College of Fine Arts and Communication


Department of Dance

Suggested Course Sequence (B.F.A.)
with Optional K-12 Certification Requirements

The B.F.A. in Dance Performance requires a total of 119 units, and the B.F.A. in Dance with K-12 Certification requires 135 units. All majors are required to complete 15 units in performance credit as a milestone. Courses with two asterisks (**) are Foundational (First Year Dance) courses.

 

Freshman Year, First Term (16 Units)  
Course Requirement Units
ORIE Orientation   0
TSEM 101 Towson Seminar Core 1 3
ENGL 102 Writing for a Liberal Education Core 2 3
MATH XXX Mathematics Core 3 3
DANC 245** Scientific Basis for Movement I   3
DANC 223**

Foundational Ballet

  2
DANC 227** Foundational Modern   2

Total Units

 16
  • Students are encouraged to earn additional units in Repertory/Company for the required performance milestone.
  • Performance opportunities include performing composition class assignments, dancing for Senior Seminar works and auditioning for Inertia concert.

Freshman Year, Second Term (17 units)

  
Course Requirement Units
CORE XXX

Spcial and Behavioral Science

Must be PSYC 101 for K-12 Option

 Core 6 3
DANC 216** Crew I   1
DANC 235 **

Dance Composition I

Core 4 3
DANC 126** Music for Dance   3
DANC 345** Scientific Basis for Movement II   3
DANC 224** Foundational Ballet   2
DANC 228** Foundational Modern   2
Total Units
 18
  • Students are encouraged to earn additional units in Repertory/Company for the required performance milestone.
  • Performance opportunities include performing composition class assignments, dancing for Senior Seminar works and auditioning for Dance Major Performance Project (DMPP) concert.
  • Additional requirements during the freshman year include: Dub ballet and modern combinations from class and performances to use in sophomore juries, join a professional organization from the departmental approved list.

 

Sophomore Year, First Term (14-17 units)  
Course Requirement Units
DANC XXX

Company or Repertory

BFA Only

  3
PSYC 201

Educational Psychology

K-12 Option Only

  3
DANC 263 Dance Design and Production   3
DANC 335 Dance Composition II   2
DANC 323 Ballet II   3
DANC 327 Modern II   3
Total Units
 14-17
  • Students are encouraged to earn additional units in Repertory/Company for the required performance milestone.

 

Sophomore Year, Second Term (15-18 units)  
Course Requirement Units
CORE XXX

Diversity and Difference

 Core 13 3
CORE XXX

Arts and Humanities

K-12 Option must take Comm 131

 Core 5 3
DANC XXX

Company or Repertory

BFA Only

  3
DANC 201

Developmental Movement

K-12 Option Only

   3
DANC 316 Crew II   1
DANC 336 Dance Composition III   2
DANC 323 Ballet II   3
DANC 327 Modern II   3
Total Units
 15-18
  • Students are encouraged to earn additional units in Repertory/Company for the required performance milestone.
  • Additional requirements during the sophomore year: Dub practicums and jury information for sophomore jury in March/April.

 

Junior Year, First Term (12-18 units)  
Course Requirement Units
SPED 301

Introducution to Special Education

K-12 Option Only

   3
DANC 251 Methods of Teaching Dance
K-12 Option Only		   3
DANC XXX

Company or Repertory

BFA Only
*You must be a a technique class while in company

   3-6*
CORE XXX Biological and Physical Sciences with Lab Core 7

4
DANC 321 Responding to Dance Core 9 3
DANC 436 Dance Composition IV: For the Proscenium   2
Total Units
 12-18
  • Students are encouraged to earn additional units in Repertory/Company for the required performance milestone.

 

Junior Year, Second Term (13-16 units)  
Course Requirement Units
DANC 451 Dance Education and Public Policies
K-12 Option Only		   3
DANC XXX

Company or Repertory

BFA Only

   3
CORE XXX Ethical Issues and Perseptives Core 14 3
CORE XXX Biologicail and Physical Sciences with Lab Core 8 4
DANC 437 Dance Composition V: Dance For The Camera   3
DANC XXX Ballet or Modern III   3
Total Units
 13-16
  • Students are encouraged to earn additional units in Repertory/Company for the required performance milestone.

 

Senior Year, First Term (14-17 units)  
Course Requirement Units
CORE XXX

The United States as a Nation

Must be HIST 145 or HIST 146 for K-12

 Core 11 3
CORE XXX Metropolitan Perspectives Core 10 3
THEA 101 Acting I   3
DANC 480 Seminar Seminar   2
DANC XXX

Ballet or Modern III

   3
Total Units
 14-17
  • Students are encouraged to earn additional units in Repertory/Company for the required performance milestone.

 

Senior Year, Second Term (12-15 units)  
Course Requirement Units
EDUC 202 Historical and Contemporary Perspectives: America's Urban Schools
K-12 Option Only		   3
DANC XXX

Company or Repertory

BFA Only

   3
CORE XXX Global Perspectives Core 12 3
DANC 481

Seminar Seminar

  3
DANC XXX Ballet or Modern III   3
Total Units
 12-15
  • Students are encouraged to earn additional units in Repertory/Company for the required performance milestone.

 

Ninth Term for K-12 Option (Student Teaching) (13 units)  
Course Requirement Units
DANC 391 Student Teaching in Elementary School   6
DANC 392 Student Teaching in Secondary School   6
DANC 493 Pro-Seminar in the Teaching of Dance   1
Total Units
 13

 

 

 

Department of Dance
Center for the Arts, Room 1002
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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Fax: 410-704-3752
E-mail: spink@towson.edu
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