B.A. in Dance
The Dance Program at the University of Houston offers a Bachelor of Arts in Dance, a Dance Minor, and approved curriculum for Teaching Certification in Secondary Education in Dance.
Students seeking Teacher Certification in Dance should complete a BA in Dance and the Teacher Education Program in the College of Education to fulfill their minor.
121-125 hours. total degree plan
54 credits in the Major: 39 in CORE / 9 in CLASS / 16 in Foreign Language 36 Advanced semester hours are required. In addition, each student must complete an approved minor or an approved secondary major.
SUGGESTED FOUR-YEAR PROGRAM:
FIRST SEMESTER (Fall) – 13 credit hours
- DAN 1201 Level I ballet (or equivalent)
- DAN 1211 Level I modern (or equivalent)
- ENGL 1303 Comp I
- MATH 1310 Algebra
- HIST 1376/77
SECOND SEMESTER (Spring) – 13 credit hours
- DAN 1202 Level I ballet (or equivalent)
- DAN 1212 Level I modern (or equivalent)
- DAN 2308 Design Elements for Dance
- ENGL 1304 Freshman Comp II
- CORE: Math Reasoning
THIRD SEMESTER (Fall) – 16 credit hours
- DAN 2203 Level II ballet or equivalent
- DAN 2213 Level II modern or equivalent
- DAN 1300 Introduction to Dance Theory & Practice
- CORE: Natural Sciences
- HIST 1378/79
- POLS 1336
FOURTH SEMESTER (Spring) – 16 credit hours
- DAN 2204 Level II ballet or equivalent
- DAN 2214 Level II modern or equivalent
- DAN 2300 Dance Improvisation
- CORE: Natural Sciences
- POLS 1337
- CORE: Social/Behavioral Science Core Course
FIFTH SEMESTER (Fall) – 15-17 credit hours
- DAN 3302 Intermediate Technique and Theory
- DAN 3310 History of Dance I (WID)
- DAN 2305 Composition I
- DAN 2304 Dance Kinesiology
- Foreign Language I
SIXTH SEMESTER (Spring) – 15-17 credit hours
- DAN 3302 Intermediate Technique and Theory
- DAN 3305 Composition II
- DAN 3311 History of Dance II
- DAN 3308 Dance Production
- Foreign Language II
SEVENTH SEMESTER (Fall) – 15-17 credit hours
- DAN 4302 Advanced Technique and Theory
- DAN 4305 Senior Projects and Career Management
- DAN 4307 Dance Pedagogy I
- DAN 4331 PR & Marketing Entrepreneurship for the Arts
- Foreign Language III
EIGHTH SEMESTER (Spring) – 12 credit hours
- DAN 4302 Advanced Technique and Theory
- DAN 4308 Dance Pedagogy II
- DAN 4330 Career Skills for the Practicing Dance Artist
- CORE: Humanities