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Dance Degrees
The Department of Dance at UCO offers two bachelor's degrees and a minor. Students may also choose to pursue a bachelor of arts in Arts Administration, open to all UCO students.
Required Core Courses
BFA, Dance Performance
- Performance: Modern, Ballet, Jazz Technique and Theory;
- Choreography: Dance Improvisation, Rhythm Analysis and Dance Forms, Dance Composition I & II;
- Movement Analysis: Laban Movement Analysis, Applied Anatomy;
- Teaching Methods: Materials and Methods in Dance, Practicum in Dance;
- Other: History and Philosophy of Dance I & II, Senior Project in Dance, Seminar in Dance, Production and Performance, Stage Lighting
BA Ed, Dance Education
- Performance: Modern, Ballet, Jazz Technique and Theory;
- Choreography: Dance Improvisation, Rhythm Analysis and Dance Forms, Dance Composition I & II;
- Movement Analysis: Laban Movement Analysis, Applied Anatomy;
- Other: History and Philosophy of Dance I & II, Seminar in Dance, Production and Performance, Stage Lighting, Materials and Methods in Dance, Advanced Topics
- Professional Education: Contemporary Issues, Foundations of American Education/Field Experience, Developmental Psychology, Teaching Individuals with Disabilities, Technology for Teachers, Educational Assessment, Educational Psych/Field Experience, Classroom Management and Instruction, Student Teaching K-12