BFA in Dance

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Dance BFA and Freshman Talent Grant auditions Friday, March 1, 2013

Dear Incoming MSU Dance Major or Minor:

Welcome to the Minnesota State Mankato Dance Program! The Dance Program will hold auditions for incoming and current dance students for BFA admission and incoming students for the Freshman Talent Grant beginning at 1 p.m. Friday, March 1, 2013. This is the Fridayof the High School Theatre & Dance Workshop, so the schedule will be adjusted to offer more Dance sessions in the morning. The audition will take place in the the dance studio located in Highland North, room N225).

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If you are planning to attend, you MUST complete the BFA or Freshman Talent Grant application contact me via email so we know you're coming: julie.kerr-berry@mnsu.edu. You may also write if you have any questions.

I look forward to working with you this fall.

Best,

Julie Kerr-Berry, Ed.D.
Professor and Director of Dance
Department of Theatre and Dance
Earley Center for Performing Arts
Minnesota State University, Mankato
(507) 389-2125
Visit us at: www.mnsu.edu/dance/

Current Undergraduate Bulletin

BFA IN DANCE

Online application ; paper forms: incoming student or current student

Policies and Procedures document (PDF)

No minor required

General Education:  44 credits

Major Common Core:  38 credits
DANC 321   Dance Composition I (2)
DANC 332   Dance Improvisation  (2)
DANC 326   Advanced Ballet (2)
DANC 328   Advanced Modern Dance (6)
DANC 421   Dance Composition II (2)
DANC 427   Topics in Dance (3)
DANC 428   Dance Repertory (1 credit, 6xs [6])
DANC 429   Senior Dance Project (1)
DANC 484   Dance History (3)
DANC 499   Independent Study: 
   Choreographic Projects (2)
THEA 10X  Theatre Activities (1 credit,
   5xs, 3 areas [5])
THEA 262   Dance Production: Costumes (1)
THEA 272   Dance Production: Lighting (1)
THEA 276   Dance Production: Sound (1)
THEA 30X  Theatre Practicum (1)

Major Restricted Electives:  24 credits
You must choose 10 credits from among the following:
DANC 128 (2)  Beginning Modern (2)
DANC 228 (2)  Intermediate Modern (2)
DANC 328 (2)  Advanced Modern (2)
You must choose 14 credits from among:
DANC 126  Beginning Ballet (2)
DANC 226  Intermediate Ballet (2)
DANC 326  Advanced Ballet (2)

Unrestricted Electives:  4 credits
DANC 125  Afro-Caribbean Dance (2)
DANC 223  Intermediate Jazz Dance (2)
DANC 227  Intermediate Tap Dance (2)
DANC 320  Dance Somatics (2)
DANC 323  Advanced Jazz (2)

 

Unrestricted Electives:  4 credits (cont.)
DANC 324  Methods & Materials for
   Teaching Dance (3)
DANC 327  Advanced Tap Dance (2)

General Electives:  10 credits

TOTAL:  120 credits

                 
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Upper Division Credits:  38 credits

Required General Education (15 from 44)
DANC 120  Introduction to Dance (3)
DANC 225  World Dance in Cultural
   Perspective (3)
THEA 101  Acting for Everyone (3)
ART 160  Introduction to Visual Culture (3)
   or
ART   261  Art History Survey (3)
MUS  120   Introduction to Music (3)

Download Word document of curriculum