NEW DANCE MAJOR AND MINOR REQUIREMENTS

NEW DANCE MAJOR REQUIREMENTS:

Dance majors must complete a minimum of 11 units in the major:

Foundations – Three units:

• One unit of dance adjunct courses (4 DS adjuncts at .25 units each).
• One unit from the following: DS 105-106 Dance Fundamentals (extended format over 2 semesters), DA/TH 103: Stage 1: The Performer Prepares, or DA 125: Body in Motion.
• One unit of DA 212: Dance Mainstage Production or .5 units DA 212: Dance Mainstage production with a .5 unit extended format such as Hip-Hop Performance, Choreo Lab, or Ballet Ensemble.

Creative Core – Four units:

• DA 221: Choreography.
• One unit of a creative process course such as DA 230: Video Dance, DA 232: India Away, DA 237: The Art of Insurgency, or DA 200: Topics in Dance with CP designation.
• One unit of Design: TH 110: Fundamentals of Performance Design, TH 207: Lighting Design or TH 218: Costume design.
• One unit of a 300-level creative process course for example DA 304: Advanced Performance, DA 311: Global Encounters in Dance, or DA 300: Topics in Dance with a creative process focus.

Other interdisciplinary creative process courses may be approved in consultation with your major advisor and the department chair.

Critical Core – Two units:

• Two units from following: DA 211 Historical Perspectives in Dance, DA/TH 200: Philosophies of the Body: Bodies and Power, DA/TH 224 Contemporary Performance, DA/TH 204 Feminist and Queer Performance.

Other interdisciplinary critical studies courses may be approved in consultation with your major advisor and the department chair.

Capstone – Two units:

• DA 303: Creative Research Seminar.
• DA 404: Senior Thesis.

NEW DANCE MINOR REQUIREMENTS:

Dance minors must complete a minimum of 5 units in the major:

Foundations – One unit:

• One unit from the following: DS adjuncts (.25 unit each), DS extended format (.5 units each), DA 103: Stage 1: The Performer Prepares, DA 125: Body in Motion, DA 212: Mainstage Dance

Creative Core – Two units:

• Two units of creative process such as DA 221: Choreography, DA 230: Video Dance, DA 232: India Away, DA 311: Global Encounters in Dance or DA 200: Topics in Dance with CP

Other interdisciplinary creative process courses may be approved in consultation with your minor advisor and the department chair.

Critical Core – One unit:

• One unit of a critical studies course such as DA 204: Feminist and Queer Performance, DA 211: Historical Perspectives in Dance, or a special topics critical studies dance course.

Another interdisciplinary critical studies course may be approved in consultation with your minor advisor and the department chair.

Capstone – One unit:

• One unit of a 300-level Dance elective or DA 350: Minor Capstone.

NEW THEATRE MAJOR AND MINOR REQUIREMENTS

NEW THEATRE MAJOR REQUIREMENTS:

Theatre majors must complete a minimum of 11 units for the major:

Foundations – Three units:

• Two units: TH 103: Stage 1: The Performer Prepares and TH 110: Fundamentals of Performance Design
• · One unit of TH 212: Theatre Mainstage Production or TH 202: Student Theatre Think Tank or .5 unit of TH 212 plus .5 unit of TH 202.

Creative Core – Four units:

• Three units of 200-level creative process courses such as TH 205: Acting, TH 206: Directing, TH 210: Intermediate Performance Design, TH 217: Playwriting, or TH 200: Topics in Theatre with CP designation.
• One unit of a 300-level theatre creative process course such as TH 304: Advanced Performance, TH 305: Advanced Acting, TH 350: Design Practicum, TH 300: Topics in Theatre or TH 340: Topics in Design.

Other interdisciplinary creative process courses may be approved in consultation with your major advisor.

Critical Core – Two units:

• One unit from the following: TH 224 Contemporary Performance, DA/TH 204 Feminist and Queer Performance, DA/TH 200: Philosophies of the Body: Bodies and Power, TH 229: Rewriting America, DA 311: Global Encounters in Dance. TH 303: Creative Research Seminar.
• TH 404: Senior Thesis.

Other interdisciplinary critical studies courses may be approved in consultation with your major advisor.

Capstone – Two units:

• TH 303: Creative Research Seminar
• TH 404: Senior Thesis

Outstanding work will be rewarded with distinction upon graduation. Please consult the online Handbook for Theatre and Dance Majors for further information on the major.

NEW THEATRE MINOR REQUIREMENTS:

Theatre minors must complete a minimum of 5 units in the minor:

Foundations – One unit

• One unit from a TH 100-level Theatre course such as TH 103: Stage 1: The Performer Prepares or TH 110: Fundamentals of Performance Design.

Creative Core – Two units

• Two units of creative process such as TH 205: Acting, TH 206: Directing, TH 210: Intermediate Performance Design, TH 217: Playwriting, TH 200: Topics in Theatre with CP designation.

Other interdisciplinary creative process courses may be approved in consultation with your minor advisor.

Critical Core – One unit

• One unit from following: TH 200: Philosophies of the Body: Bodies and Power, TH 204: Feminist and Queer Performance, TH 224: Contemporary Performance, TH 229: Rewriting America.

Another interdisciplinary critical studies course may be approved in consultation with your minor advisor.

Capstone – One unit

• One unit of the following: a 300-level theatre course or an independent project: TH325: Project in Theatre or TH350: Design Practicum.

THEATRE AND DANCE COURSES THAT FULLFILL GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

Learning through the Liberal Arts: Creative Process

• TH205: Acting.
• TH/DA110: Fundamentals of Performance Design.
• TH 207: Lighting Design.
• TH 218: Playwriting.
• TH225: Writing from the Well.
• DA/TH 224: Contemporary Performance.
• DA/TH239: The Art of Insurgency.
• DA125: The Body in Motion.
• DA221: Choreography.
• DA230: Video Dance.
• DA311: Encounters in Global Dance.
• DS105/106: Dance Fundamentals .5 each semester.
• DA/TH 200: Topics: Moving Together: The Power of the Arts, Health, and Wellbeing.
• TH200/SP2308: Topics: Hidden Theatre (Merida).

• DA211: Historical Perspectives in Dance.

• TH229: Rewriting America.

• DA/TH239: The Art of Insurgency.
• DA/TH235: Philosophies of the Body:Bodies and Power.
• DA311: Encountering Global Dance.