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Graduate Curricula

Master of Fine Arts Curriculum Categories

Choreographic Skills and Resources - 23 credit minimum

Dance Performance - 9 credit minimum

Dance Practicum - 3 credit minimum

Extensions and Perspectives - 10 credit minimum

Master's Concert - 5 credit total

Outside Electives - 6 credit minimum

These requirements total 56 credits, leaving 4 credits to be distributed among the categories in a program designed in consultation with the MFA Advisor.

Please click on the following link to view information on the MFA degree in Dance listed in the Graduate Bulletin.

MFA in Dance

Master of Education Curriculum Categories

All Master of Education students electing the Dance Education Studies or Cultural Studies track are required to take the Core Sequence, followed by election of one of the Tracks. The Core Sequence constitutes 23 credits and the Track 15 credits, with the total credits required being 38.

Please click on the following link to view information on the Dance Education Studies or Cultural Studies track listed in the Graduate Bulletin.

EdM, Cultural Studies

EdM, Dance Education Studies

Doctor of Philosophy Curriculum

The Ph.D. in Dance requires 79 credit hours total (including 9 credit hours of Pre-Dissertation and Dissertation Research).  Coursework can be delineated into the following categories:

Required Courses:  22 credit hours

Interdisciplinary Courses:  6 credit hours

Elective Credit:  9 credit hours minimum

Dissertation Credit:  9 credit hours

Note that a maximum of up to 33 credits may be awarded in Advanced Standing to obtain the 79 required credits for the degree.  The Doctoral Coordinator, acting in consultation with the Doctoral Faculty Committee, awards advanced standing credit upon review of student transcripts.

The complete listing of required courses (as of Summer 2005) is available online and can be printed for reference.  Students also are encouraged to read the online information regarding the PhD degree in Dance listed in the Graduate Bulletin.