Goucher College 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalogue

Nov 27, 2024

Goucher College 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.

Dance Major

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The Dance major was UPDATED in January 2015. Click here to see the new requirements: Dance Major UPDATED

The Dance Department offers eight tracks of study.

All dance majors must complete a core course of study that includes the following courses:

Note:

All dance majors have the opportunity to perform in and present choreography. During the semester in which a student performs, he or she must be enrolled in a dance technique class in the genre in which they are performing. Prerequisites must be obtained in order to present choreography.

Specialized Areas of Study

Performance Track

Students wishing to major in dance with a track in performance must fulfill the following requirements:

A total of 43.5 credits within the major
Completion of core courses listed above for the dance major
A minimum of 12 credits of dance technique (modern, ballet, pointe, jazz, musical theatre). Dance majors must take both a ballet and a modern technique class each semester.
Completion of
DAN 415
and
DAN 421
for credit
Completion of DAN 295 for credit

Dance Education Track

Students wishing to major in dance with a track in dance education must fulfill the following requirements:

A total of 43.5 credits within the major
Completion of core courses listed above for the dance major
A minimum of 12 credits of dance technique (modern, ballet, pointe, jazz, musical theatre). Dance majors must take both a ballet and a modern technique class each semester.
Completion of
DAN 415
and
DAN 421
for credit
Completion of DAN 295 for credit

Due to state requirements, in addition to the core courses listed above, the following courses are required for dance education with certification:
DAN 131 - Chorégraphie Antique (1.5 Cr.)
DAN 140 - Jazz Dance Technique I (1.5 Cr.)
DAN 190 - Movement Forms: a Cross-Cultural Perspective (3 Cr.)
DAN 293 - Dance Education-Elementary Level (4 Cr.)
DAN 294 - Dance Education II-Secondary Level (4 Cr.)
DAN 361 - Composition III (4 Cr.)
NOTE: For the education courses required, refer to the Education Department section of this catalogue.

Dance Administration, Choreography, Dance History and Criticism, Dance Science, Dance and Theatre, and Dance Therapy Tracks

All students majoring in dance with a track in Dance Administration, Choreography, Dance History and Criticism, Dance Science, Dance and Theatre, or Dance Therapy must fulfill the following requirements:

A total of 40 credits within the major
DAN 316
and
DAN 320
or higher for credit
Completion of core courses listed above for the dance major
A minimum of six credits of dance technique (modern, ballet, pointe, jazz or musical theatre). Dance majors must take both a ballet and a modern technique class each semester.
Six credits in one of the areas of study listed next

Please note: the courses listed below each area of study are those that the student must take beyond the core courses required for all dance majors in order to fulfill the six credits.

Choreography Track

Students must select six credits from the following courses:

DAN 361 - Composition III (4 Cr.)
DAN 384 - Independent Work in Choreography (2-6 Cr.) or
DAN 450 - Senior Thesis (4/4 Cr.) in choreography

Dance History and Criticism

Students must select six credits from the following, excluding the dance history course taken as part of the major requirement:

Dance Therapy

Students must take the following courses:

Note: Students wishing to pursue a master’s degree in dance therapy after graduation should complete the following courses:

PSY 111 - Introduction to Psychology (3 Cr.) and
PSY 112 - Introduction to Psychology: Laboratory (1 Cr.)
PSY 220 - Personality Theory (4 Cr.)
PSY 244 - Lifespan Developmental Psychology (4 Cr.)
PSY 271 - Psychological Distress and Disorder (4 Cr.)
A course in statistics to fulfill recommendations from the American Dance Therapy Association, such as
PSY 200
(4 Cr.).

Dance Administration

Students must select six credits from the following courses:

Note:

Students wishing to pursue the Arts Administration concentration should refer to the Business Management Department for the required course of study. http://www.goucher.edu/x44999.xml#artsadmin

Dance Science

Students must select six credits from the following courses:

Note:

Students wishing to pursue the biological sciences major with a track in dance science should refer to the Biological Sciences Department for course of study.

Dance and Theatre

Students must select six credits from the following courses:

Writing Proficiency in the Major

Students are required to take DAN 390 and achieve a grade of B- or better to be granted writing proficiency in the major. To achieve writing proficiency, students are expected to master the ability to:

write grammatically correct, syntactically sophisticated sentences and construct cohesive, effective paragraphs consistently and spontaneously;
research and integrate information from multiple sources; and
provide substantial and appropriate support for theses and propositions and demonstrate the correlating ability to develop and write well-reasoned arguments of merit to the field of dance studies.