Masters of Fine Arts in Dance

Choreography and Performance Courses

• DANCE 591 - Choreography IV
• DANCE 593 - Choreography V
• DANCE 690 - Choreography A
• DANCE 692 - Choreography B
• DANCE 694 - Production Practicum

• Class must be taken twice

Technique Courses

*pick 2 out of any of the following offerings 

• DANCE 521 - Advanced Tap
• DANCE 522 - Advanced West African Dance
• DANCE 523 - Advanced Baile Folklorico
• DANCE 524 - Advanced Jazz Dance
• DANCE 525 - Advanced Modern
• DANCE 526 - Advanced Ballet
• DANCE 527 - Advanced Gaga/Improvisation
• DANCE 528 - Advanced Hip-Hop
• DANCE 529 - Advanced Chinese Dance
• DANCE 536 - Advanced Pilates
• DANCE 538 - Advanced Yoga

Theory Courses

• DANCE 582 - Dance & Social Justice
• DANCE 586 - Laban and Bartenieff Movement Studies
• DANCE 680 - Seminar in Phenomenology
• DANCE 683 - Critical Dance Pedagogy

Somatics Courses

• DANCE 677 - Somatics I
• DANCE 678 - Somatics II
• DANCE 679 - Somatics III
• DANCE 684 - Somatic Movement Seminar
• DANCE 687 - Embodied Bartenieff

Design Courses

• DANCE 510 - Lighting I
• DANCE 600 - Design Methodologies

Elective Courses

*choose from any of the following courses to complete 9 units worth of elective credit 

• DANCE 541 - Dance Production Management
• DANCE 581 - Dance and Performance Studies
• DANCE 611 - Lighting II
• DANCE 612 - Lighting III
• DANCE 620 - Costume Design
• DANCE 640 - Dance Stage Management
• DANCE 642 - Producing
• DANCE 647 - Vectorworks
• DANCE 650 - Sound 1
• DANCE 685 - Dance for Camera
• DANCE 797 - Independent Study

Thesis

• DANCE 801 - Thesis I
• DANCE 802 - Thesis II