Department of Dance
Dance K-12 Teacher Certification (B.F.A.)
Degree Requirements
Students must complete required dance and interdisciplinary courses set forth for the major, the Performance Requirements for Majors, jury and crew requirements, and an additional 33 units of professional education components. Students must also be placed by the faculty in both Level III Modern and Level III Ballet.
Dance Courses (65 units)
DANC 125** Introduction to Dance: Overview (3)
DANC 216** Sophomore Crew (1)
DANC 220* Using Information Effectively in Dance (3) I.B.
DANC 223-4** Foundational Ballet (4) (2 per term)
DANC 227-8** Foundational Modern (4) (2 per term)
DANC 235* Composition I (3) I.E.
DANC 245** Scientific Bases for Movement Analysis I (3)
DANC 263 Dance Design and Production (3)
DANC 316 Junior Crew (1)
DANC 321* Responding to Dance (3) I.D.
DANC 323-4 Level II Ballet (6) (3 per term)
DANC 327-8 Level II Modern (6) (3 per term)
DANC 335 Composition II (3)
DANC 336 Composition III (3)
DANC 345** Scientific Bases for Movement Analysis II (3)
DANC 423-4 Level III Ballet (3)
DANC 427-8 Level III Modern (3)
DANC 436 Composition IV: For the Proscenium (3)
or
DANC 437 Composition IV: For the Camera (3)
DANC 480 Senior Project: Seminar (2)
DANC 491 Senior Project: Concert (3)
Please note: Courses with one asterisk (*) indicate specific GenEd courses required by the dance department. Courses with two asterisks (**) are Foundational courses. Performance majors must take 9 units of Level III and must include courses in both ballet and modern.
Interdisciplinary Courses (6 units)
DANC 370 Music for Dance Majors (3)
THEA 101 Acting I (3) Professional Education Courses (33 units)
DANC 201 Developmental Movement (3)
DANC 251 Methods of Teaching Dance (3)
DANC 391 Student Teaching in Elementary School (6)
DANC 392 Student Teaching in Secondary School (6)
DANC 451 Dance Education and Public Policies (3)
DANC 493 Pro-Seminar in the Teaching of Dance (1) *
PHEC 183 Ballroom/Folk/Square Dancing (1)
PSYC 201 Educational Psychology (3)
ELED 324 Integrated Reading K-12 Certification (3)
EDUC 401 Foundations of Education (3)
SPED 301 Introduction to Special Education K-12 (3)
* To be taken concurrently with DANC 391 and DANC 392.
Performance Requirements for Majors
To fulfill performance requirements for graduation, K-12 Certification Dance majors who choose the Education Certification Option must audition for the TU Dance Company a minimum of two times during their tenure at Towson and must fulfill one of the following:
- Performance with the TU Dance Company (3 units-audition required) or Ballet or Modern Repertory (3 units each) for a minimum total of 3 units, and 12 additional units of works in sections of Dance Composition III and IV for a total of 15 performance units.
or
- Transfer students must consult with the chairperson of the department to arrange equivalent performing experiences.
Post-baccalaureate Certification Option
For students who have completed a bachelor’s degree in dance, the Department of Dance offers a post-baccalaureate program leading to Maryland K-12 certification in dance. Prospective students interested in this option need to contact the department to set up an appointment with the program coordinator to have their transcript(s) analyzed and a program of student developed based upon state certification and departmental requirements.
Juries
As a mechanism for assessing progress toward the degree, all dance majors will be evaluated by a jury of faculty members at the end of the spring term of the sophomore year. The jury will consider a video portfolio of each student. Written and verbal assessment will be given to each student in relation to the expected student outcomes of the program. Special note: All majors are required to be enrolled in a ballet and modern class each term prior to their scheduled jury.
Crews
All dance majors are required to register for and complete both a Sophomore Crew (DANC 216) and Junior Crew (DANC 316). These assignments are made annually by the department. Successful completion of one crew course is a requirement prior to registering for DANC 480. Both crew courses and DANC 263 are required for graduation with the B.F.A. in Dance Performance and Education (K-12).
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