Senior Seminar

• DANC 463 - Senior Project in Dance CR: 3

Performance Technique

Choose 8 credits of performance technique. Each of the following courses, with the exception of DANC 311, may be repeated no more than 3 times for credit. Dance majors are expected to take 1 credit of performance technique each semester.

• DANC 105 - Yoga CR: 1
• DANC 107 - Ballet Technique CR: 1
• DANC 211 - Contemporary Dance Technique CR: 1
• DANC 311 - Advanced Contemporary Dance Technique CR: 1

Major Electives - Dance

Choose 1 course from the following: (3 hours)

• THTR 214 - Performance Lab CR: 3
• MUSC 109 - Introduction to Audio Production CR: 3
• MUSC 163 - Thinking Musically CR: 3

• Any ENCW class at the 200- or 300-level or any ARTH or SART class except 377, 451, and 452.   Any ENCW, ARTH, or SART class must be three credits to qualify.

Interested in Graduate/Professional Programs?

If you are interested in pursuing graduate or professional programs for dance, the following courses are recommended in addition to the requirements listed above:

• DANC 361 - Special Study CR: 1-3 (topics in Choreography, Injury Prevention, and/or Kinesiology)
• Additional dance technique courses

Special Topics in Music

Choose one of the following courses (3 hours):

• MUSC 225 - Advanced Audio Production CR: 3.0
• MUSC 226 - Special Topics in Historical Music Studies CR: 3
• MUSC 228 - Special Topics in World Music CR: 3

Musicology/Sound Art Options

Choose one of the following courses (3 hours):

• MUSC 315 - Special Topics in Sound Art CR: 3
• MUSC 317 - Special Topics in Musicology CR: 3

Other Electives

Note: Only one course from each subject area may be chosen.

• DANC 223 - Choreography and Improvisation I CR: 3
• ENCW - any course at the 200- or 300-level CR: 3
• ENGR 110 - An Introduction to Engineering CR: 4
• PHIL 236 - Philosophy and the Arts CR: 3
• THTR 214 - Performance Lab CR: 3
• THTR 230 - Playwriting CR: 3
• ARTH - any course except ARTH 377, 451, and 452 CR: 3
• SART - any course except SART 377, 451, and 452 CR: 3

Senior Seminar

• MUSC 463 - Senior Seminar in Music CR: 3

Interested in Graduate/Professional Programs?

If you are interested in pursuing graduate or professional programs for music, the following courses are recommended as part of or in addition to the requirements listed above:

• ARTH 355 - Contemporary Art and Theory CR: 3
• DART 113 - Technology for the Arts CR: 3
• MUSC 115 - Daisy’s Harp CR: 0/1
• MUSC 117 - Middle East Music Ensemble CR: 1.0
• MUSC 147 - Concert Choir CR: 0 or 1
• Any applied MUSC course  - at least 4 semesters
• Additional MUSC - Special Topics courses at the 200+ level

Senior Seminar

• THTR 462 - Senior Project Preparation CR: 1
• THTR 463 - Senior Project CR: 3

Choose 1 of the following courses:

• HIST 104 - Introduction to History: Medieval Heroes: Myth or History CR: 3
• HIST 120 - History of the British Isles CR: 3
• PHIL 236 - Philosophy and the Arts CR: 3

Choose 1 of the following courses:

Choose one from any course in the VART: Art History Track or any MUSC or DANC class.  Any class taken must be at least three credits.

Choose one of the following THTR courses:

• THTR 268 - Dramaturgy CR: 3
• THTR 283 - American Drama CR: 3

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Note(s):

For the Theatre track, the P/CR/NC grading option may be exercised for courses taken at the 100- and 200-level only. Additional information about the P/CR/NC grading option is available under the Academic Policies and Procedures  heading of the catalog.

Interested in Graduate/Professional Programs?

If you are interested in pursuing graduate or professional programs for theatre, the following courses are recommended in addition to the requirements listed above:

• DART 105 - Introduction to Arts Management CR: 4
• THTR 205 - Advanced Technical Theatre CR: 3
• THTR 229 - Production and Performance CR: 2 (taken twice)
• THTR 230 - Playwriting CR: 3
• THTR 235 - Musical Theatre Literature: Stage and Screen CR: 3
• THTR 330 - Special Topics in Theatre History and Literature CR: 3
• THTR 389 - Acting II CR: 3