This is an interdisciplinary degree combining a solid selection of practical dance coursework and a protocol of management and entrepreneurial studies offered by the Williamson College of Business Administration. It is designed to provide skills applicable to teaching dance with an understanding of basic practices related to creating or managing a small business such as a dance studio or performance company.
Important Notes
- View the Undergraduate Catalog for information including course descriptions and prerequisites, major and minor requirements, academic policies, etc.
- Check the Undergraduate Catalog for course prerequisites; classes taken out of sequence will not count toward graduation.
- A grade of “C” or better is required in all required major and minor courses. Courses taken as “CR/NC” will not count towards the major or minor.
- Courses cannot count toward both the major and minor.
- Courses taken for the major and minor may be applied toward satisfying General Education requirements but credit hours cannot be double counted.
- Course numbers of 3700 and higher are considered upper-division courses.
- You must complete coursework totaling a minimum of 124 s.h. to graduate (at least 60 s.h. must be completed at the 2600 level or higher and 48 s.h. must be at the 3700 level or higher).
- The following courses do NOT count as hours toward graduation:
Course List COURSE TITLE S.H. MATH 1501 Elementary Algebraic Models 5 MATH 1507 Intermediate Algebra 3 ENGL 1509 Academic English for Non-native Speakers 3 ENGL 1512 English Conversation for Non-native Speakers 1 ENGL 1539 Fundamentals of College Writing 4 ENGL 1540 Introduction to College Writing 3 RSS 1510A Advanced College Success Skills 3 RSS 1510B Basic College Success Skills 3 RSS 1510C STEM Advanced College Success Skills 4
- The residency rule states that the last 30 s.h. of your degree and at least 16 s.h. in your major and 21 s.h. in upper-division courses must be completed at YSU.
- Eligibility to continue receiving federal financial aid is affected by your “satisfactory academic progress.” Carefully review details on the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarship website.
- Meet with your advisor on a regular basis to ensure you are meeting requirements for graduation.
Graduation Process
- One Year Before Expected Graduation
- Request a Graduation Evaluation
- When your evaluation is complete, make an appointment with the chairperson of your department.
- Semester You Plan To Graduate
- Apply for graduation during the first three weeks of the semester you plan to graduate (you must have a graduation evaluation completed in advance).
COURSE | TITLE | S.H. |
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General Education Requirements | ||
Core Competencies | 12 | |
Writing 1 | ||
Writing 2 | ||
Communication Foundations | ||
Mathematics Requirement | ||
Arts and Humanities (Must take THTR 1560 & THTR 1590) | 6 | |
FNLG 1550 | Elementary Foreign Language | 4 |
FNLG 2600 | Intermediate Foreign Language | 4 |
Natural Sciences | 7 | |
Social Science | 6 | |
Social and Personal Awareness | 6 | |
General Education Elective (Must take DNCE 2698. Credit Hours Appear under Major Requirements) | ||
Major Requirements | ||
DNCE 1541 | Modern Dance 2 | 2 |
DNCE 1542 | Dance Composition | 2 |
DNCE 1550 | Wellness for Actors and Dancers | 1 |
DNCE 1565 | Topics in Dance | 1 |
DNCE 1571 | Tap and Jazz 2 | 2 |
DNCE 1573 | Ballet 2 | 2 |
DNCE 2606 | Creative Dance for Children | 1 |
DNCE 2680 | Tap Dance 3 | 2 |
DNCE 2698 | Survey of Dance | 3 |
DNCE 3730 | Music for Dance | 2 |
DNCE 3751 | Modern Dance 3 | 2 |
DNCE 3767 | Choreography for Musical Theater | 2 |
DNCE 3770 | Jazz Dance 3 | 2 |
DNCE 3781 | Ballet 3 | 2 |
Dance Participation DNCE 3791 must be taken 7 times | 7 | |
DNCE 4871 | Jazz Dance 4 | 2 |
DNCE 4881 | Ballet 4 | 2 |
DNCE 4885 | Dance Kinesiology | 3 |
DNCE 4892 | Pedagogy of Dance Technique | 3 |
DNCE 4898 | Senior Project | 3 |
Theater Sequence | ||
THTR 1561 | Stagecraft (take THTR 1560 first) | 3 |
THTR 1563 | Costume Construction and Craft | 3 |
THTR 2668 | Acting 1: Fundamentals | 3 |
THTR 3761 | Stage Makeup | 3 |
THTR 3765 | Lighting Design | 3 |
Business Sequence | ||
BUS 1500 | Exploring Business | 3 |
ENT 3700 | Entrepreneurship New Venture Creation | 3 |
ENT 4800 | Entrepreneurship-Business Plan Development | 3 |
MGT 3725 | Fundamentals of Management | 3 |
MKTG 3740 | Professional Selling | 3 |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Marketing Concepts and Practice | ||
Basic Public Relations | ||
Total Semester Hours | 124 |
Year 1 | ||
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Fall | S.H. | |
ENGL 1550 | Writing 1 | 3 |
FNLG 1550 | Elementary Foreign Language | 4 |
BUS 1500 | Exploring Business | 3 |
MATH XXXX Approved General Education Math course | 3 | |
DNCE 1541 | Modern Dance 2 | 2 |
DNCE 3791 | Dance Participation | 1 |
Semester Hours | 16 | |
Spring | ||
ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
FNLG 2600 | Intermediate Foreign Language | 4 |
CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
Natural Science GER | 3 | |
DNCE 1542 | Dance Composition | 2 |
DNCE 3791B | Dance Participation | 1 |
Semester Hours | 16 | |
Year 2 | ||
Fall | ||
Natural Science + Lab | 4 | |
THTR 1563 | Costume Construction and Craft | 3 |
THTR 1560 | Understanding Theater (Arts & Humanities GER) | 3 |
DNCE 1571 | Tap and Jazz 2 | 2 |
DNCE 1550 | Wellness for Actors and Dancers | 1 |
DNCE 3791C | Dance Participation | 1 |
DNCE 2606 | Creative Dance for Children | 1 |
Semester Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
Social & Personal Awareness GER | 3 | |
Social Science GER | 3 | |
THTR 1561 | Stagecraft (take THTR 1560 first) | 3 |
DNCE 2698 | Survey of Dance | 3 |
DNCE 1573 | Ballet 2 | 2 |
DNCE 3791A | Dance Participation | 1 |
Semester Hours | 15 | |
Year 3 | ||
Fall | ||
Social Science GER | 3 | |
DNCE 2680 | Tap Dance 3 | 2 |
THTR 2668 | Acting 1: Fundamentals | 3 |
ENT 3700 | Entrepreneurship New Venture Creation | 3 |
DNCE 3770 | Jazz Dance 3 | 2 |
DNCE 3791E | Dance Participation | 1 |
DNCE 3781 | Ballet 3 | 2 |
Semester Hours | 16 | |
Spring | ||
Social & Personal Awareness GER | 3 | |
DNCE 3730 | Music for Dance | 2 |
THTR 3761 | Stage Makeup | 3 |
THTR 3765 | Lighting Design | 3 |
DNCE 3767 | Choreography for Musical Theater | 2 |
DNCE 3791F | Dance Participation | 1 |
MGT 3725 | Fundamentals of Management | 3 |
Semester Hours | 17 | |
Year 4 | ||
Fall | ||
DNCE 4871 | Jazz Dance 4 | 2 |
DNCE 4881 | Ballet 4 | 2 |
DNCE 4885 | Dance Kinesiology | 3 |
MKTG 3740 | Professional Selling | 3 |
THTR 1590 | History of Motion Pictures (GER) | 3 |
DNCE 3791G | Dance Participation | 1 |
DNCE 1565 | Topics in Dance | 1 |
Semester Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
DNCE 4898 | Senior Project | 3 |
Business Sequence choice | 3 | |
ENT 4800 | Entrepreneurship-Business Plan Development | 3 |
DNCE 4892 | Pedagogy of Dance Technique | 3 |
DNCE 3751 | Modern Dance 3 | 2 |
Semester Hours | 14 | |
Total Semester Hours | 124 |
Learning outcomes for the degree in dance management include:
- Basic Management Process – Students demonstrate an understanding of basic management principles and entrepreneurship.
- Dance Techniques – Students demonstrate competence in a number of dance techniques and styles, including a basic understanding of world dance forms and styles.
- Pedagogy – Students demonstrate competence in transferring the knowledge, skills, aesthetics, and art of dance through teaching assessment.
- Choreography and Composition – Students demonstrate the ability to create movement combinations leading to successful compositional studies and performance choreography.