Jordan College of the Arts
Arts Administration Program

Bachelor of Science in Dance Arts Administration

This degree combines dance courses with business courses related to not-for-profit arts management and a strong internship program to prepare students for careers and leadership positions in the arts.

Summary of Requirements

128 Credit Hours

Required Courses in the Area of Concentration

Course # Course Title Hours
DA 109-10 Professional Practices P/F
DA 111-12, 213-14 (or 113-14, 215-16) Ballet Technique 1 & 2 (or Ballet 2 & 3 or 3 & 4 or Men's) 8
DA 410 Ballet Technique 3 or 4 or Men's Ballet 4
DA 141-42 Jazz 1 2
DA 131-32, 231-32 Modern Technique 1 & 2 4
DA 121-22 or 125-26 Pointe (Women) or Pas de Deux (Men) 2
DA 247-48 Character Dance (Slavic & Spanish) 2
DA 161 Body Placement 1
DA 166 Masterworks of Dance 2
DA 263 Music for Dance (Theory) 1
DA 365-66 Dance History 1 & 2 (Writing Intensive) 6
DA 261 Laban Movement Analysis 2
DA 233 Improvisation 1
DA 361 Choreography 1 2
DA 465-66 Theory & Philosophy of Dance 2
DA 151-52, 251-52, 351 or 52 Butler Ballet 6
  Total Required Courses In Dance 45

Required Courses in Business/Journalism*

Course # Course Title Hours
AC 203, 204 Accounting 1 & 2 6
EC 231 Principles of Microeconomics 3
JR 112 Writing for Print Media 3
*Computer Proficiency is required; Completion Of Proficiency Exam Or CS 101
  Subtotal 12
Four of the following, of which one must be a JR course:
MS 100 Basic Excel Skills (Pre-req for Business Minor) 3
CS 101 Computers in the Modern World 3
JR 221 Principles of Advertising 3
FR 223 Intro to Public Relations 3
JR 315 News Photography 3
JR 321 Advertising Practices 3
JR 324 Case Problems in Public Relations or Design & Production 3
MG 263 Legal Environment of Business 3
MG 360 Organizational Behavior 3
MK 280  Principles of Marketing 3 
  Subtotal 12
  Total Required Courses In Business 24

Required Courses in Arts Administration

Course # Course Title Hours
AA 301 Introduction to Arts Management 3
AA 401 Arts Administration Seminar 3
AA 383 or 450 Special Seminar or Special Topics in Arts Admin. 3
AA 400  Internship Preparation  0 
AA 475 Internship in Arts Administration 6
  Total Required Courses In Arts Administration 15

Required Courses in Related Areas

Course # Course Title Hours
8 credits from the following:
MH 110 Music: Living Language 3
DA 492 Introduction to Acting 2
CC 212 Introduction to Visual Art 3
DA190-DA490 Performance Attendance Requirements P/F
  Total Required Courses In Related Areas 8

Core Curriculum

Course # Course Title Hours
CC 101, CC 102 First Year Seminar 6
CC 1 Physical Well Being 1
CC 203-208 Global and Historical Studies 6
Areas of Inquiry Text and Ideas, The Social World, The Natural World, Analytic Reasoning 14
  Total Core Curriculum 27
Dance Electives    6
Free Electives    3
  Total Credit Hours for Degree 128