Dance BFA Degree Requirements (124 hours)

Students in this program are subject to additional academic policies and requirements.

Degree Plan

General Education Curriculum (30 hours)

All majors contain the same General Education Curriculum Requirements . Programs may require specific GEC courses, indicated in the Degree Plan (DEG 01, etc.).

University Requirements (1 hour)

First Year Experience (1 hour)

Must be taken first semester.

Select 1 course:

UNV 100 - First Year Experience 1 hr. (FYE)
Select any First Year Experience (FYE) designated course approved by advisor.

Writing-Intensive (Major Area)

DED 360 - Foundations and Methods in Dance Education 3 hrs. (SI) (WI)

Speaking-Intensive (Major Area)

DED 360 - Foundations and Methods in Dance Education 3 hrs. (SI) (WI)

Capstone (Major Area)

Must be taken Senior Year.

DAN 491 - Senior Capstone Experience in Dance 3 hrs. (Capstone)

Program Curriculum

DEG 01. Major Area of Study Requirements (89-97 hours)

DAN 130 - Dance Appreciation 3 hrs. *
DAN 210 - Dance Composition I - Improvisation 2 hrs.
DAN 212 - Dance Composition II - Elements of Composition 3 hrs.
DAN 220 - Performance Foundations 2 hrs.
DAN 310 - Dance Composition III - Theory and Application 3 hrs.
DAN 312 - Choreographic Project 3 hrs.
DAN 320 - Dance Production 1 hr. (2 hours required)
DAN 380 - Experiential Anatomy for Dancers 3 hrs.
DAN 410 - Senior Project for Dance 2 hrs.
DAN 431 - Dance in Historical Context 3 hrs.
DAN 491 - Senior Capstone Experience in Dance 3 hrs. (Capstone)
DED 360 - Foundations and Methods in Dance Education 3 hrs. (SI) (WI)
Select 9 hours of additional DAN or DED courses.

Select 1 course:

DAN 471 - Dance Career Development 1-6 hrs.
DAN 499 - British Studies in Performance 3-6 hrs.

Modern Dance Technique

At least 6 hours of DAN 401 are required.

Select 24 hours:

DAN 201 - Modern Dance Technique II 3 hrs. +
DAN 301 - Modern Dance Technique III 3 hrs. +
DAN 381 - Dance Injury Rehabilitation for Modern Technique 3 hrs.
DAN 401 - Modern Dance Technique IV 3 hrs. +

Ballet and/or Jazz Dance Technique

At least 4 hours of DAN 402 or 4 hours of DAN 404 are required.

Select 20 hours:

DAN 202 - Ballet Dance Technique II 2 hrs. +
DAN 204 - Jazz Dance Technique II 2 hrs. +
DAN 302 - Ballet Dance Technique III 2 hrs. +
DAN 304 - Jazz Dance Technique III 2 hrs. +
DAN 382 - Dance Injury Rehabilitation for Ballet Technique 2 hrs.
DAN 383 - Dance Injury Rehabilitation for Jazz Dance Technique 2 hrs.
DAN 402 - Ballet Dance Technique IV 2 hrs. +
DAN 404 - Jazz Dance Technique IV 2 hrs. +

Advanced Dance Performance

At least 1 hour of DAN 420 is required.

Select 6 hours:

DAN 324 - Repertory Dance Company II 1 hr.
DAN 328 - Dance Performance Project 1 hr.
DAN 420 - Repertory Dance Company 1 hr.

DEG 02. Additional Requirements

There are no additional course requirements for this major.

DEG 03. Electives

Select electives as needed with advisor’s approval. See Hours to Degree below.

Note:

* This course satisfies both the GEC requirement and a program requirement for this major.

+ Course is repeatable.

Hours to Degree

124 hours are needed to graduate with a BFA in Dance. Of the total hours applied to this degree, 30 hours must be in courses numbered at the 300 level or above. The student must earn at least 21 of the last 30 hours of course work and at least 12 hours in the major area of study from Southern Miss. See Residence Hour Requirements for more information.