DANC: B.A. in Dance

The undergraduate curriculum, which leads toward a B.A. degree in Dance, is designed to facilitate the acquisition of new movement skills, enhance creativity, and develop scholarly insights in the field. Comprehensive studio and theory courses provide a foundation for a range of careers in dance. Students may choose to study a particular aspect of dance in depth, such as performance, choreography, or production; or they may choose to merge their interest in dance with an interest in another field of study. Graduates of the program pursue graduate work in dance as well as careers as professional dancers and choreographers, university and teachers, dance managers, and dance critics. They also work in the fields of dance medicine and therapy. The dance faculty is composed of a number of distinguished teachers, choreographers, and performers, each one a specialist in his or her own field. Visiting artists throughout the year make additional contributions to the program. There are performance and choreographic opportunities for all dance students, ranging from informal workshops to fully mounted concerts both on and off campus.

To earn a B.A. in Dance, students are required to complete all CORE, College of Arts and Humanities, and Department of Dance requirements. The College of Arts and Humanities has a dual advising system which means that you need to meet regularly with an advisor in the Office of Student Affairs (ARHU advisor) regarding your CORE and ARHU College requirements and with your departmental advisor for your major requirements. For more information about individual courses listed in the plan, you can consult the Course Catalog.

Please note: These sample templates presume that a student is full time and entered the major during the freshman year. All part-time students and students who have changed their major into the college, should consult with their advisors to determine how to develop an individualized plan.

For college advising, please contact: Office of Student Affairs
1120 Francis Scott Key Hall
301-405-2108

For departmental advising, please contact: Department of Dance
Advisor: Professor Anne Warren - aw9@umail.umd.edu
Phone: 301.405.3180
Office: Room 1935 CSPAC By Appointment

What can I do with my major?

Download an editable (RTF) or plain text version of this plan.

You should also download and print the ARHU Advising Worksheet (MS Word format) before meeting with your advisor.

Year 1

Semester 1

CORE/ARHU Requirements and Electives
Major Requirements
  • MATH 110/111/113/115/140/220/STAT 100
  • ENGL 101 (A/H/U/S or X)
  • UNIV 100 or 101
  • Language Requirement (#1)
  • Ballet
  • DANC 102
  • Modern Technique

Semester 2

CORE/ARHU Requirements and Electives
Major Requirements
  • CORE (e.g. SH)
  • Language Requirement (#2)
  • DANC 200 (also CORE HA/D)
  • Modern Technique
  • Ballet
  • DANC 109
First year benchmark (or 30 credits):
  • CORE: Fundamental English and Math requirements
  • MAJOR: DANC102, 109, 200; Minimum 1 Modern Technique class (DANC248 or higher); 1 course in ballet technique (DANC228 or higher)

Year 2

Semester 3

CORE/ARHU Requirements and Electives
Major Requirements
  • CORE (e.g. Non Lab – LS/PS/MS)
  • Language Requirement (#3)
  • DANC 210
  • Modern Technique
  • DANC 208 or elective

Semester 4

CORE/ARHU Requirements and Electives
Major Requirements
  • CORE (e.g. Non Lab – LS/PS)
  • CORE (e.g. HL)
  • CORE (e.g. SB)
  • DANC 208 or 308
  • Modern Technique
Second year benchmark (or 60 credits):
  • CORE: 7 of 9 Distributive Studies courses;
  • ARHU: At least 50% of the foreign language sequence completed.
  • MAJOR: DANC208, 210: Minimum of 2 additional Modern Technique classes (DANC248 or higher); 1 additional course in ballet technique (DANC228 or higher)

Year 3

Semester 5

CORE/ARHU Requirements and Electives
Major Requirements
  • CORE (e.g. Lab - LL or PL)
  • CORE (e.g. SB)
  • DANC 370
  • Modern Technique
  • DANC 308 or 388

Semester 6

CORE/ARHU Requirements and Electives
Major Requirements
  • CORE Advanced Studies (#1)
  • Elective (1xx-4xx)
  • Modern technique
  • DANC 305
  • DANC 388 or elective
Third year benchmark (or 90 credits):
  • CORE: Distributive Studies Completed.
  • ARHU: Intermediate level language requirement, 24 of the required 45 upper level credits (~50%). (Upper level courses needed to fulfill major requirements as well as upper level CORE requirements are included in the 45 upper level requirement).
  • MAJOR: DANC308, 370 or 483, 305 or 466; Minimum of 2 additional Modern Technique classes (DANC 248 or higher)

Year 4

Semester 7

CORE/ARHU Requirements and Electives
Major Requirements
  • Professional Writing (ENGL391/392/393/394/395)
  • Elective (1xx-4xx)
  • Elective (1xx-4xx)
  • Elective (1xx-4xx)
  • DANC 483 or 370
  • Modern Technique

Semester 8

CORE/ARHU Requirements and Electives
Major Requirements
  • Elective (1xx-4xx)
  • Elective (3xx-4xx)
  • DANC 305 or 466
  • DANC 485 [Capstone/also CORE Advanced Studies (#2)]
  • DANC elective