The Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance with teacher certification is designed to prepare dance educators for teaching in public high schools and other arts education venues. The curriculum provides the dance major with a comprehensive foundation in the content areas that define dance as a discipline as well as the skills necessary to develop in others an appreciation and understanding of dance as an art form. Emphasis in the program is placed on learning how to engage students in a variety of teaching settings in the dance making process (choreography/performance). Focusing on developing the teacher as a facilitator of learning rather than a dispenser of information, the curriculum integrates dance studies with the University general education requirements and a core of professional education courses. This degree program can be completed in four years, however, scheduling conflicts may require taking core curriculum and education courses during the summer.
PROGRAM OF STUDY: 128 Credit Hours Required
Admission to the Teacher Education Program is required. Students must apply for admission prior to taking EDUC 3003/3001 (usually recommended to apply in the end of the student's sophmore year). Applications are available from the Office of Teacher Education located in the Stoddard Hall Building Room 211.
Dance Major Courses: 57 Credits Required
Note: These requirements are the same as the Dance Studies Program except for 3 additional credits of dance electives that are required for the Dance Studies Program.
Dance Technique/Bodywork/Jazz/Tap: 18 Credits Required
Students are placed in modern and ballet through an initial entrance placement exam and technique exams each semester. Fourteen credits (14) comprised of modern dance and ballet technique are required. The student must complete the intermediate/advanced levels in ballet and modern dance (Level III). If a student is placed in the upper levels, she or he still must complete the required number of technique credits (14). The technique requirement is fulfilled by meeting the minimum competency level and presenting the required number of credits. Introductory technique courses (DNCE 1011, 1051, 1061) cannot be used to meet the modern and ballet technique requirements.
Elementary = Level I (1151/1161; 1111/1121)
Intermediate = Level II (2151/2161; 2111/2121)
Intermediate-Advanced = Level III (3151/3161; 3111/3121)
Bodywork (2 hrs.)
DNCE 1091 Dance Conditioning: Pilates
DNCE 1171 Bartenieff Fundamentals of Movement
Ballet and Modern Technique: 14 Credits Required
Competency Levels Required: Modern III Ballet III
Competency is achieved by completing DNCE 3151, 3161, 3111, and 3121.
Beginning Fall, 2000 all new students entering the Program are required to take at least one TWU SummerDance workshop. These are typically offered during the 2-week May-mester.
Summer workshops cannot be used to satisfy the competency requirement.
Approved workshops may be used to fulfill up to two technique credits. Each summer workshop will be counted as one credit of technique. If more than one workshop is submitted, one must be taken at TWU.
Workshops taken outside of TWU can only be counted toward degree requirements if taken for academic credit at an accredited college or university. Students must seek approval to count the workshop for technique credit prior to enrolling. A proposal should be submitted to the Technique Committee during the semester prior to the workshop. It is the responsibility of the student to pursue the matter of transfer of credits with the Office of the Registrar.
Jazz and Tap (2 hrs.)
DNCE 3191 Intermediate /Advanced Jazz
DNCE 1071 or 3171 Beginning Tap or Intermediate Tap
Dance Theory: 22 Credits Required
1392 Introduction to Dance as an Art Form
2183 Movement Analysis & Description
2192 Music for Dancers
3143 World Dance Forms
3393 Dance History
3813 Theories of Teaching Dance
4243 Form and Meaning in Children’s Dance
4393 Contemporary Repertory and Current Issues in Choreography/Performance
Choreography and Performance: 15 Credits Required
1191 Improvisation
2201 Dance Composition
3292 Composition & Design
4182 Concert Choreography (All choreography projects AND Senior Choreography Project)
3101 Dance Performance --- 6 Credits Required (Must take 3101 6 times)
4133 Dance Production
Dance Electives: 2 Credits Required
SummerDance Workshops are offered for three credits. Only one credit may be used toward the 14-hour technique requirement; the remaining hours are counted as the 2 elective hours above.
University Core Curriculum Courses: 43 Credits Required
(See General Catalog 1999-2001 or the TWU Web Page for specific information regarding transfer of credit from other institutions of higher education)
NOTE: Only those courses approved by the Core Curriculum Committee may be used to satisfy requirements in each of the core areas of study. These courses are designated in the Schedule of Classes each semester with a statement that reads “Satisfies Core Curriculum Requirement for…” Core Curriculum approved courses are also listed on the TWU Web Page and in the General Catalog. ** Indicates a Department of Dance Requirement.
English
1013 Composition (3 Credit Hrs.)
1023 Composition (3 Credit Hrs.)
History
1013 History of the U.S. (3 Credit Hrs.)
1023 History of the U. S. (3 Credit Hrs.)
Government
2013 United States Gov’t (3 Credit Hrs.)
2023 Texas Gov’t (3 Credit Hrs.)
Visual and Performing Arts (3 Credit Hrs.)
Humanities (3 Credit Hrs.)
(Literature course required
for Certification)
Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 Credit Hrs.)
Mathematics (3 Credit Hrs.)
MATH 1303 Elementary Analysis
Science (7 Credit Hrs.)
**ZOOL 2043 Human Anatomy and
Physiology (3 Credit Hrs)
**ZOOL 2041 Human Anatomy and
Physiology Lab (1 Credit Hr.)
Science course (3 credit hours)
Women's Studies (3 Credit Hrs)
Multicultural Studies (3 Credit Hrs.)
EDUC 3033 Language and Culture
(Required for Certification)
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSES: 28 Credits Required (Minor in Education)
Pedagogy and Professional Responsibility: 20 credits required
EDUC 2003 Schools and Society (Pre-requisite for or concurrent enrollment with EDUC 3003 & EDUC 3001)
EDUC 3003 Learning and Development – Prerequisite EDUC 2003
EDUC 3001 Integrating Technology for Effective Learning – Prerequisite CSCI 3002 & LS 3002
EDUC 3003 & 3001 must be taken concurrently
EDUC 4004 Design and Implementation of Instruction and Assessment
EDUC 4001 Integrating Technology into Instruction and Assessment
EDUC 4004 & 4001 must be taken concurrently
EDUC 4102 Classroom Environment and Management
EDUC 4316 Student Teaching in Dance
EDUC 4102 & 4316 may be taken concurrently
Related Studies in Education: 8 Credits Required
(plus EDUC 4203 & EDUC 3033 listed above as part of the Core Curriculum Requirements)
LS 3002 Information/Literacy
CSCI 3002 Technology
EDUC 4203 Learners with Exceptionalities
READ 3013 Literacy & Learning Across the Curriculum
EDUC 3033 Language and Culture is also required. This course is taken as part of the Core Curriculum to satisfy the Multicultural Studies Requirement and the hours are counted in the 43 hrs. for the Core.
Additional requirements which may require courses:
Admission to Teacher Education requires computer competency. This requirement may be met by successfully completing CSCI 2433 or passing the Technology Competency Examination through the Department of Math and Computer Sciences.
Admission to Teacher Education requires oral communication competency. This requirement may be met by successfully completing SPCH 1013 with a grade of ‘B’ pr better, a Drama course that emphasizes speaking skills or an acceptable Oral Screening evaluation provided by the Department of Teacher Education.
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