COURSE CURRICULUM

For the BA in Dance, students must complete 77 required credit hours, 27 general education credit hours, and 24 elective credit hours. Required courses include: KEYS 4014 Culminating Project (2 credits), DANC 1040 International Dance (3 credits), DANC 1220 Improvisation I (2 credits), DANC 1310 Composition I (2 credits), DANC 1320 Composition II (2 credits), DANC 1410 Dance Ethics (3 credits), DANC 1550 Stagecraft for Dance I (1 credit), DANC 1560 Stagecraft for Dance II (1 credit), DANC 2000-level applied dance in Ballet or Contemporary Modern or Jazz or Tap (6 credits), DANC 2250 Cross-Training Body/Mind (3 credits), DANC 2520 Living Anatomy and Movement (3 credits), DANC 3010 History of Dance I (3 credits), DANC 3020 History of Dance II (3 credits), DANC 3150 Webster University Dance Ensemble (3 credits), DANC 3160 Dance Pedagogy (3 credits), DANC 3210 Dance for Musical Theatre (3 credits), DANC 3220 Improvisation II (2 credits), DANC 3250 Somatics (3 credits), DANC 3710 Dance and Culture (3 credits), DANC 3720 Dance as a Healing Art (3 credits), DANC 4210 Choreography III (3 credits), DANC 4220 Choreography Project (3 credits), DANC 4400 Dance Pedagogy (3 credits), DANC 4410 WebsterLEADS for Dancers (3 credits), DANC 4420 Dance Seminar (0 credits), DANC 4900 Senior Seminar (3 credits), and additional technique courses in Ballet, Contemporary Modern, Jazz, or Tap to total 32 credits in dance technique. Students must also complete general education requirements and electives to reach 128 credit hours.