2025-2026 Course List

Workshop in short fiction.

Workshop in poetry writing.

Novel workshop, with an emphasis on generating a minimum of 50,000 words of a first draft.

This course familiarizes students with various approaches and strategies to the teaching of creative writing. Discussions of classroom practices and pedagogical theories as well as teaching demonstrations prepare students to plan and develop an introductory-level creative writing course.

Topics relating to creative writing. May be repeated with different subject matter.

Individual study in writing.

Exploration of the business of creative writing and the tools for writing and research in the field.

Focused study on a topic not covered in regularly scheduled courses.

On-site field experience in creative writing, the nature of which is determined by the specific needs of the student's program option.

Independent capstone experience, guidelines of which are determined by the requirements of a particular program option.

An introduction, within cultural context, to the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in the Dakota language.

An introduction, within a cultural context, to the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in the Dakota language.

Grammar review, oral practice, written composition, and development of reading and listening skills within a cultural context.

Grammar review, oral practice, written composition, and development of reading and listening skills within a cultural context.

A survey of dance in all its vibrant forms intended to develop student understanding and appreciation for the significant role dance plays in world cultures.

A survey of dance in all its vibrant forms intended to develop student understanding and appreciation for the significant role dance plays in world cultures.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Fundamentals of jazz technique, including knowledge and application of terminology. May be repeated. Consent of instructor is required.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Fundamentals of African-based dance forms explored through West African and Caribbean roots. May be repeated. Consent of instructor is required.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Fundamentals of ballet technique, including knowledge and application of terminology. May be repeated. Consent of instructor is required.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Fundamentals of tap dance technique utilized in musical theatre. May be repeated. Consent of instructor is required.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Fundamentals of modern dance technique, including an improvisatory component. May be repeated. Consent of instructor is required.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Performing in a mainstage dance production. May be repeated.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Expanding knowledge and skill of jazz dance technique with more direct application to musical theatre and concert dance, as well as focus on emerging performance skills. May be repeated. Consent of instructor is required.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Cross-cultural survey of dance from around the world with emphasis on historical, social, and cultural dimensions. Includes western concert dance as one among many other forms. Consent of instructor is required.

Prerequisites:

DANC 120 or DANC120W

Expanding knowledge and skill of ballet technique, with increasing development of centerfloor and across-the-floor variations, as well as emerging performance skills. May be repeated. Consent of instructor is required.