacy	3
Spring
POLS 2310	Introduction to Politics	3
Core-Language, Philosophy, & Culture		3
Embodied Studio Practices Course		3
Embodied Theory Practices Course		3
SCED 3311	Curriculum Plan-Secondary Schl	3
DANC 4394	Dance Pedagogy	3
SENIOR
Fall
Embodied Studio Practices Course		3
Embodied Studio Practices Course		3
Embodied Studio Practices Course		3
EDPC 3300	Intro to Youth Dev & Spec Ed	3
BED 4317	Tch & Empwr ELLs in Sec Schls	3
Spring
SCED 4691	Student Teaching in Sec School	6
Total Hours		121

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