Dance, M.F.A. in Dance
View ChecksheetMinimum Total Hours (Thesis): 58
Program Code: M265
Thesis option
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| Introductory Course | ||
| DANC 5023 | Introduction to Graduate Study in Dance | 3 |
| Dance Technique According to Major | ||
| Choose 12 hours in one of the following: | 12 | |
| Graduate Ballet Technique | ||
or DANC 5324 | Graduate Modern Dance Technique | |
| Performing Dance Company According to Major | ||
| Choose 8 hours in one of the following: | 8 | |
| Advanced Ballet Company Class | ||
or DANC 5392 | Advanced Modern Dance Company Class | |
| DANC 5713 | History of World Dance | 3 |
| DANC 5743 | Dance History: Early Roots | 3 |
| DANC 5753 | Dance History: Three Centuries of Development | 3 |
| Core Courses | ||
| AMGT 5013 | Overview of Arts Management and Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| DANC 5322 | Advanced Dance Improvisation | 2 |
| DANC 5613 | Graduate Choreography | 6 |
| DANC 5813 | Advanced Teaching of Dance | 3 |
| DANC 5913 | Graduate Project in Dance | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Choose 3 hours in graduate level or graduate credit course outside of the major | 3 | |
| Choose 3 hours from School of Dance electives or from other appropriate areas | 3 | |
| Thesis | ||
| DANC 5980 | Research for Master's Thesis | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 58 | |
General Requirements for all Master's Degrees
The master’s degree requires the equivalent of at least two semesters of satisfactory graduate work and additional work as may be prescribed for the degree.
All coursework applied to the master’s degree must carry graduate credit.
Master’s degree programs which require a thesis consist of at least 30 credit hours. All non-thesis master’s degree programs require at least 30 credit hours.
Credit transferred from other institutions must meet specific criteria and is subject to certain limitations.
Courses completed through correspondence study may not be applied to the master’s degree.
To qualify for a graduate degree, students must achieve an overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher in the degree program coursework and in all resident graduate coursework attempted. A student must also have at least a 3.0 in all coursework (including undergraduate coursework if any).
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