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Curriculum

Summary of Requirements -
BS in Dance Arts Administration
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:   
JR 221 Principles of Advertising   Principles of Advertising 3
JR 223 Intro to Public Relations  3   Intro to Public Relations  3
JR 324 Case Problems in Public Relations  3   Case Problems in Public Relations  3
MG 263 Legal Environment of Business 3   Legal Environment of Business 3
MG 360   Organizational Behavior 3   Organizational Behavior 3   3
MK 280  Principles of Marketing 3   Principles of Marketing 3
MS 264 Business Statistics 3   Business Statistics  3
MS 265 Information Management II 3   Information Management II  3
PL 362  Business Ethics  3 12  Business Ethics 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 475 Internship in Arts Administration 6
TOTAL REQUIRED COURSES IN ARTS ADMINISTRATION 15
 
Required Courses in Related Areas
Course # Course Title Hours
9 credits from the following:
MH 110 Music: Living Language 3
TH 101 or DA 493 Plays in Performance/Intro to Acting 3
AH 202 History of Art 3
DA190-DA490 Performance Attendance Requirements P/F
TOTAL REQUIRED COURSES IN RELATED AREAS 9
 
Core Curriculum
Course # Course Title Hours
EN 102, ID 103, SH 198 Freshman Writing Seminar, Public Speaking 8
PE 101 Lifetime Fitness 1
ID 201, 203 Change & Tradition 6
Divisions 1, 3, 4, 5 Distribution Requirements 14
TOTAL CORE CURRICULUM 29
  DANCE ELECTIVES 2
  FREE ELECTIVES 4
   
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 128