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Esther Boyer College of Music 2001 North 13th Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19122-6079.
Degree Programs: isc.temple.edu/grad/Programs/ Graduate Faculty Master of Music and Master of Music Therapy Degree Professional Studies in Performance Doctoral Programs in Music Department of Dance 309 Vivacqua Hall, Degree Programs: www.temple.edu/grad/dagrid.html General Statement
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Continuous Enrollment and Time Limits Students must enroll every fall and spring semester between matriculation and graduation unless on an approved leave of absence. Only registered student may use Temple University resources, including libraries and faculty supervision of independent projects. Students must complete all degree requirements within seven years, with a possibility of time extensions for one to three years under unusual circumstances. Student must register during the semester of graduation.
Note: 300-level courses in dance production, movement analysis, notation, music for dancers, somatic theatre, dance history, and dance education are available for credit to graduate students in Dance. In addition, 400-level courses in dance technique are offered. 405. Rhythm: Analysis, Performance and Composition (1 s.h.) This course offers students the opportunity to engage in a comprehensive study of rhythm as a dance-related discipline at the graduate level. It will focus on the basic elements of rhythm and movement, and how these develop the student's understanding of motion as a sequence of effort and rest. Not required for students who pass the Music Competency Evaluation. The Music Competency Evaluation is required of al 502. Dance Technique Field Experience -Section I. (1 s.h.) Individually arranged experiences designed to extend specific performance competencies. Students may elect this course after the completion of their first year of study. This course may only be taken through the approval of the MFA committee and after the first year of study. See Appendix for application form. Credit will not be awarded retroactively. 503. Dance Teaching Field Experience - Section II (1-3 s.h.) Supervised experiences designed to extend specific teaching competencies. Students meet as a group for the first month of the semester, after which supervision of teaching at on-campus or off-campus sites occurs. 505. The Dancer and the Dance Medium. (3 s.h.) A core course to be taken during the first semester of full-time study. The class deals with the sources and processes for creative transformation in dance arising out of a consideration of the body and motion. 506. The Creative Process and the Dance Symbol. (3 s.h.) This core course is taken in the second semester of full-time study and deals with sources and processes for creative transformation. The class examines the individual as an artist and explores various influences, congruencies, symbols and meanings affecting the art form today. It is a studio course with assignments ranging from reading and writing to choreographing, performing, and directing. 512. Performance Environments I; Dance Production (2 s.h.) Students will master basic technical theater skills, and encounter design theory and practice, with emphasis on preparing them to serve as stage managers, and expose them to the vocabulary and objectives in costume, lighting, and set design, theater make-up, and the use of projections, and specifications for creating theater in non-theatrical spaces. 513. Performance Environments II; Producing Dance. (3 s.h.) A professional and practical course emphasizing the development of tools and skills necessary for realizing individual goals, vehicles and processes for change in the various fields of dance and related arts within our society. M.F.A. Students only. 515. Dance: Frameworks for Action. (1-2 s.h.) A professional and practical course emphasizing the development of tools and skills necessary for realizing individual goals, vehicles and processes for change in the various fields of dance and related arts within our society. Ed.M. and Ph.D. students only. 535. Dance on Video. (3 s.h.) A hands-on course exploring the practical and aesthetic considerations in recording dance. Video equipment and recording techniques will be introduced, with a survey of selected dance video works. 539. Movement Theater Workshop. (3 s.h.) Required of MFA degree candidates during the second or third semester of study. This course is designed to provide intensive experience exploring the whole body as a medium for theatrical expression, and developing group collaborative processes. 540. Apprenticeship in Dance. (1-2 s.h.) Designed to allow the student to practice, challenge and expand artistic skills in a professional environment, and under the guidance of a mentor. Students may elect this course after the completion of their first year of study. This course may only be taken through the approval of the MFA Committee, and after the first year of study. See Appendix for application form. Credit will not be awarded retroactively. 541. Doctoral Student Forum, (1-3 s.h.) With faculty guidance, students organize a series of lectures, paper presentations, panel discussions, and workshops. Designed to simulate a professional conference environment and allow practice in conference organization, the Forum fosters leadership, collaborative learning, peer review of ideas in a seminar setting, and the development of an intellectual community. 545. Sound and Movement Partnerships (3 s.h.) This course includes study of music history and theory, and the selection of music as applied to contemporary dance forms. Studio experiences are designed to interrelate music with dance. Required of all MFA students, who must pass a music competency exam or complete D405 as a prerequisite 560. Dance and the Gendered Body: Historical Perspectives. (3 s.h.) Ways of analyzing representations of women, men, people of color, sexualities, and class distinctions in dance performance situated in different historical periods, cultural contexts, and performance venues. Students learn how to write historical narratives by locating primary sources and discovering the different voices/perspectives involved in a particular dance production, genre, ritual, performance practice. The course culminates in an ensemble performance based upon individual research projects and reflexive understanding of how the researcher's identity intersects with the research. The emphasis is on research as performance and performance as research. 565. Dance Science & Somatics. (3 s.h.) Somatic exploration and conceptual comparison of three systems of movement awareness and transformation/rehabilitation: ideokinetic facilitation (Sweigard), body mobilization in space (Bartenieff), and traditional sports/dance medicine. Six themes are interwoven through the course: physiological bases of dance training; conditioning to address individual needs in dance training; dance injuries-their causes, pathology, care, rehabilitation, and prevention; dancers and wellness; application of motor learning and control to dance pedagogy; and mental imagery to enhance performance. 570. Teaching Dance. (3 s.h.) This course is designed for graduate students who want to develop a sound basis for their continued growth and effectiveness as teachers of adolescents and adults. The direction of dancing experiences is emphasized as well as issues associated with teaching choreography and dance appreciation. 575. Meaning in Dance. (3 s.h.) This course explores the psychic/cultural roots and themes which are played out in dance and related symbolic experience. In addition to reading and discussion, course experiences include analysis of dances and participation in dance episodes. 576. Dance in Education. (3 s.h.) Designed to provide insight into the role and status of dance in educational frameworks and to develop goals and principles for curriculum construction, program development, and administrative organization for dance. It is open to other graduate students in dance. 580. Black Performance. (3 s.h.) Using a chronological and geographical approach, this course traces performance trends in dance, music and theater from West Africa to the Caribbean to the U.S. Examples of commonality and continuity are explored in selections from Yoruba, Akan, Vodun and African genres. 599. Graduate Composition. (2 s.h.) A course designed to confront the elements of dance composition through improvisation, short movement studies and dances that are presented, discussed, and reworked in class. A final composition will demonstrate skills, sensitivities, and understandings acquired. 601. Problems in Dance Research. (3-6 s.h.) In a guided seminar setting, each student completes an annotated bibliography, a critical review of the literature, and/or a research study related to a topic of individual interest. Students present their work, at various phases of development, to their peers for critical review. 620. MFA Seminar: Issues and Strategies. (1 s.h.) This topic-specific seminar will address current issues in the field of dance, ranging from criticism, aesthetics, collaborations, and choreographic trends to funding in the arts, performance opportunities, dance training, and injury prevention. Frequent guests will stimulate discussion in their areas of interest and expertise. 650. Choreographic Projects. (1-3 s.h.) Graduate students develop original works with the guidance of dance faculty. These can range from explorative studies to major group works. Each student will contract with the instructor as to what they intend to accomplish within the course. 676. Dance Advocacy. (3 s.h.) This course is designed to stimulate insight and action in the arena of professional arts advocacy. The relationship among national standards, assessment, and implementation are examined within the context of Howard Gardener's Theory of Multiple Intelligences. 701. Research Partnerships. (1-3 s.h.) Doctoral students work closely with a faculty member in a specific research agenda, identified either by the student or the faculty member. This course is designed as a mentoring experience for the doctoral student in a practical application of research skills. 799. Preliminary Examination Preparation. (1-3 s.h.) The student demonstrates the ability to complete independent academic projects by preparing a course proposal and an article judged to be of sufficient quality to be published in a professional journal. Only 2 semester hours can be counted toward Ph.D. degree. 899. Pre-Dissertation Research. (3 s.h.) The student prepares a proposal for dissertation research with guidance from the Primary Advisor. The proposal is formally presented before the Sponsoring Committee and, if approved, passes on to the Graduate School, where it must be approved before the student can be advanced to candidacy. Student must have passed preliminary examinations to enroll in 899. 951. Research Methods in Dance. (3 s.h.) Course designed to meet the needs of students who have an interest in learning specific research methodologies. 956. Research Structure and Organization. (2-3 s.h.) In a guided seminar setting, each student develops an original research plan or design and presents it to student peers for critical consideration. 958. Master's Concert in Dance (6 s.h.) Limited to those who plan to earn the Master's degree requirements by completing a major choreographic work. Normally not taken before the fifth or sixth semester of study and after the completion of a minimum 42 credits, including all required course work in Choreographic Skills and Resources, the stage managing and comprehensive exam requirements. 959. Master's Project in Dance (3-6 s.h.) Limited to those who plan to earn the Master's degree by completing a project. The final project option of M.Ed. candidates who register for 3 s.h. Also available to MFA candidates for a 6 s.h. final project if decided in advisement with major curriculum advisor. 960. Master's Thesis in Dance. (6 s.h.) Limited to those who plan to complete the Master's degree by writing a thesis. Note: this option is available only to those who have successfully completed D951: Research Methods. Registration is done in advisement with major advisor. 999. Doctoral Dissertation in Dance. (1-6 s.h.) Required of all Ph.D. students. All persons registered will attend a graduate research seminar scheduled to meet once a week.
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