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Curriculum

Summary of Requirements - BA in Pedagogy
128 Credit Hours

Required Courses in the Major
Course # Course Title Hours
DA 109,10 Professional Practices P/F
DA 111,12 (or 113,14;115,16;117,18;119,20) Ballet Technique 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or Men's Ballet 4
DA 213,14 (or 211,12;215,16;217,18;219,20) Ballet Technique 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or Men's Ballet 4
DA 410 Ballet Technique 2/3/4 (Junior/Senior years) 4
DA 121,22 (123,124) or 125,26 Pointe (women) or Pas de Deux (men) 2
DA 141,42 Jazz 1 2
DA 131,32 & 231,32 Modern Technique 1 & 2 4
DA 233 Improvisation 1
DA 247,48 Character Dance (Slavic & Spanish) 2
DA 161,62 Body Placement 2
DA 166 Masterworks of Dance 2
DA 263,64 Music for Dance (Theory & Class/Choreography) 2
DA 261 Laban Movement Analysis 2
DA 365,66 Dance History I & II (Writing Intensive) 6
DA 361 Choreography 1 2
DA 465 or 466 Theory & Philosophy of Dance 1
DA 331 or 242 Modern 3 or Jazz 2 (Pre-Requ.for Teach. Analysis) 1
DA 471 & 472; DA 474 or 476 Teaching Analysis (Classical, + Modern or Jazz) 6
DA 477 or 478 Dance Teaching Practicum 2
DA 151,52; 251,52; 351 or 352 Butler Ballet 6
  TOTAL REQUIRED COURSES IN THE MAJOR 55
     
Required Courses in the Major
Course # Course Title Hours
SCIENCE    
BI 100 Introductory Biology (counts towards Div. 4) 5
BI 257 Physiology & Anatomy 5
     
EDUCATION    
ED 241 Human Growth & Development 3
PS ___ Psychology Elective (may count twd Division 3) 3
     
FINE ARTS    
AM ___ Applied Music (e.g. Piano, Voice, etc.)* 2
MH 110 Music History 3
AH 202 History of Art 3
__ ___ Fine Arts Electives (may include AM011-012) 6
* Proficiency for AM 013 Keyboard Skills must be demonstrated
DA190-DA490 Performance Attendance Requirements P/F
  TOTAL COURSES IN RELATED AREAS 30
     
Core Curriculum
Course # Course Title Hours
EN 102, ID 103, SH198 Freshman Writing Seminar, Public Speaking 8
PE 101 Lifetime Fitness 1
ID 201,202 Change & Tradition 6
Div. 1,3, 5 Distribution Requirements 6
  TOTAL CORE CURRICULUM 21
  DANCE ELECTIVES 3
  FREE ELECTIVES 19
     
TOTAL NUMBER OF CREDIT HOURS 128