Dance Studies Major (B.A.) [offered through Honors Tutorial College]

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(Note: This program is pending final approval)

Honors Tutorial College
35 Park Place
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: 740.593.2723
Fax: 740.593.9521
honors.college@ohio.edu
https://www.ohio.edu/honors

Tresa Randall, director of studies contact person
randall@ohio.edu

Program Overview

The Honors Tutorial program in Dance Studies (B.A.) offers an individualized, liberal-arts based course of study for self-disciplined and highly motivated dance students. It balances breadth and rigor with freedom for independent academic and creative achievement. The Director of HTC Dance Studies functions as the curriculum advisor and coordinator of tutorials for the duration of the students time in the program, designing an individualized curriculum with breadth of experience, depth in selected areas, and challenge for superior achievement as the goals. Examples of emphasis might be: dance history/theory, dance writing/criticism, dance pedagogy, kinesiology and somatic study, dance ethnography, or movement analysis. It is a four-year program in which students take a tutorial course each semester along with foreign language, supporting courses in related areas of study, and a full range of dance studies courses, from technique and composition to dance history.

Admissions Information

Freshman/First-Year Admission

Students are selected by the Director of HTC Dance Studies and the Honors Tutorial College on the basis of superior ability and sustained motivation. A high school rank in the upper 10%, high scores on standardized tests (30 composite ACT or combined score of 1300 on SAT), writing samples, two letters of recommendation, and a personal interview with the Director of HTC Dance Studies are recommended. In addition to application and admission to the Honors Tutorial College, students must apply for and audition for admission to the Dance Division of the School of Dance, Film, and Theater. The application deadline is December 1st, and admission interviews and audition are held in January.

Change of Program Policy

First-year students at Ohio University may apply to transfer into the dance studies tutorial program and the Honors Tutorial College. These students must meet the same entrance requirements as entering freshmen. The deadline for application is December 1st, and admission interviews are held in January. This will not be permitted after the first year.

External Transfer Admission

First year students at another institution may also apply to transfer into the dance studies tutorial program and the Honors Tutorial College. These students must meet the same entrance requirements as entering freshmen. The deadline for application is December 1st, and admission interviews are held in January.

Opportunities Upon Graduation

Career opportunities available to the dance graduate include preparation and/or foundational studies for dance critic, dance historian/scholar, graduate study in dance, librarian/archivist in dance studies, arts administrator, dance educator, dance/movement therapist, movement analyst or dance notator.

Requirements

HTC Grade Requirements

Maintain a GPA of 3.5 or higher overall.

University English Composition Requirement

Complete one First-Year Composition course (1E) and one Junior Composition course (1J).

HTC Seminar

First-year students must complete the following course:

HC 2500 - Honors Seminar Credit Hours: 3

Transfer students

Transfer students may substitute an HC special topics seminar for their HC 2500 requirement.

Dance Tutorials

Complete the following tutorials. Complete at least one semester of tutorial during the final year of study focused on the development and completion of an advisor approved thesis or professional project.

DANC 2970T - Dance Tutorial Credit Hours: 1 - 12
DANC 2971T - Dance Tutorial Credit Hours: 1 - 12
DANC 2980T - Dance Tutorial Credit Hours: 1 - 12
DANC 2981T - Dance Tutorial Credit Hours: 1 - 12
DANC 3970T - Dance Tutorial Credit Hours: 1 - 12
DANC 3980T - Dance Tutorial Credit Hours: 1 - 12
DANC 4970T - Dance Tutorial Credit Hours: 1 - 12
DANC 4980T - Dance Tutorial Credit Hours: 1 - 12

HTC Thesis Requirement

Approval of a completed thesis or professional project by the advisor, director of studies, and Dean of the College.

Foreign Language

Complete two years of the same foreign language or test into 3110

Foundational Dance Requirements

Complete the following courses:

DANC 1210 - Modern Dance Technique I Credit Hours: 2
DANC 1211 - Modern Dance Technique II Credit Hours: 2
DANC 1220 - Ballet Technique I Credit Hours: 1.5
DANC 1221 - Ballet Technique II Credit Hours: 1.5
DANC 1230 - Beginning Dance Composition I Credit Hours: 2
DANC 1231 - Beginning Dance Composition II Credit Hours: 2
DANC 1801 - Dance Production I Credit Hours: 2
DANC 2700 - History, Traditions and Languages of Dance Credit Hours: 3

Modern Dance Technique

Complete a minimum of two consecutive semesters of modern dance technique:

DANC 2210 - Modern Dance Technique III Credit Hours: 2
DANC 2211 - Modern Dance Technique IV Credit Hours: 2
DANC 3210 - Modern Dance Technique V Credit Hours: 2
DANC 3211 - Modern Dance Technique VI Credit Hours: 2

Additional Dance Technique

Complete at least 3 hours in additional dance technique courses from the following:

DANC 1250 - African Dance Technique I Credit Hours: 1.5
DANC 2050 - African Dance Technique II Credit Hours: 1.5
DANC 2220 - Ballet Technique III Credit Hours: 1.5
DANC 2221 - Ballet Technique IV Credit Hours: 1.5
DANC 2240 - Jazz Dance Technique II Credit Hours: 1.5

Kinesiology and Somatic Study

Complete the following course:
DANC 3300 - Dance Kinesology I Credit Hours: 3
Complete one of the following courses:
DANC 3301 - Pilates Reformer Training Credit Hours: 1
DANC 3302 - Pilates Mat Training Credit Hours: 1
DANC 3303 - Bartenieff Fundamentals Credit Hours: 1
DANC 3304 - Yoga: Principles and Practice Credit Hours: 1

Movement Analysis

Complete the following course:

DANC 3150 - Laban Movement Analysis Credit Hours: 3

Dance Pedagogy

Complete the following course:

DANC 3405 - Dance Pedagogy Credit Hours: 3

Dance Electives

Complete 6 additional hours of Dance courses, selected in consultation with the academic advisor.

Dance History and Cultural Studies

Complete the following course in a tutorial:
DANC 4710 - Histories of Modern and Postmodern Choreography and Practice Credit Hours: 3
Complete two of the following courses:
DANC 2710 - Black Dance Forms Credit Hours: 3
DANC 3550 - Dance Cultures of the World I Credit Hours: 3
DANC 4550 - Dance Ethnography: Intellectualizing the Body’s Motion Credit Hours: 3
DANC 4711 - Dance, Sexuality and Gender Credit Hours: 3
DANC 4750 - Dance in Non-Western Expressive Cultures Credit Hours: 3

Collateral Coursework

Complete a minimum of 40 hours outside of dance in areas of interest, following a plan developed in consultation with the director of studies for HTC Dance.