College of Fine Arts and Communication


Department of Dance

Dance K-12 Teacher Certification (B.F.A.)

Suggested Course Sequence

Freshman Year, First Term (16 units)  
Course Requirement Units
ENGL 102 Writing for a Liberal Education GenEd I.A. 3
DANC 245** Scientific Basis for Movement I   3
PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology GenEd II.C.2. 3
DANC 125** Introduction to Dance overview   3
DANC 223**

Foundational Ballet

  2
DANC 227** Foundational Modern   2
Total Units 16

 

Freshman Year, Second Term (18 units)

 
Course Requirement Units
DANC 216** Sophomore Crew   1
DANC 235 Dance Composition I   3
DANC 345** Scientific Basis for Movement II   3
DANC 370** Music for Dance   3
 

Lab Science

GenEd II.A. 4
DANC 224** Foundational Ballet   2
DANC 228** Foundational Modern   2
Total Units 18

 

*Additional requirements during the freshman year: Dub ballet and modern combinations from class and performances to use in sophomore juries, join NDEO.

 

Sophomore Year, First Term (18 units)  
Course Requirement Units
DANC 220 Using Information Effectively in Dance GenEd I.B. 3
DANC 263 Dance Design and Production   3
DANC 335 Dance Composition II   3
  GenEd Course GenEd II.D. 3
PSYC 201 Educational Psychology   3
HIST 145
or
HIST 146

History of the U.S. to the Mid-19th Century

History of the U.S. Since the Mid-19th Century

GenEd II.B.1. 3
  Ballet (determined by placement)   3
  Modern Dance (determined by placement)   3
Total Units 18

 

Sophomore Year, Second Term (18 units)  
Course Requirement Units
DANC 201 Developmental Movement   3
DANC 336 Dance Composition III   3
SPED 301 Introduction to Special Education : K-12   3
HIST 145
or
HIST 146

History of the U.S. to the Mid-19th Century

History of the U.S. Since the Mid-19th Century

GenEd II.B.1. 3
  Ballet (determined by placement)   3
  Modern Dance (determined by placement)   3
Total Units 18

 

*Additional requirements during the sophomore year: Dub practicums and jury information for sophomore jury in March/April.

 

Junior Year, First Term (17 units)  
Course Requirement Units
DANC 316 Junior Crew   1
DANC 251 Methods of Teaching Dance   3
DANC 321 History of Dance GenEd I.D. 3
DANC 436 Dance Composition IV: For the Proscenium   3
  GenEd Course GenEd I.C. 3
  GenEd Course GenEd II.C.2. 3
  Ballet/Modern (determined by placement)   3
Total Units 17

 

Junior Year, Second Term (18 units)  
Course Requirement Units
DANC 451 Dance Education and Public Policies   3
THEA 101 Acting I   3
COMM 131 Fundamentals of Speech Communication   3
  Lab Science GenEd II.A. 4
DANC 437 Dance Composition V: Dance For The Camera   3
  GenEd Course GenEd II.C.3. 3
Total Units 18

 

** Additional requirements during the junior year: Register for Junior Crew (DANC 315); Praxis.

 

Senior Year, First Term (14 units)  
Course Requirement Units
DANC 251 Methods of Teaching Dance   3
  Tap/Jazz (determined by placement   3
DANC 480 Seminar Project: Seminar   2
  Ballet/Modern (determined by placement)   3
 

Dance Company

  3
Total Units 14

 

Senior Year, Second Term (14 units)  
Course Requirement Units
ELED 325 Integrating Reading   3
DANC 491 Senior Project: Concert/Lecture Demonstration   3
EDUC 401 Foundations of Education   3
  Tap/Jazz (determined by placement)   2
 

Elective

  3
  Company/Elective/Gen Ed   3
Total Units 14

 

*Additional requirements during the senior year: Register for graduation; apply for student teaching in the Center for Professional Practice.

 

Senior Year, Third Term (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.

Phone: 410-704-2760
Fax: 410-704-3752
E-mail: rmahon@towson.edu


 

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